Non-creationist, non-Darwinist, "third way" theories of evolution.
A physicalist or a dualist theory of evolution?
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- Written by Shaun Johnston Shaun Johnston
- Published: July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014
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As someone who in his early manhood was a physicalist, I know how it feels, that rapture of seeing everything as purely physical, even ourselves, even how all of nature evolved. But in middle age I settled for the common-sense view of ourselves as “volitional” creatures, so now I’d prefer a theory of evolution in accordance with common-sense dualism. We can account for evolution with either a physicalist or a dualist theory, the choice is really one of temperament. But when the temperamental divide is as wide as that between physicalists and dualists it’s hard to reach agreement. So I propose we negotiate. Like this:
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