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The methods of science


  1. Some introductory articles on scientific methodology
  2. Methodological naturalism


  1. Some introductory articles on scientific methodology

    What is "the scientific method"? And what makes scientific methodologies superior to all other means of seeking truth? Below is a collection of articles, written from several different points of view.


  2. Methodological naturalism

    Nearly all scientists accept methodological naturalism, the idea that science should look for natural explanations only and not consider supernatural explanations. Why? Because only natural explanations lend themselves to scientific methodology. A supernatural explanation, even if true, would be a scientific dead-end.

    But does this, in itself, imply the actual nonexistence of any and all supernatural entities? On that question, scientists disagree, as also do philosophers. In any case, methodological naturalism (also known as epistemological naturalism) is distinct from metaphysical naturalism, the belief that the natural world is all that exists.

    Below are some articles on methodological naturalism and why it is needed in science, even if metaphysical naturalism is not true:

    I do not believe that the scientific fruitfulness of methodological naturalism implies the truth of metaphysical naturalism. See The existence of the supernatural.



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