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Silent3

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7. As for my own answers...

Reply to dmallind (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 02:03 PM

Feb 2012

...please keep in mind that I thought I'd gotten a bit long-winded with the OP even as it stands now. I was trying to do a bit better than the ridiculously pat answers in the review, but fully explicating my own thoughts on things like humanistic morality would have taken a lot more verbiage.

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Mostly agree. I think he short-sold humanistic morality a bit dmallind Feb 2012 #1

So you've read the book? Silent3 Feb 2012 #2

Ah - missed the distinction - thought QA was with author. Sorry. nt dmallind Feb 2012 #5

As for my own answers... Silent3 Feb 2012 #7

there is no rational basis for an idea like Occam's Razor provis99 Feb 2012 #8

So tama Feb 2012 #9

But it is very good for deterrmining likely hypotheses to investigate dmallind Feb 2012 #10

it is of zero value when determining likely hypotheses. provis99 Feb 2012 #12

In medicine, there is a similar construct. cbayer Feb 2012 #13

A) Crap b) why is either ontology or a philosopjy construct a question for scientists? dmallind Feb 2012 #14

Hogwash skepticscott Feb 2012 #15

Its NATURE! elleng Feb 2012 #3

You Are Searching For Certain Answers 1ProudAtheist Feb 2012 #4

I can't get to the review that you're referencing. Jim__ Feb 2012 #6

massimo's post notinavat Feb 2012 #16

Surprising that Rosenberg claims to be on board with all that; then claims the macro world is ... Jim__ Feb 2012 #17

Pigliucci, Rosenberg etc notinavat Feb 2012 #11