A Liberating Alternative to Methodological Naturalism in Science

A Liberating Alternative to Methodological Naturalism in Science

Author: Discovery Institute Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence June 26, 2025 Duration: 0:00
Today, hosts Robert J. Marks and Angus Menuge welcome Dr. Robert Larmer to discuss methodological naturalism, the topic of his chapter in Minding the Brain, a recent anthology exploring the mind-body debate. Methodological naturalism is the view that science should only appeal to natural causes and never to supernatural or non-physical causes, even if they exist. Dr. Larmer argues that methodological Read More › Source

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