1. Everything that we have evidence of is made of matter as far as we know, right? Is materialistic and physical, etc. And what evidence is there for any of this being controlled and it not being down to mechanics? There is missing evidence for control, there's evidence of mechanical control...where's the evidence for non mechanical control? I know of none. So I therefore think it's rational to hold the position that currently at least - there's just no valid reason to believe in any non-mechanical control when there's only evidence for mechanical control (as far as I know anyway, enlighten me).
2. How are thoughts not physical when I assume they are controlled by the physical laws, mechanics of the universe; and I assume this rationally in my mind - it's the least complex hypothesis - because, as far as I know, everything that we have evidence of is mechanical and physical, right?
As I have said - and several times now - I am not saying that it has to be mechanical, or that it definitely is physical. I'm saying: Why treat it as an exception?? If we are to do that - where's the evidence for such an exception, that it isn't physical, unlike everything else we know of which, as far as we know is physical; in this materialistic universe that as far as we know - is purely mechanical. Well - I mean that I believe it's fully mechanical...untill I know of any evidence to the contrary! Any evidence for anything that is somehow not controlled by mechanics and isn't a physical thing and yet still somehow actually exists.
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2. How are thoughts not physical when I assume they are controlled by the physical laws, mechanics of the universe; and I assume this rationally in my mind - it's the least complex hypothesis - because, as far as I know, everything that we have evidence of is mechanical and physical, right?
As I have said - and several times now - I am not saying that it has to be mechanical, or that it definitely is physical. I'm saying: Why treat it as an exception?? If we are to do that - where's the evidence for such an exception, that it isn't physical, unlike everything else we know of which, as far as we know is physical; in this materialistic universe that as far as we know - is purely mechanical. Well - I mean that I believe it's fully mechanical...untill I know of any evidence to the contrary! Any evidence for anything that is somehow not controlled by mechanics and isn't a physical thing and yet still somehow actually exists.
EvF
