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To: GourmetDan
"From the beginning, when you first denied the charge of 'personifying science', I've responded the say way: science is not legitimately 'personified' in any sense because that allows you to ignore the 'a priori' beliefs of the people, yes people, who make statements that you attribute to 'science'."

Nonsense

"Persistently pointing out your inappropriate personification of science is not criticism or mocking you and you have no basis for attacking me as trying to 'destroy the word science'. You simply misrepresent the truth because it is inconvenient for your argument."

Ridiculous

"Here is the fact: people who work in scientific fields propose theories that are based on an 'a priori' commitment to philosophical naturalism through the fallacy of affirming the consequent. All of them. Without exception."

Rubbish

"That would be the fallacy of anecdotal evidence."

No.

"Then you haven't looked at the Big Bang, abiogenesis or macroevolution. None of those stand on methodological naturalism, they stand on philosophical naturalism."

Not true.

"My claim of philosophical naturalism is self-evidently true for the Big Bang, abiogenesis and macroevolution. You charge or methodological naturalism is not self-evidently true, and therefore should require you to provide some proof, demonstration or evidence for it."

No it isn't.

"Unless you prefer to assume philosophical naturalism 'a priori' and invoke the fallacy of affirming the consequent."

Outrageous.

215 posted on 05/15/2009 10:18:47 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: BroJoeK
"Nonsense"

Nonsense

"Ridiculous"

Ridiculous

"Rubbish"

Rubbish

"No."

Yes

"Not true."

Yes true.

"No it isn't."

Yes it is.

"Outrageous."

Outrageous

217 posted on 05/15/2009 10:21:31 AM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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