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Can somebody explain the "thought experiment" about the tree falling in the forest?
According to the Wikipedia article on this, several philosophical questions are highlighted by this thought experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_tree_falls_in_a_forest
Can something exi …
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Can biological evolution comsummate?
Evolution requires mutation and selection. As long as reproduction and mutation is present, changes are always possible (so a species that stops reproducing also reliably stops evolving).
The only gua …
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If the supernatural were real, would we be able to study it scientifically?
If there was any sure way if getting to see a real miracle, it would be advertised as such by reputable secular sources, and made a business. Schools would teach spells like in Harry Potter, supermark …
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If we encounter what appears to be an advanced extraterrestrial technological device, would ...
There are different branches of science doing different things, which are all "scientific" in a way, but still different. The requirement of making falsifiable predictions is of utmost importance for …
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Under physicalism, should I still be sad if my murdered wife is replaced with a perfect clone?
No, under physicalism there is no rational justification for that.
However, humans may feel differently, and no need to invoke any killing.
Just consider catching the winning home run baseball of some …
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