Difference between revisions of "Counterexamples to materialism"
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# [[action-at-a-distance]] in [[physics]] | # [[action-at-a-distance]] in [[physics]] | ||
| − | # animals fleeing to high ground in anticipation of a [[tsunami]] | + | # animals fleeing to high ground in anticipation of a [[tsunami]]<ref>https://www.kpax.com/news/a-wilder-view/a-wilder-view-can-animals-sense-oncoming-natural-disasters#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20well,ground%20before%20the%20wave%20hit.</ref> |
# the [[origin of life]]<ref name="Origin of life">[https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]</ref> | # the [[origin of life]]<ref name="Origin of life">[https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]</ref> | ||
# human consciousness<ref>[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2012/03/argument-from-consciousness-for.html The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God] by [[John Piippo]], 3/20/2012 | # human consciousness<ref>[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2012/03/argument-from-consciousness-for.html The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God] by [[John Piippo]], 3/20/2012 | ||
Revision as of 00:39, September 24, 2023
Counterexamples to materialism include:
- homing conduct by many birds
- migratory conduct by butterflies
- action-at-a-distance in physics
- animals fleeing to high ground in anticipation of a tsunami[1]
- the origin of life[2]
- human consciousness[3] (see: Atheism and consciousness)
- nature's beauty. (see: Argument from beauty)
- prime number identification among large numbers quickly by some people who cannot do basic arithmetic
See also
- Arguments for the existence of God
- Logical arguments for the existence of God
- Atheism
- Philosophical naturalism
- Counterexamples to evolution
References
- ↑ https://www.kpax.com/news/a-wilder-view/a-wilder-view-can-animals-sense-oncoming-natural-disasters#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20well,ground%20before%20the%20wave%20hit.
- ↑ Origin of life
- ↑ The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God by John Piippo, 3/20/2012
- Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems by John Piippo, 4/14/2014