(February 10, 2025 at 12:58 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I don't disagree, but what can you prove with non-materialism? It hardly seems to be unique to materialism that it can't be proven in its own terms.
That's a good point.
Off hand (it's the middle of the night here) I suspect that every theory we have is in the end unprovable if we stay within the bounds of the theory itself.
People are persuaded by one theory or another for reasons outside of the theory itself. So there is no empirical test we can do to prove that empiricism is best, but it's reasonable to be persuaded by its practical success. Other people claim that other systems are more likely, due to their (apparent) logical necessity.
If someone claims that his favorite theory proves itself, that would invite some pretty careful examination.
