Mark Alford
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- In a letter published in "Physics Today", Sept 2009 I (along with many others) disagree with David Mermin's May 2009 Reference Frame article in which he advocates a naive form of idealism, apparently without having read any philosophy of science.
- The deep meaning of physics: my views are given in this article, alongside other views with which I strongly disagree.
- A quick summary of the ground rules that an agnostic uses when reading the Christian Bible.
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My letter on Intelligent Design [scroll to end of page]
which was (to my surprise) published by
the very conservative Catholic journal
First Things.
The editor-in-chief "agrees" with me that "The theory of evolution presented as philosophical materialism or determinism or practical atheism...should not be permitted a monopoly in the classroom". Note the nice slide from "philosophical materialism" which is clearly not science, to "practical atheism" which sounds like a synonym for methodological naturalism, the modus operandi of scientists, detectives, coroners, and others who seek reliable knowledge. - Question: Why did civilization start everywhere at about the same time?
- Etymologies that I find interesting.
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Isaac Newton.
Heretic, alchemist, and... treasury official. -
Wittgenstein saves Philosophy from Science.
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Is what I see the same as what you see? )
Did you read "Godel, Escher, Bach"? Are you afraid that we are all just biological computers, sending each other meaningless messages across a metaphysical internet? Thanks to linguistic philosophy such questions just cease to exist. - Using melatonin to avoid jet lag
