Occams Hatchet and Is Materialism "Special"

[bennyboy]

Sorry, a little late to this party. What makes such an assumption unreasonable?

Nothing's wrong with making assumptions. I make some in order to feel it's worthwhile living and getting out of bed in the morning.

The problem is that assumptions ingrained in the world view, if they are also treated as objects of observation or conclusions of inquiry, lead to a nasty circle-- a kind of implicit begging of the question, if you will.