[PatrickHenry]

a : a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter

Thanks for the definition. I figured there was some philosophical baggage associated with the term; and definitions "b" and "c" didn't disappoint my expections. I'll go with definition "a", if we can consider "matter" to mean "matter/energy". I don't know that anything else exists (except perhaps those space-time fields which are always being mentioned in discussions about general relativity, and I'm not in the mood to consider them this evening).

[Tares]

a : a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter

I'll go with definition "a", if we can consider "matter" to mean "matter/energy".

Is free will a manifestation or result of matter/energy?