METHODOLOGICAL THEISM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26512/2358-82842016e17361Palabras clave:
methodological naturalism, Intelligent Design Movement, axiarchism, religion and scienceResumen
As I define it, methodological theism is the position that,
for the purposes of doing science (or empirical inquiry
more generally), we should treat the world as if it were
designed by God. Since methodological theism does not
claim that God is a scientific hypothesis, it is compatible
with methodological naturalism, which says that one
should only invoke natural entities in a scientific
hypothesis. This constitutes a major difference between
methodological theism and the so-called Intelligent Design
Movement, which rejects methodological naturalism. I not
only argue that theistic scientists should adopt
methodological theism, but that it accounts better for the
actual practice and success of science than its major
alternatives. I do this by looking closely at the criteria of
theory choice in science. I then discuss the important
potential ramifications this view might have on scientific
practice and our view of the physical world.
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