Quote Originally Posted by Jim B. View Post
Again, you fundamentally misunderstand my point. I am not making an empirical claim. I am making a claim about the epistemic domain of physical science.
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So your argument is that science doesn't have an "“epistemic domain” because it's empirical?
No not true. Science doesbnot rule out the mind. It does not rule out immaterial anything. It merely demands it be demonstrated in certain ways. Those ways are antithetical to the thing being claimed oi;ts self defeating, That is a problem for science not for me.
O I am sure you dont. but I do
Again, you fundamentally misunderstand my point. I am not making an empirical claim. I am making a claim about the epistemic domain of physical science.
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The “epistemic domain” of the scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge. This has characterized the development of science since its advent, three centuries ago.
The “epistemic domain” of the scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge. This has characterized the development of science since its advent, three centuries ago.
am not claiming that there is an immaterial component to the universe. There may or may not be.
The assumption of science is that there is no immaterial component to the universe. Not that there "may or may not be".
The assumption of science is that there is no immaterial component to the universe. Not that there "may or may not be".
The point is that we do not know how to frame the question.
Science knows exactly how to frame the question. See above.
Science knows exactly how to frame the question. See above.
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