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Question

For Ruse, is it the case that all methodological naturalists are metaphysical naturalists? Explain your answer. What is Ruse's argument for methodological naturalism? Some critics of methodological naturalism claim that natural selection is inadequate. Give an account of one of the objections given by such critics and an account of Ruse's response. Other critics of methodological naturalism claim that there are certain things that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection cannot explain. Give accounts of two things that Darwin's theory cannot explain (according to the critics) and accounts of Ruse's responses to such critics. Why does Plantinga think that methodological naturalism is incoherent from a Darwinist standpoint? Give an account of Ruse's response to Plantinga. Why does Ruse think that a methodological naturalist should be a metaphysical naturalist? Explain your answer.