“Reductionism” is a sacred word that plays a major part in fringe ideologies, pro or con, but refers to nothing in the real world.
@Jayarava Inasmuch as religion can be explained at all, it’s in terms of many disparate things. If that’s reduction, so is all explanation,
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@Meaningness 1 emphasises components, the other context. Possible to combine both of course. -
@Jayarava Yes! “Explanations should always be in terms of parts” is silly; so is “should always be in terms of wholes.” - 8 more replies
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@Jayarava and the category “reduction” would be redundant. But I don’t think it would count as reduction.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness this is not the case. It's the perspective. Top down, or bottom up. -
@Jayarava Yes… I’m skeptical that this can be turned into something more than a vague attitude, however. (And that was my original claim.)
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