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> but claiming that it is fully explainable in some mechanistic way sounds suspect to me. What's the alternative? If it's not "fully explainable in some mechan
by SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
> but claiming that it is fully explainable in some mechanistic way sounds suspect to me.
What's the alternative? If it's not "fully explainable in some mechanistic way" then you need a mystical component to the explanation?
That is itself suspect, exceedingly suspect, to many people.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoThe alternative is that current metaphors are wrong and new metaphors are needed.
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y agoWill those new metaphors be "some mechanistic way" or not? Proposing new mechanisms is all fine and well, But mixing in mysticism, and you lose respect from all of science.