I'm not saying forget psychics... I'm just saying perhaps we need something more and additional approaches...
On Friday, July 8, 2011, Rex Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:01 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 7/8/2011 7:35 PM, Constantine Pseudonymous wrote: > > it makes so much sense..... > > the doctrine of physicalism is in the least on the same plane as any > idealistic metaphysics, especially some form of objective idealism. > But in my eye… the fairer judgment is that some form of idealistic > metaphysics is in fact situated a step above physicalism in > probability and satisfactory of coherence. > > > > > And has idealistic metaphysics ever made a successful prediction or informed > a useful product? > > Metaphysics has nothing to do with prediction. Metaphysics is about > interpretation and meaning. > > In other words: What do we make of the fact that these predictions were > successful (or not)? What does this mean with respect to our beliefs about > what kinds of things exist? > > PHYSICS is about prediction. > > Rex > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
