{"id":42587,"date":"2024-10-11T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/?p=42587"},"modified":"2024-10-15T13:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:59:24","slug":"1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/1966\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Nelson on Freeing Minds Trapped in a Framework of Naturalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How often do we get to have a respectful conversation with someone who disagrees with us? On this ID the Future<\/strong> out of the archive, philosopher of biology Paul Nelson continues sharing with host Andrew McDiarmid about pursuing intelligent design theory in a science culture committed to naturalism. “In the bouncing of opinions off each other and the exchange of views,” says Nelson, “truth should emerge.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how do you communicate with scientists and thinkers trapped in a framework of naturalism, in a \u201cnaturalistic parabola,\u201d as Nelson puts it? That parabola sets the rule and defines the boundaries for science: naturalistic answers only. And it extends to infinity, so no finite number of objections or counter-examples can force naturalistic scientists out of it. Nelson, however, offers an alternative strategy for drawing them out of the parabola and into a more rewarding dialogue in the quest for truth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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