Supernatural And Spiritual Reasoning Regarding The...

Supernatural and spiritual reasoning regarding the physical properties of the universe are often discredited because they lack sufficient evidence or overlook natural laws. However, many people still rely on these ideologies as a doctrine governing their lives and world. Alternatively, the world has shifted towards naturalism – a practice which follows the physical properties of the world – due to an advancement in scientific inquiry and technology. Carl Sagan, author of The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, claims that naturalism is the only reasonable framework to accurately describe physical properties of the world. Sagan’s claim is valid due to the self-correcting mechanisms found within naturalism that produce evidence with certainty. To begin, Sagan constructs his discussion by defining hope, which is a feeling of expectation and desire for something certain to happen. Science acts as a mechanism to find the truth in avenues which we seek it. Every scientist hopes that he/she is right, but science is what makes them right. What makes science right, according to Sagan, is that it has its own built-in mechanism to correct itself (Sagan, 27). Sagan is correct, the scientific method itself is designed to be a replicated process. That is, if one scientist were to make an observation, form a hypothesis, run an experiment, record data, and make a conclusion. Then, another scientist could repeat the process and results could be compared between the two.Show MoreRelatedThe Existence Of The Soul1849 Words   |  8 Pagesarguments and reasoning held by those who do not believe the soul exists have a naturalistic worldview. Naturalism by definition is a philosophical viewpoint according to which everything arises from natur al properties and causes, and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted. 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