12-30-2005, 08:47 PM
Doc,Dec 30 2005, 03:34 PM Wrote:...Well, certainly in the idea that any endeavor of the mind, including science, is a philosophy, I agree.
I uh, just wanted to toss that in to the mix. I am not even sure what it is I am trying to say, but your last line really rubbed me the wrong way. I am not even sure why it did.
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Quote:The philosophy of science is a discipline that deals with the system of science itself. It examines scienceâs structure, components, techniques, assumptions, limitations, and so forth.
I guess what I'm getting at is the mistaken process of many ID researchers who (just as Sir Thomas Aquinas did) start at the desired conclusion, then derive the supporting evidence of the conclusion, make the mental argument from evidence to conclusion, then describe thier theories as proven. This is not neccesarily a bad philosophical approach, but it is not a scientific approach.
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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