From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, x wrote:   
      
   > On 8/5/24 06:12, D wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On Sun, 4 Aug 2024, oldernow wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2024-08-04, D  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> What are 3 arguments in favour of physicalism?   
   >>>   
   >>> Arguments are mental phenomena. There's much hilarity in   
   >>> having to lean on mind to attempt to "prove" physicalism....   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Ah, but you see, either we have the world, or the world + x, where the x   
   >> factor is any type of idealist world or theory. St Occam teaches us not to   
   >> needlessly multiply complexities, so the world it is.   
   >>   
   >> Another approach is of course that the mind is based on matter. So without   
   >> the world, no mind. ;)   
   >   
   > This is speculation.   
   >   
   > Have you gotten rid of the world to test your theory?   
   >   
   > You are theorizing about the possibility of mindlessness,   
   > but ignoring that you are theorizing about it at the same   
   > time.   
   >   
   > It reduces back to oldernow's statement about 'arguments   
   > are mental phenomena'.   
   >   
   > I tend to like those pre-Socrates 'sophists' and those   
   > solipsists also, but it is a lot easier to reduce it to   
   > faulty reasoning.   
   >   
      
   Nope, my test of the world is excellent. See G.E. Moores argument earlier   
   in the thread.   
      
   Add to that, that no one has been able to prove solipsism or idealism to   
   the satisfaction of the great majority of scientists or philosophers (who   
   tend to side with there being an external world), so I'm perfectly good in   
   that department. =)   
      
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