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
I’m saying that this is untrue:
Because we all believe hundreds of things every day without evidence.
The demand for evidence comes after we have decided that we don’t believe something or we’re skeptical or unsure.
We accept things that fit with our mental model of the world without question. It’s things that don’t fit with our prior understanding that we question.
We are a product of our culture, upbringing and experiences, far more than we are the product of cold hard reason.
We are social creatures first and scientist mathematician philosopher lawyers second.