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To: Dataman
I agree…
It is unfortunate that, as you said, “In college level courses like philosophy, the students are exposed to many contradictory philosophies.”. But in science they are exposed to only one philosophy:

“Douglas Futuyma's text (Evolutionary Biology, 3rd edition) he writes: "By coupling the undirected, purposeless variations to the blind, uncaring process of natural selection, Darwin made the theological or spiritual explanations of the life processes superfluous."

" Purvis, Orians and Heller, (in Life: The Science of Biology, 4th edition) tell students that, "the living world is constantly evolving without any goals.. . .evolutionary change is not directed."

113 posted on 01/30/2003 9:38:44 AM PST by Heartlander
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To: Heartlander
But in science they are exposed to only one philosophy

I'd argue it's more likely they're exposed to none. Science works, regardless of what your view of science is. No philosopher of science, qua philosopher, has really made the slightest impact on science.

127 posted on 01/30/2003 10:04:23 AM PST by Right Wing Professor
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