Gadianton wrote:... (Bokovoy's sermon on paradigm shifting, for instance, per Runtu) --
Can you link this? Because I seem to recall Bokovoy saying something along the lines of... shifting this that and the other paradigm was fine, but his central point never shifts (as in "the church is true"), so you said that was a bastardization of Kuhn's idea of paradigm shift. Or am I getting this mixed up with something else?
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
I am now concluding any discussion on that issue henceforth.
Because you don't like to recognize the fact Joseph Smith was a pedophile and hence further my position on objectivity?
I think he's referring to the dog/daughter thing.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
Gadianton wrote:Well, I don't know I'd call it an "argument" as much as I'd call it an attempt at a summary. Some people are writing as philosophers, others are writing as teachers of philosophy. He's in "teacher" mode here. As one who likes to spend money on books, you could buy his book "Theory and Reality", which might not be a bad idea because, well, this is just my opinion, but I'd think you should first be interested in learning about the history of the philosophy of science for its own sake, rather than taking it in in pieces as it suits the needs of intellectuals needing to reconcile religion and science.
Or, I might be able to find a previous summary online. I don't know where that book is at the moment, or I'd just quote it.
Book budget is busted until I finish the current queue brought to me by Christmas. I'll poke around JSTOR and see if I can find any papers about his approach, views, etc. Thus far I have not seen an abuse of Kuhn in what I have read in Mormon-related venues.
One moment in annihilation's waste, one moment, of the well of life to taste- The stars are setting and the caravan starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste! -Omar Khayaam