To: Smogger
"It is important for aethiest/secular humanist that this philosophy of material naturalism is fostered upon children at a very young age."
It's methodological naturalism, and it is a necessity for ALL science. NO scientific theory deals with morals and values. Those are questions that are properly OUTSIDE of science.
317 posted on
12/20/2005 9:50:20 AM PST by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
To: CarolinaGuitarman
It's methodological naturalism, and it is a necessity for ALL science. NO scientific theory deals with morals and values. Those are questions that are properly OUTSIDE of science. Materialistic/methodological? Naturalism is a philisophical point of view and it's adherents regard religion as the enemy. I suggest you google "naturalism," but you can start with Naturalism.org. It's adherents believe among other things that science lays claim to an exclusive approach to knowledge, and that people do NOT have free will, as we are merely a collection of atoms at the mercy of various physical influences (biological, physical, environmental.)
390 posted on
12/20/2005 10:14:33 AM PST by
Smogger
To: CarolinaGuitarman
I understand what you are saying, but many scientists have a militant anti-Christian attitude.
This is a problem that needs to be fixed.
I understand science must assume there is no God since he is outside of science. But, outright mocking those who DO believe....some of which is on this very thread....is not what a scientist should do.
672 posted on
12/20/2005 11:57:17 AM PST by
rwfromkansas
(http://www.xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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