Science is the devil...
...not really, but there's a big problem with scientists making dogmatic statements while pretending to make objective, "scientific" statements.
For example, in an article I recently read on child psychology (http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bloom07/bloom07_index.html), the authors state that, and I paraphrase, 'dualism is mistaken, but children intuitively believe in it. So how do we get people to be more receptive to science?'
Dualism is the philosophical term used to describe, among other things, the idea that your soul and/or mind are different from your body. So by saying dualism is mistaken, they're clearly stating you do not have a soul.
However, there is a very live debate on this issue - even among professional philosophers and scientists.
I don't mind that these psychologists take a side on this debate, but I do feel that as scholars and honest people, they should point out when they've made a major assumption on one of the most significant issues in philosophy and science. A simple footnote would suffice.
If they don't want to admit that, then they should admit that what they are writing is agenda-driven propoganda, not truth-driven scholarship.
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1 comment:
Kenny, you wrote "If they don't want to admit that, then they should admit that what they are writing is agenda-driven propoganda, not truth-driven scholarship."
Amen, brother, amen! But isn't this the main thrust of the attack on Christianity (potential Truth) and all truth (potential Christianity) since the War began?
In this latest (and potentially last) phase of the War between the Truth (Jesus Christ, the Divine Logos of the Father) and the Lie (all satanic forces that resist the Truth of God, Him Who Is), why should we be surprised that our antagonists are relying on the same old tricks? They haven't changed their tune, and their minds (cut off for aeons from the Divine Mind) being in the final stages of decay are incapable of almost any really "new" stratagems. They rely on the same old lies. It's just the quantity, not the quality, of their deceitful logismoí that makes encounters with them so wearisome and peevish, like dueling with an idiotic brat.
What you are writing about "science" is also true of all principles (principalities) and systems (powers) such as Islam, "New Age" syncretism, "One World" politicism, and the "industrial cult" mentality, that we encounter at various levels in our everyday existence as followers of Jesus in a fallen world.
It all boils down to "Truth versus Lie," a battle we have experienced since the time of Adam and Eve.
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