RE: Regariding the evidence for materialism
September 5, 2011 at 1:13 am
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2011 at 1:14 am by Fred.)
(September 4, 2011 at 12:57 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(September 4, 2011 at 12:33 pm)Fred Wrote: Is consciousness physical?
Yes. it is the interaction of nerves and chemicals in the brain.
Explaining the mechanics of how it is facilitated is not the same as explaining what it is.
Quote:Quote: Are the laws of the universe physical?Are concepts physical?
No. these things are usefull for describing the world, but are not in themselves physical, they are abstract and exist only in the, (admitedly material) mind.
The laws of the universe exist only in my brain? Wow. That's an awesome responsibility. Does this mean gravity didn't follow them till we showed up? Who knew?
So these laws are not physical? To hear it told, that means they don't exist or aren't real. Yet the universe is governed by them nonetheless? is this an example of that magical thinking I hear so much about?
