Famous Philosophical Thought Experiments

The Invisible Gardener: Part 2 Flew (Famous Philosophical Thought Experiments 1)

If you missed part one on the creation of the Parable of the Invisible Gardener by John Wisdom and the problems of subjectivity in gaining knowledge, you can get it here. ~o~ Flew objected to Wisdom’s parable because he didn’t believe it was an accurate comparison to how we argue for the existence of God.Continue reading “The Invisible Gardener: Part 2 Flew (Famous Philosophical Thought Experiments 1)”

The Invisible Gardener: Part 1 Wisdom (Famous Philosophical Thought Experiments 1)

The Parable of the Invisible Gardener is a philosophical thought experiment originated by John Wisdom. It’s main application is to religious language and how people lead to different conclusions about the existence of God from the same evidence. However, it demonstrates a wider issue within science. It attempts to demonstrate that our conclusions from scientificContinue reading “The Invisible Gardener: Part 1 Wisdom (Famous Philosophical Thought Experiments 1)”