[MD] Dawkins a Materialist

[ian glendinning]

I agree with you Platt, but only when we are talking about "hidebound"
dogmatic scientists. The pace of change is indeed slow, but we can
help it along, rather than throw rocks at it.
Ian

On 1/3/07, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
> Quoting ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com>:
>
> > I simpy repeat Platt,
> >
> > That limit is always contingent and evolving.
> > MoQ makes the cut, stands the tests of science, and contributes to its
> > evolution. Astrology falls at the first hurdle, so is soon discarded.
> > Simple really.
> >
> > Science "has not adequately explained .... " is just a matter of
> > individual and cultural opinion. It will change, in the same way as
> > science evolves.
>
> When science changes its assumptions do let me know. Until then, it is
> indeed hidebound and limited by its own standards, such as its "tests"
> including peer review. Thank goodness Van Gogh wasn't confined by the
> scientific worldview.
>
>
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