[MD] Alternatives to the scientific method

[pholden at davtv.com]

Hi All,

Lest we forget:

Faith-based metaphysical assumptions of the scientific worldview:

a. Determinism-all effects emerge from prior natural causes

b. Rationalism-the intellectual engine that drives scientific inquiry

c. Reductionism-complex phenomena can be explained by isolating simple elements and
processes

d. Empiricism-reality grounded in sensory phenomena

e. Materialism-matter/energy is the source of all phenomena including human intelligence.

f. Externalism-nature and its laws exists independent of human observation

g. Mechanism-basic processes stem from causes that can often be formulated in
mathematical terms

h. Experimentalism-models of cause and effect must be tested by repeated measurements

i. Evolutionism-continuous development is brought about by blind chance and natural
selection

j. Emergentism-some phenomena occur as the result of self-organizing patterns

k. Conditionalism-new discoveries may invalidate current theories

To defend their faith, some scientists and many of their acolytes mock, demonize and
marginalize competing views, using highly emotive language and implying that all
"intelligent" people must agree with them.

Platt



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