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Re:The Folly of Scientism by VMG on Saturday December 08, 2012 @05:44PM (#4892965)
The answers that you'll receive won't be supported by rational thought or evidence. If they were, it'd be scientism.
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Re:The Folly of Scientism by lotharbot on Saturday December 08, 2012 @10:26PM (#4893659)
Mathematics is separate from science (at least in the modern sense, to the same degree that philosophy is separate from modern science). It's also a form of rational thought, and relies heavily on evidence -- just not empirical evidence. It relies upon reason and proof, but not experimentation or observation.
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Re:The Folly of Scientism by aroberge on Saturday December 08, 2012 @05:52PM (#4892991)
How can something that is not supported by evidence be a valid answer to any legitimate question?
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Re:The Folly of Scientism by droithomme on Saturday December 08, 2012 @07:26PM (#4893268)
What do you want to eat for dinner? (legitimate question)

How about pizza? (no scientific evidence involved in this response)

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Re:The Folly of Scientism by VMG on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:12PM (#4893056)
It can't, that's my point. Arguing against rationality using rational arguments is self-contradictory.
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Re:The Folly of Scientism by georgeorwell on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:22PM (#4893085)
How are you feeling right now?
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Re:The Folly of Scientism by derleth on Saturday December 08, 2012 @06:44PM (#4893145)
> How are you feeling right now?

Emotions, both feeling and decoding, are smack-dab in the realm of neurology.

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