Re: Irrational Naturalism


"Kant" <Kant@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> One of the most disturbing attitudes of most evolutionists is their
> insistence on naturalism as the premise for explaining everything from the
> origin of the cosmos to the origin of the human soul. The fact is that
> total naturalism is quite devoid of real explanatory power for almost
> anything.

Of course, the problem is that evolution and "philosophical naturalism" are
not interdependent. There are many, many people who accept evolution, but
deny philosophical naturalism.

So, if someone wants to argue against naturalism, why not do that
specifically rather than attack the scientific theory of evolution?


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