[MD] Scientism

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On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Steven Peterson
<peterson.steve at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> >> Steve:
> >
> > I'm promoting pragmatic anti-skepticism. I'm saying that we not not be
> >> any more skeptical about moral truth than we are about scientific
> >> truth. Anyone objecting to moral truth as not resting on firm
> >> foundations similar to those of scientific claims can be shown that
> >> moral claims in fact do not suffer by comparison to scientific ones in
> >> terms of epistemic grounding. All the criticisms typically made for
> >> the possibility of moral knowledge can be shown to apply equally to
> >> scientific knowledge that we are not skeptical about.
> >>
>
> Mark:
> >  Hi Steve,
> > In my experience, science is based on skepticism, asking questions,
> trying
> > to disprove.  It is important to be skeptical about scientific truths
> else
> > wise we do not advance.  The practical applications of scientific methods
> > are meant to uncover truth, not define it.  I would go so far as to say
> that
> > science presents a false notion of truth.
>
> Steve:
> I think this notion is better put as falliblism which does not make us
> skeptics doubting the possiblity of knowledge or that we now know
> anything. It just means that we always keep in mind that we could be
> wrong about any of our beliefs in particular and are willing to be
> proven wrong by new evidence and arguments.
>
>
> Mark
> > The foundations of science are not necessarily firm, they are accepted.
>  If
> > we are not skeptical about scientific knowledge it is due to the profound
> > indoctrination and resulting faith in its dogma.  Such a thing is termed
> > Scientism.  This is not railing against science per se, it is a judgement
> > against its applications to areas where it does not belong.
>
> Steve:
> What are the areas where science does not belong in your view?
>

Mark:  Morality

>
> Best,
> Steve
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