Further to my post #717, @River Jordan made the claim (underlined):
'There's a difference between methodological naturalism and philosophical naturalism.The former Methodological Naturalism is the method science is conducted under, the latter philosophical naturalism is a philosophical view'.
The scientific method is not 'conducted under' any -ism.
Methodological Naturalism's claim is often cited as not assuming that: 'nature is all there is', rather it merely notes that: 'nature is the only objective standard we have'. However:
i) Both assertions invoke claims upon reality, (science does not commence by making any such claims);
ii) Both assertions invoke the absolutes of: 'all there is' and 'the only objective standard we have'. Science is not buit on absolutes. Scientific inferences are contextual and provisional, (whereas logical deduction is never either).
iii) Science distinguishes what nature is through testing. Science does not assume that nature exists independently from the mind of the human experimenter conducting/observing the results. (Science's experimental tools are also extensions of the human senses, developed to produce results that make sense to the human mind).
iv) Scientific thinkers distinguish 'objective' as being whatever is testable via the scientific method.
v) The widely taught and published scientific method does not mention either: 'Methodological Naturalism', or 'philosophical naturalism', or 'nature'. (See below pictorial of the scientific method):
So, when the first two sentences there are expanded, this is what we get:River Jordan said:
'There's a difference between methodological naturalism and philosophical naturalism.
The scientific method is not 'conducted under' any -ism.
Methodological Naturalism's claim is often cited as not assuming that: 'nature is all there is', rather it merely notes that: 'nature is the only objective standard we have'. However:
i) Both assertions invoke claims upon reality, (science does not commence by making any such claims);
ii) Both assertions invoke the absolutes of: 'all there is' and 'the only objective standard we have'. Science is not buit on absolutes. Scientific inferences are contextual and provisional, (whereas logical deduction is never either).
iii) Science distinguishes what nature is through testing. Science does not assume that nature exists independently from the mind of the human experimenter conducting/observing the results. (Science's experimental tools are also extensions of the human senses, developed to produce results that make sense to the human mind).
iv) Scientific thinkers distinguish 'objective' as being whatever is testable via the scientific method.
v) The widely taught and published scientific method does not mention either: 'Methodological Naturalism', or 'philosophical naturalism', or 'nature'. (See below pictorial of the scientific method):
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