When that passion is overtaken by an unceasing desire for scientific truth to replace transcendent Truth, then you set yourself up for all kinds of epistemological and ontological failures. Positivism literally became a religion utilizing the scientific method as a means to determine absolute Truth. Now we have the AI people unveiling their “Religion of the Godhead” as pure rationalist truth. Substituting or replacing immanent truth for transcendent Truth is a recipe for disaster.
When that passion is overtaken by an unceasing desire for scientific truth to replace transcendent Truth,
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That’s another thing I’ve noticed. The scientific method is sufficient to power a civilization, cure diseases, put landers on another planet. But when it bumps up against the teachings of ancient desert dwellers, science has to give way. Sorry, no sale.