It is now common for scientists and philosophers to use the successes of science to bolster particular metaphysical views.  For example, advances in neuroscience are used to challenge the existence of free will.   While such interpretations of neuroscientific findings may ultimately prove beyond reproach, the lab encourages an open minded and ecumenical perspective on the metaphysics of science.   In our view, there is much that science has yet to understand about reality, suggesting that firm conclusions about its ontological underpinnings are premature.   Several papers (e.g. Shariff, Vohs, & Schooler;   2010;  Schooler, 2011;  Schooler, Hunt, & Schooler, 2012), have considered alternative metaphysical assumptions that might be consistent with current scientific findings, and reviewed the arguments for remaining open to such perspectives.