""Methodological naturalism" and "metaphysical naturalism" are terms that often surface in the continuing battle between evolutionary biology and creationism/intelligent design. The methodological thesis says that scientific theories shouldn't postulate supernatural entities; the metaphysical thesis says that no such entities exist. In this debate, God is the supernatural entity at issue; the question isn't whether science gets to talk about mathematical entities if Platonism is correct."

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Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

Elliott Sober

#Intelligent Quotes #Issues Quotes #Design Quotes

“I just kind of do my thing with sort of tunnel vision for the story and my role and how it fits together.”
“We were not out to win over the Lisp programmers; we were after the C++ programmers. We managed to drag a lot of them about halfway to Lisp.”
“I believe it was Gayelord Hauser, the nutritionist, who said, 'You are what you eat,' but if you happen to be an intellectual, you are what you quote.”
“Yes. I do about 70 shows a year, in the past year I've been to Italy, Australia, Japan, China, just about everywhere. I do it because I love singing. The money is a bonus.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.”
“It's possible that the 2012 general-election race will be the least overtly religious one since 1972, the last campaign before Roe v. Wade and the rise of Jimmy Carter brought evangelicalism into the political mainstream. That's because faith remains a complicated issue for Obama, who is still wrongly thought to be a Muslim in some quarters.”
“Always verify your references.”

Source : "Lives of twelve good men" by John William Burgon, Vol. 1, (p. 73), 1888.
“When you rape, beat, maim, mutilate, burn, bury, and terrorize women, you destroy the essential life energy on the planet.”

Source : Eve Ensler (2001). “The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Edition”, p.32, Villard

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