# Swamidass is Inescapably a Philosophical Naturalist

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**Created:** [July 6, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/swamidass-is-inescapably-a-philosophical-naturalist/610 "2018-07-06T15:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![swamidass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/swamidass/32/3_2.png) [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/swamidass-is-inescapably-a-philosophical-naturalist/610/16 "2018-07-22T01:05:28Z")

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> [@Thinking About Falsifiability and Abiogenesis](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/thinking-about-falsifiability-and-abiogenesis/699/56):
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> > And no, you have not represented my views accurately. Nor have you explained how a metaphysical atheist can affirm the Resurrection.
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> In what way did I misrepresent your views?
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> And I never called you a metaphysical atheist. I said your view is equal to philosophical naturalism. From that you jumped to the assumption I was calling you an atheist.

Metaphysical naturalist = atheist, no? But that is okay, we can stick to your terms. You have not explained how a metaphysical naturalist can affirm the miracle of the Resurrection.

Let us start with that, and we’ll work through the rest of it from there.

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