Consider a reality without either matter, space, or time. Such a reality can only ever be a considered reality (conceived) and not be reality as such. We observe the inviolate-ability and interdependence of matterspacetime, both as seeing it and accepting it.
Tag: materialism
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We often mistake the light for the object.
An object which absorbs all blue light but reflecting all red and one-quarter of green light will produce the sensation an object say is orange.
But let us make it clear—the light is always the same combination of reflected red and green light with the absorption of blue light by an object that makes the object appear to be orange. Nothing materially orange can be found in the orange, and nothing materially orange can be removed from the the object to be its own object “orange”.
All the way down all we find is light or energy.
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There are particulars and the entire set of unique particulars.
Everything in between are universals.
There is nothing more specific to particulars and nothing more general to the set.
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The mind is identical to the process of the body.
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This is not a new approach. Identity theorists, eliminativists, physicalists, materialists, realists are all versions of a philosophy that argues that the world is not dependent on the mind.
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I have not always been a materialist. I used to think a lot about abstract objects to the point of being obsessed of them, ignoring The material world all together.
In some ways I was like hardcore idealists, thinking the material was a creation of the mind. The mind/spirit was more important than the physical self and world.
This ways of thinking did not get me very far. I was confused and frustrated with my relationship to the world. which perhaps why I chose to change my way of thinking, to abandon privileging the mind and spirit. Because every time I try to function with mind and spirit in priority I ended up failing, or dissatisfied with the outcome.
To cut to the chase, by dealing with this body in this world it took care of the mind and spirit. I was not neglecting them but they were better for this flipping of properties. The world became more manageable. My mind and spirit then also became more manageable as well.
This transformation was not overnight but gradual, and it took many years of trial and error until reaching where I am now. And even then I am still not fully whereI want to be but much closer and also heading in the right direction. Prioritizing the mind, spirit and abstract objects had literally felt like being led in the complete opposite direction far from where I had wanted to be.
Where I want to be is not a physical or material place but I can’t reach there without prioritizing the physical over the ideal. This much I know.
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If the physical is of secondary importance then what is its function to that which is of primary importance?
There is a danger to downgrading the physical over the non-physical, namely there is no access to the latter realm.
Justifications of this are in general claims of a priori knowledge and existence when we only have a posteriori knowledge to work with.
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