(October 12, 2015 at 2:05 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(October 12, 2015 at 11:17 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Naturalism doesn't exclude the role of meaning or significance. It just doesn't provide a ready-made explanation for them. But then, neither do the alternatives which basically boil down to, "it's magic."And yet naturalists attempt to explain away intentionally at every turn I. e. As. A causally inert illusion of physical brain processes.
Agreed Chad. Naturalism does not include intentionality and has no room for it. Naturalism has no meaning or purpose, just blind unguided processes with no regard. "Meaning" and "purpose" are human constructs derived from processes in the brain (ironically that which is a consequence of said Naturalism) and as you point out, they must be illusory constructs.
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