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could there be a middle ground between spiritualism and materialism?
I know a lot of people that identify themselves as 'spiritual' but not religious. They might even be materialists.
Yes, indeed several. Neutral monism or strong philosophical skepticism. The later as that can't be known in either case.
could there be a middle ground between spiritualism and materialism?
It depends on what you mean with spiritualism. In my experience, that is mainly used as a pure negation of materialism with no independent semantics. If that is the case, then then answer is logically nope.could there be a middle ground between spiritualism and materialism?
just a reminder, spiritual literally means mental. has to do with consciousness. kind of strange that a materialist would claim that the mental arise from material while manipulating matter.Not for me.
I would think most spiritualist, not all, would accept the reality of matter.
I don't see many materialist accepting the reality of spirit.
The acceptance of spirit is not necessary to explain anything in nature.
All phenomenon, at least that we are aware of has a natural explanation.
The reliance on spiritual explanations is usually due to a lack of education/knowledge on a subject.
It depends on what you mean with spiritualism. In my experience, that is mainly used as a pure negation of materialism with no independent semantics. If that is the case, then then answer is logically nope.
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- viole
just a reminder, spiritual literally means mental. has to do with consciousness. kind of strange that a materialist would claim that the mental arise from material while manipulating matter.
its like claiming east is better/worse than west and vicey versa. the two shall never meet so long as they think in terms of absolute black and white. pity
Since our mental processes are all matter based does this mean that spirit is a subset of matter?
Can you define spiritualism?could there be a middle ground between spiritualism and materialism?
That traces of consciousness are detectable as activity in the brain, does not necessarily confirm that consciousness originates there. An image of the moon detectable in a millpond originates neither from beneath the surface of the water, nor from the moon...
When traces of consciousness are detected from a different source, I'll be happy to consider it as a necessary inclusion to any explanation.
Until then, the belief of a non-physical source is unnecessary.
However without the need of physical evidence to support your belief, what you believe is only limited by your creative ability.
Of course, I can create any belief and believe it is true, except I know how unreliable such beliefs are.
What you believe is more likely to be wrong than right, so why bother?
What is your evidence for this claim?I make no significant distinction between the two. The spiritual and material are bound together, one intertwined with the other.
What is your evidence for this claim?
I don't have any on hand. It's hidden away in some trees.What is your evidence for this claim?
I don't know.could there be a middle ground between spiritualism and materialism?