Science and the Dogma Tic

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Aristotle: Science is often associated with this rejection of real human experiences, like awe and oneness with nature. He says science has to shut the door on supernatural explanation because it's not empirically testable. Aristotle thinks that so much of what scientists like, what drives them, is this sense of awe and wonder,. Like quantum phenomenon being, like, talking weird, right?

Panpsychism didn't give us river spirits or mischievous sootballs, so this time we go straight to the source - a defense of animism, and in a top 10 analytic philosophy journal. Could a failed argument for the existence of God establish the existence of trees and mountains with “interiority” and “social characteristics”? Tamler wants to believe, but is the argument that'll push him over the edge?

Plus – speaking of top journals, a doozy of social psych article: Is forgiveness better than revenge at rehumanizing the self? Let's check the voodoo dolls to find out. Tamler is delighted by David’s reaction to this one.