Originally posted by Tassman
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It is only logically coherent within your metaphysical bubble; it’s an academic word-game unsupported by empirical evidence.
Metaphysics can only marshal the facts available to it,
if it’s contradicted by verified scientific knowledge then it’s invalidated.
How is this not true of the natural universe?
Science assumes philosophical naturalism
Hylemorphic Dualism is motivated by prior theological dogma
You're really burning strawmen at full blast Tassman. It makes you come off as quite ignorant about the subject.
and only makes sense if you accept discredited Aristotelian ontology.
There’s no scientific reason to think that the mind and consciousness cannot be reduced to the neurological function of the brain and nervous system.
Though like gnu atheists, you're scientistic and a philosophy denier. Compared to you I much prefer the feministic atheists I know. Try reading Skepchick for a bit to get a feel for a group of atheists who pretty much ditched the now entirely useless New Atheists.
And read this article on why atheists should start to take philosophy seriously: http://www.salon.com/2014/09/27/jona...ense_of_humor/
Our understanding of quantum physics is guided by probability. We can know only how things will behave on the average—but we know that very precisely.
The fact of the matter is that it's not a scientific fact that the universe is deterministic. That's a metaphysical claim that, while informed by empirii, can't be subjected to scientific testing, nor can it be falsified. Period.
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