Can Science Test Supernatural Worldviews?

Autor/in	Fishman, Yonatan I.
Titel	Can Science Test Supernatural Worldviews?
Quelle	In: Science & Education, 18 (2009) 6-7, S.813-837 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0926-7220
DOI	10.1007/s11191-007-9108-4
Schlagwörter	World Views; Science Tests; Educational Policy; Science Education; Literary Criticism; Court Litigation; Public Schools; Position Papers; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? World view; Weltanschauung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Literaturkritik; Rechtsstreit; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Positionspapier; USA
Abstract	Several prominent scientists, philosophers, and scientific institutions have argued that science cannot test supernatural worldviews on the grounds that (1) science presupposes a naturalistic worldview (Naturalism) or that (2) claims involving supernatural phenomena are inherently beyond the scope of scientific investigation. The present paper argues that these assumptions are questionable and that indeed science can test supernatural claims. While scientific evidence may ultimately support a naturalistic worldview, science does not presuppose Naturalism as an a priori commitment, and supernatural claims are amenable to scientific evaluation. This conclusion challenges the rationale behind a recent judicial ruling in the United States concerning the teaching of "Intelligent Design" in public schools as an alternative to evolution and the official statements of two major scientific institutions that exert a substantial influence on science educational policies in the United States. Given that science does have implications concerning the probable truth of supernatural worldviews, claims should not be excluded a priori from science education simply because they might be characterized as supernatural, paranormal, or religious. Rather, claims should be excluded from science education when the evidence does not support them, regardless of whether they are designated as "natural" or "supernatural". (As Provided).
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