Saturday, May 07, 2005
Methodological Naturalism
Following the hearings today, Red State Rabble interviewed Bruce Glymour, a member of the Philosophy Department and the Center for the Study of Origins at Kansas State University. Glymour listened to the testimony of intelligent design witnesses at the hearings today, a number of whom are philosophers by training.
Angus Menuge, Stephen Meyer, Warren Nord, and attorney John Calvert, who also testified today, argue, according to Glymour that methodological naturalism -- something of a bogey man at these hearings -- prevents students from getting their hands on all the data.
"This is false," says Glymour, "methodological naturalism doesn't rule out data, it only rules out certain hypotheses -- supernatural hypotheses -- such as intelligent design because they are untestable."
Angus Menuge, Stephen Meyer, Warren Nord, and attorney John Calvert, who also testified today, argue, according to Glymour that methodological naturalism -- something of a bogey man at these hearings -- prevents students from getting their hands on all the data.
"This is false," says Glymour, "methodological naturalism doesn't rule out data, it only rules out certain hypotheses -- supernatural hypotheses -- such as intelligent design because they are untestable."
