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'''Materialism''' is a [[philosophy]] within the realm of [[metaphysics]] that holds that the only thing that can be proven beyond doubt to exist is matter.  Materialism holds that all phenomena and processes can be explained as manifestations or results of matter.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialism Merriam Webster Dictionary: Materialism]</ref>

'''Materialism''' is a [[philosophy]] within the realm of [[metaphysics]] that holds that the only thing that can be proven beyond doubt to exist is [[matter]].  Materialism holds that all phenomena and processes can be explained as manifestations or results of matter.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialism Merriam Webster Dictionary: Materialism]</ref>

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 [[gun control|harm that guns cause]] 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]].

==Quotes==

==Quotes==

*"[T]he greatest failure of materialism is that it simply cannot explain the existence of [[information]]!" <ref>[http://cosmicfingerprints.com/iidb.htm Perry Marshall's website about Perry Marshall's forum posts]</ref>

*"[T]he greatest failure of materialism is that it simply cannot explain the existence of [[information]]!" <ref>[http://cosmicfingerprints.com/iidb.htm Perry Marshall's website about Perry Marshall's forum posts]</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==

* [[Philosophy]]

* [[Philosophy]]

* [[Unseen]]

* [[Unseen]]

== References ==

== References ==

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[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]