On Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 12:27:31 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 12:15 PM Bruno Marchal <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > >>You can't do metaphysics with a scientific attitude, if you could it >>> wouldn't be metaphysics, it would just be physics. Metaphysics means >>> unscientific speculation about physics. >> >> > > *>That is why I prefer the term theology.* >> > > That's pretty silly, metaphysics is a vastly better word to use in > philosophical speculation. Both metaphysics and theology are unscientific > but theology necessarily implies God while metaphysics doesn't. > > >> > *Of course I always mean “fundamental science”.* >> > > Theology isn't science, fundamental or otherwise. > > >> *> The original question of the greeks* [......... >> > > Sorry, I didn't hear what you said after that, I fell asleep. > > John K Clark > > >
Those in the pragmatist tradition of *Richard Rorty* [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rorty ] (if a decade is enough for a "tradition" to be established) might say if physics (or scientific theories generally) is [useful] fiction, metaphysics is fictional criticism. - pt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
