And roughly there are two kinds of models: 1. external behavioral/statistical models; 2. internal causal models (with perhaps statistical submodels). Science (and people) really prefer 2, but they are the hardest to obtain. Crossing that "why-line" too soon is dangerous. 2/2
No, that's the point. He doesn't REALLY think that. But he also does. It's an illogical position so it's not like anybody genuinely believes that science is the only path to truth. But many claim it is. That's the crux of the issue.
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I have a feeling you think that by latching on to specific quotes from Pinker or Harris that you can "prove" they are not scientismists.
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This is like saying that because a Christian isn't repenting for every single sin that they can't logically be Christian as why would anybody "rational" not repent if they sinned and if they believed in hell? This is not how to discover who is and is not Christian
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