A Critical Study of Methodological Naturalism

Methodological naturalism, which is called Methodological Materialism or Methodological Atheism also, and introduced as a metaparadigm of the modern science, does not tolerate any theory or proposition which relates natural phenomenon to the supernatural causes and entities. Such an approach is divided into the week and strong ones, each one has its own necessities and outcomings. Studying and contemplating on such an approach is the aim of many components of philosophy of science and religion. It, however, identifies the limits and regulations governing the relationships between science and religion. Therefor researching the problem is a necessary obligation for the components of theological studies and those pretending the reformation of science based on religious doctrine.

The present issue studies the subject with biblical and analytical research method.

The result is that methodological naturalism is not based on authentic logical and epistemological foundations, nor is it a rational and coherent claim, and is not able to fulfill the promised expectations of it.

1.The history of science shows that several supernatural explanations have been the best explanations of natural phenomenon, and have boon simpler than the pure natural explanations. It indicates: (a) Insufficiency of stint to pure natural explanation, (b) Essential correlation between science and naturalism, (c) Sophistry of adopting naturalism to simplicity principle. 2.Epistemological and methodological attitudes are interpenetrated to the ontological views. Therefore, there is no room for naturalistic attitude in the former without it in the latter. It somehow leads to selfcontradiction also. 3. From the functional point of view methodological naturalism leads to: (a) Several limitations and disaffiliations, (b) Disconnecting science and technology from moral values, which is at last very harmful for humankind.