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Methodological naturalism (view source)
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==Defense==
==Defense==
Defenders of methodological naturalism point out that it in no way requires or implies [[naturalism|philosophical naturalism]]. Many scientists of faith nevertheless adopt naturalism in their studies. This is because there is simply no way for an experiment to investigate forces which by their nature cannot be investigated scientifically.{{fact-science}} And the assumption that a supernatural force is not going to affect the outcome of an experiment is no more unreasonable than the assumption that supernatural forces are not going to miraculously poison all the apples in the supermarket.<ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA301.html</ref>
Defenders of methodological naturalism point out that it in no way requires or implies [[naturalism|philosophical naturalism]]. Many scientists of faith nevertheless adopt naturalism in their studies. This is because there is simply no way for an experiment to investigate forces which by their nature cannot be investigated scientifically.{{circular}} And the assumption that a supernatural force is not going to affect the outcome of an experiment is no more unreasonable than the assumption that supernatural forces are not going to miraculously poison all the apples in the supermarket.<ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA301.html</ref>
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