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Materialism defies both experience and logic.  Experience provides numerous [[counterexamples]] that disprove materialism, such as [[migration]], [[homing]], [[action-at-a-distance]] and [[non-locality]], plus extraordinary good and evil events that lack statistically plausible explanations.  Materialism is also contrary to logic, as there no logical reason to expect human senses to be able to fully recognize all of reality.

Materialism defies both experience and logic.  Experience provides numerous [[counterexamples]] that disprove materialism, such as [[migration]], [[homing]], [[action-at-a-distance]] and [[non-locality]], plus extraordinary good and evil events that lack statistically plausible explanations.  Materialism is also contrary to logic, as there no logical reason to expect human senses to be able to fully recognize all of reality.

Materialism ignores unseen [[opportunity costs]], and often materialists are unable or unwilling to grasp this and other abstract truths.  Materialists have trouble realizing that the deterrence effect of gun ownership yields more benefits than any harm that guns cause.  Materialists often develop obsessions with their outlook, as reflected by [[evolution syndrome]].

Materialism ignores unseen [[opportunity costs]], and often materialists are unable or unwilling to grasp this and other abstract truths.  Materialists have trouble realizing that the deterrence effect of gun ownership yields more benefits than any [[gun control|harm that guns cause]] cause.  Materialists often develop obsessions with their outlook, as reflected by [[evolution syndrome]].

== Harm Caused by Materialism ==

== Harm Caused by Materialism ==

The falsehood of materialism causes significant harm, including:

The falsehood of materialism causes significant harm, including:

*downplaying the harmful affects of gambling and pornography, which can be even more harmful than destructive substance abuse

*downplaying the harmful affects of [[gambling]] and [[pornography]], which can be even more harmful than destructive [[substance abuse]]

*downplaying non-material causes of accidents, such as young children impulsively darting towards water or into the street

*downplaying non-material causes of accidents, such as young children impulsively darting towards water or into the street

*exaggerating possible material causes of anxiety and possible material remedies, such as medication

*exaggerating possible material causes of anxiety and possible material remedies, such as medication