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To: drhogan

i'm just kidding here.
even though i assume that evolutionary processes account for many things, dennet's biological reductionism seems almost like a caricature of evolutionary theory.


7 posted on 01/22/2006 7:39:42 AM PST by drhogan
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To: drhogan
Dennett's error is in extending Darwinian theory to explain ultimate causation. This is a view that cannot be empirically verified. Its simply subjective opinion, since the creation of the world, unlike with existing natural process, cannot be studied directly. So his new book proves nothing about the truth or falsity of religion.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

11 posted on 01/22/2006 7:47:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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