Peter Vickers – Uncommon Descent

Philosophers: Must science be materialist? Vickers: Yes Kastrup: No

To claim that science must oppose non-materialist ideas is to make it into an ideology. We know little about some aspects of our universe.

Exoplanets Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Philosophy prof: Our theories steer us away from finding ET

Every so often the people searching for extraterrestrial life that just never seems to turn up need a pep talk. It often takes the form of “You know, we could be on the wrong track”.

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