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In the book Sheldrake proposes a number of questions as the theme of each chapter which seek to elaborate on his central premise that science is predicated on the belief that the nature of reality is fully understood, with only minor details needing to be filled in. This "delusion" is what Sheldrake argues has turned science into a series of dogmas grounded in philosophical materialism rather than an open-minded approach to investigating phenomena. He argues that there are many powerful taboos that circumscribe what scientists can legitimately direct their attention towards.[29]:6–12 The mainstream view of modern science is that it proceeds by methodological naturalism and does not require philosophical materialism.[70]

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circastes said:

And did you guys watch the video?

Please watch the whole video before leaving a comment.

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Kickle said:

I always find it strange when people separate science out as some pure ideal. Not because I can't see it that way, but because it has no basis in what is occurring in practice. Science does not exist independently somehow. It's tangled up in a whole lot. To separate it out from all the other factors that are at play seems like some sort of protective measure. To keep it mentally pure or something when that purity simply doesn't exist.

Anyone can exclude what they don't like from their definition but that doesn't mean it isn't happening

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redgreenvines said:

political interests which are usually greed or revolt against the successful by the less greedy
are replete  with dogma:
- the attribution of conjured "laws" to authorities that never really created the dogma in the first place. i.e. PROPAGANDA

those interests will pay to have people with credentials publicly perjure themselves by declaring the fake dogmas as real.

to back that up in court we have expert witnesses who are hardly worth a penny spouting any convenient bullshit.

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DividedQuantum said:

If one replaces "dogma of science" with "materialism" things begin to make more sense.

Materialism, n.  a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter

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Or, ten traits of materialism?

Agree. Science is a method, materialism is a philosophy 

circastes said:

Sheldrake says:

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In the book Sheldrake proposes a number of questions as the theme of each chapter which seek to elaborate on his central premise that science is predicated on the belief that the nature of reality is fully understood, with only minor details needing to be filled in. This "delusion" is what Sheldrake argues has turned science into a series of dogmas grounded in philosophical materialism rather than an open-minded approach to investigating phenomena. He argues that there are many powerful taboos that circumscribe what scientists can legitimately direct their attention towards.[29]:6–12 The mainstream view of modern science is that it proceeds by methodological naturalism and does not require philosophical materialism.[70]

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