Physicalism or materialism. The idea that everything there is arises from physical matter. If true would mean there is no God or Free Will, no immortal soul either.

Seems to be what most of academia bases their world view on and the frame work in which most Science is done.

Often challenged by Dualism and Idealism but only by a loud fringe minority.

I’ve heard pan-psychicism is proving quite the challenge, but I hear that from people who believe crystals can cure autism

I hear that “Oh actually the science is moving away from materialism” as well, but that seems to be more crystal talk as well.

So lemme ask science instead of google.

Any reason to doubt physicalism? Is there anything in science that says “Huh well that seems to not have any basis in the physical at all and yet it exists”

Edit: I have heard of the Essentia Foundation and Bernado Kastrup but since it’s endorsed by Deepak Chopra I’m not sure I can trust it

      • WatDabney@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        21 hours ago

        Those are conceptual terms.

        What is doubt’s shape? Its size? Its mass? Of what elements is it composed?

        If physicalism is true, then either those questions have answers or doubt does not exist.

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          That’s a misunderstanding of Physicalism, though. If it was the position that everything’s tangible, very few people would hold it.

          It’s actually just the position that everything which exists (to the fullest degree of the word) does so within the material world in some way. Physical things can still have intangible attributes, and those attributes can have attributes.

          • WatDabney@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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            3 hours ago

            Sorry, but no. Yours is the misunderstanding.

            You’re conflating physicalism and materialism.

            • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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              3 hours ago

              Definitionally, physicalism is actually more inclusive than materialism, not less.

              Physicalism is closely related to materialism, and has evolved from materialism with advancements in the physical sciences in explaining observed phenomena. The terms “physicalism” and “materialism” are often used interchangeably, but can be distinguished on the basis that physics describes more than just matter. Physicalism encompasses matter, but also energy, physical laws, space, time, spacetime, exotic matter, structure, physical processes, information, state, and forces, among other things, as described by physics and other sciences, all within a monistic framework.

              In a modern context where everyone agrees light exists and is not a fermion I’m not sure it’s worth even distinguishing the two, though.

              • WatDabney@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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                2 hours ago

                A “physical property”, in this context, may be a metaphysical or logical combination of properties which are not physical in the ordinary sense.

                lol

                I’ve been watching as ontology has gone sideways since the new generation of blinkered STEMites decided they were qualified to weigh in on it, but this goes even beyond what I cynically expected.

    • QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Any reason to believe there’s anything at all outside of the physical universe or exists but is not tied to anything physical. Anything at all.