EMAAN: An Evolutionary Multiverse Argument against Naturalism

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Ward Blondé ABSTRACT: In this paper, an evolutionary multiverse argument against naturalism is presented: E1. In an evolutionary multiverse, phenomena have variable evolutionary ages. E2. After some time T, the development of the empirical sciences will be evolutionarily conserved. E3. The phenomena with an evolutionary age above T are methodologically supernatural. Entities are classified …

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reprint Blondé, Ward (2019) "EMAAN: An Evolutionary Multiverse Argument against Naturalism". Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences 6(2):113-128

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