Science and technology are not neutral: they render specific metaphysical assumptions operational. The assumptions they encode—often implicitly—shape not only how reality is described, but how it is engineered, governed, and ultimately lived. Science risks becoming dogma when it mistakes predictive success for ontological truth—confusing the accuracy of its models with the nature of reality itself.
Very nice essay, very spot on critique of physicalism...please take a look at my essay From Duality to Nonduality: Death Anxiety and the Architecture of Power...it is a brutal critique of duality and reduction....
Thanks, Pranaw: I will read your essay. And I would say that mistaking predictive success for ontological truth and confusing models with the nature of reality is no longer a risk; it has become orthodoxy.
Totally agree with you my friend…orthodoxy is here….technology is convincing people that science understands the nature of reality…very unfortunate….the power structure in the world has unfortunately but decisively shifted towards businesses that is controlling technology….people are becoming more and more materialistic and reductive in their approach towards life…..
Yet another great article Scott. You have a way of comfortably taking the reader through a history of ideas which hits that sweet spot of being engaging and informative. You really should entertain writing a book, as I think you'd be a great science communicator
Thanks Christopher: the draft title is "Worlds of Awareness". Not a book yet, but it's heading in that direction: https://137fsc.net/book/ Please note that this is a rough draft, not yet ready for an editor. But I would very much like to get feedback as it progresses.
I will definitely take a look. If it's anything like your articles I'd suggest you think of submitting it to publishers. I've been working on my book for some years. So I'll try to give you as constructive feedback as possible.
Science and technology are not neutral: they render specific metaphysical assumptions operational. The assumptions they encode—often implicitly—shape not only how reality is described, but how it is engineered, governed, and ultimately lived. Science risks becoming dogma when it mistakes predictive success for ontological truth—confusing the accuracy of its models with the nature of reality itself.
Very nice essay, very spot on critique of physicalism...please take a look at my essay From Duality to Nonduality: Death Anxiety and the Architecture of Power...it is a brutal critique of duality and reduction....
Thanks, Pranaw: I will read your essay. And I would say that mistaking predictive success for ontological truth and confusing models with the nature of reality is no longer a risk; it has become orthodoxy.
Totally agree with you my friend…orthodoxy is here….technology is convincing people that science understands the nature of reality…very unfortunate….the power structure in the world has unfortunately but decisively shifted towards businesses that is controlling technology….people are becoming more and more materialistic and reductive in their approach towards life…..
Yet another great article Scott. You have a way of comfortably taking the reader through a history of ideas which hits that sweet spot of being engaging and informative. You really should entertain writing a book, as I think you'd be a great science communicator
Thanks Christopher: the draft title is "Worlds of Awareness". Not a book yet, but it's heading in that direction: https://137fsc.net/book/ Please note that this is a rough draft, not yet ready for an editor. But I would very much like to get feedback as it progresses.
I will definitely take a look. If it's anything like your articles I'd suggest you think of submitting it to publishers. I've been working on my book for some years. So I'll try to give you as constructive feedback as possible.