naturalistic explanation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnaturalisticandexplanation
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naturalistic
adjective
uk/ˌnætʃ.ər.əlˈɪs.tɪk/us/ˌnætʃ.ɚ.rəˈlɪs.t̬ɪk/
Naturalistic art, literature, acting, etc. shows things as they ...
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explanation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy ...
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Cures attributed to saints were capable ofnaturalisticexplanation, but they were not rendered innocuous by this means.
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The boundaries of the supernatural were likewise those ofnaturalisticexplanation; the limits of the divine and the limits of the natural were interdependent.
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Derham's focus onnaturalisticexplanationwent alongside trust in the scriptural word and skepticism about legendary phenomena that seemed to violate natural laws.
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However, anaturalisticexplanationmight not be needed.
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The concluding chapter attacks several naturalistic explanations of the origin of the universe proposed by philosophically unsophisticated scientists.
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The notion that religions are false may motivate attempts to develop naturalistic explanations but it doesn't help to justify them.
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Fales goes on to say that in the light of these problems it is worthwhile to investigate naturalistic explanations of mystical experiences.
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The naturalistic explanations that people used to explain accidents were carelessness - which incurred moral condemnation - and clumsiness.
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Over a wide front he produced ingenious naturalistic explanations for a variety of conditions that were commonly regarded as expressions of spiritual deviance or demonic possession.
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The question before us is whether that case survives scrutiny in the light of the known patterns of mystical experience and the alternative, naturalistic explanations of those patterns.
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In every experiment investigated flaws and weaknesses were discovered so the possibility of naturalistic explanations (such as sensory cues) or deception and trickery were not ruled out.
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He composed several philosophical works in which he sought to come up with naturalistic explanations for superstitions and religious practices, all of which were published posthumously.
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