[Mark] > On Feb 26, 2009, at 6:56:56 PM, "Platt Holden" <[email protected]> > wrote: > Science challenges its assumptions as often as Obama challenges big > spending programs. I'm sure Krimel will let us know if and when either > happens, but don't hold your breath. > > I found this post interesting, as well as the subsequent posts and the > website provided by Marsha. I too am trained in the sciences and the > diligent methods of questioning assumptions through testing. I'm not sure > what concept of science Platt is referring to, and it may be that > presented by the mainstream media.
Here are the assumptions of science I referred to in a previous post that I doubt have ever been presented by the mainstream media. Faith-based metaphysical assumptions of the scientific worldview: Determinism--all effects emerge from prior natural causes Reductionism--complex phenomena can be explained by isolating simple elements and processes Empiricism--reality grounded in sensory phenomena Materialism--matter/energy is the source of all phenomena including human intelligence Externalism--nature and its laws exists independent of human observation Mechanism--basic processes stem from causes that can often be formulated in mathematical terms Experimentalism--models of cause and effect must be tested by repeated measurements Evolutionism--continuous development is brought about by blind chance and natural selection Emergentism--some phenomena occur as the result of self-organizing patterns Conditionalism--new discoveries may invalidate current theories Platt Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
