Metaphysical Naturalism vs. Methodological Naturalism

An excerpt from my conversation with philosopher of physics and theologian Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst. In this episode, we discuss the relationship between modern physics and religion, theories of time and the theology of Paul Tillich.

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Larry Laudan's conception of methodological naturalism still advocates that science is a superior form of knowing. So, while it pretends epistemic humility, it drives us towards a kind of ontological imperialism where the import of metaphysics becomes almost unavoidable (evident in the discourse of neo-positivists and pragmatists).