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

  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dkEnglish
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    3 days ago

    that seems to not have any basis in the physical at all and yet it exists

    If it has no basis in physical reality, how would you detect, measure or quantify it? On what basis would you prove its existence?

    • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I mean, if spontaneously every person on Earth heard a voice in their head say “I’m God and I love all of you, be nice to each other” in their own languages, but no physical evidence of the event could be found, that could count.

      • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Except that’s a pretty material event. If thing A interacts with thing B there is a material thing happening between them, which can immediately be measured and quantified.

        It wouldn’t help that such an event happens only once, but you’ll still have 8 billion data points to draw a conclusion from.