The premodern approach is based in faith. The postmodern approach is based on a cynical rejection of all that came before. The modern approach, the one most deeply and accurately informed by an evolutionary world view, is based on skepticism.https://www.patreon.com/posts/22296341
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One fascinating aspect of modernity is that (as with any movement) many of the ppl who kicked it off probably didn't envision that many assumptions which they would not have considered up for debate eventually ended up on the chopping block.
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Sagan’s Standard and Hitchen’s Razor deal with the time issue easily enough. There is no reason to waste time on any proposition that doesn’t make the cut.
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When faith is working properly, it doesn't deal in propositions. Natural selection never required logic and propositions in order to operate.
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