What Does It Mean to Be a Naturalist?

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Olf-Holoebiel says simply, what does it mean to be a naturalist? And Leo Beihy says he's unsure how we could even define something outside of the natural world. How would you ever know whether something was not natural or not? I don't worry about this question that much because I think that this is not a problem for naturalists. This is a problem for non-naturalists. The problem here is defining supernaturalism, and that's not really my job.

Welcome to the December 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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