it is not uncommon for theists to accuse rational people on this forum of "scientism".. in my opinion it is nothing but a cheap shot from those who know they lack evidence for their beliefs.
if something like "scientism" actually does exist then i have never encountered it.. here is part of an exchange from another thread - i have brought it here as it was off-topic.... scientism = claim of scientific method being universal and the only valid method of knowledge.
followers of scientism always demand scientific evidence to anything.
Of course I could have misunderstood Cofty and he actually does not know of those disciplines you have referred to.
I never said Cofty was unaware of these disciplines. (A straw man if ever there was one)
Cofty's question inevitably implies either: 1) these disciplines are included within "science" or 2) they don't count as knowledge at all. Neither of which seems sustainable.
it is not uncommon for theists to accuse rational people on this forum of "scientism".. in my opinion it is nothing but a cheap shot from those who know they lack evidence for their beliefs.
if something like "scientism" actually does exist then i have never encountered it.. here is part of an exchange from another thread - i have brought it here as it was off-topic.... scientism = claim of scientific method being universal and the only valid method of knowledge.
followers of scientism always demand scientific evidence to anything.
I am interested in examples of ways to know things by means that are not available to the scientific method. I strongly suspect such examples exist but I can't think of any.
Amazing. Even more so because you apparently don't realise what a huge admission it is. Other ways of knowing things include philosophy, history, sociology, experience, poetry.
I like the example of a river. Scientific accounts of a river may include: geology, meteorology, physical geography, biology, chemistry, physics and so on.
Other types of knowledge about the river include accounts that are: historical, anthropological, poetic, economic, experiential (I mean playing it in, or fishing, and so on, in case it's not clear), theological, narrative, sociological, political and so on.
Scientism is when people argue or imply that only scientific accounts of a subject are "real" or, that at a fundamental level, other approaches to knowledge don't matter, or can be collapsed in their essentials into scientific terms.
But it takes a pretty stupid person to argue that historical, poetic or political accounts of a river either don't matter or that they can be reduced to science.
And scientific reductionists should watch their back too, because reductionists don't tend to want to stop at just eliminating non-science from knowledge. Even within science reductionists insist on a hierarchy, saying biology isn't really a hard science, and that chemistry is really physics in its essentials.
mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..
No hang about that's the following Tuesday. Good job I checked!
Maybe I'm going to the Memorial after all,
mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..
Going to hear an interview with Jo Nesbo at the Mitchell Library.
pesident trump authorized the missile strike because “it is in the vital, national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons.” .
59 tomahawk missiles were launched from two us navy ships.. russia has condemned the action.. https://youtu.be/4svp3yfneyq.
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Trying to work out why Trump bombs people is a bit like trying to work out why the Governing Body dumped the Book Study.
First they gave one reason. Then they gave a different reason. You suspect it might be an entirely different reason but people have conflicting theories and you can't be sure. The real reason might leak out one day. Or it might never leak out. In fact are they even clear about the reason in their own mind? Who knows?
so many evolutionist's on this forum are upset at the terror attacks in europe such as recently in sweden.
it is just a logical step in the evolution of the human race.
should you not rather be celebrating the great changes taking place right before your eyes and constructing detailed explanations of the cell structure and dna development in the human brain.. you can't eat your cake and still have it.
From what I can tell most churches officially support evolution: Catholic Church, Anglican Church and so on.
However most Christians themselves reject evolution. For example in the United States only 19% of the general population believes in evolution, although this number is rising. Among those who attend church weekly, only 1% believe in evolution, and among those who attend once a month 9% believe in evolution.
Creationism is the most popular view among Christians and among the general population in the United States.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/170822/believe-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx
an old friend, a "brother" called from italy.
updated on a few things.. most interestingly, he said they just had their final assembly at their "beautiful assembly hall".. why would it be the final assembly?
because it's sold!.
Or it might be cash flow. They need money and they need it now. No long term financial analysis involved.
Would they have the brass neck to ask JWs to build another Assembly Hall shortly after selling the last one?
an old friend, a "brother" called from italy.
updated on a few things.. most interestingly, he said they just had their final assembly at their "beautiful assembly hall".. why would it be the final assembly?
because it's sold!.
They have only just built an Assembly Hall in Scotland. Would be really strange if they sold that too.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/police-find-800-cannabis-plants-12839462.
For the healing of the nations.
i've been thinking about this the past few days and curious what the honest consensus is here just for fun.. show of hands,.
is the governing body.... a: completely sincere.
they really do believe what they teach.. b: somewhat sincere.
Can't find interview with Jack Barr's wife. Have you got a link?
Could only find this one, which must have been either before Jack Barr died or after his wife died, as she isn't included.
