NDLI: Grist to the Mill of Anti-evolutionism: The Failed Strategy of Ruling the Supernatural Out of Science by Philosophical Fiat

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Author	Boudry, Maarten Blancke, Stefaan Braeckman, Johan
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	According to a widespread philosophical opinion, science is strictly limited to investigating natural causes and putting forth natural explanations. Lacking the tools to evaluate supernatural claims, science must remain studiously neutral on questions of metaphysics. This (self-imposed) stricture, which goes under the name of ‘methodological naturalism’, allows science to be divorced from metaphysical naturalism or atheism, which many people tend to associate with it. However, ruling the supernatural out of science by fiat is not only philosophically untenable, it actually provides grist to the mill of anti-evolutionism. The philosophical flaws in this conception of methodological naturalism have been gratefully exploited by advocates of intelligent design creationism to bolster their false accusations of naturalistic bias and dogmatism on the part of modern science. We argue that it promotes a misleading view of the scientific endeavor and is at odds with the foremost arguments for evolution by natural selection. Reconciling science and religion on the basis of such methodological strictures is therefore misguided.
Starting Page	1151
Ending Page	1165
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09267220
Journal	Science & Education
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	15731901
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-02-22
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	History Philosophy of Science Interdisciplinary Studies Science Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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