Well, one, I don’t know what you mean by Darwinist, as it often used as a pejorative and I certainly am not a ‘follower’ of Darwin. He was a man with what turned out to be some incredible observations that turned the world of science on its head.
As far as materialism is concerned, if you are interested in a philosophical discussion of the mind, I’m really not interested, nor qualified, mostly because I’ve never been interested.
Regarding materialism I simply mean it means the universe is comprised of matter and energy. That is what the Big Bang produced. I am simply trying to understand your point of view. I will not ask any trick questions. I am a very simple person. I am simply looking for clarity on the subject.
My question regarding materialism simply references the question of how does one arrive at your conclusions regarding the theory of evolution. How to approach a resolution of those conclusions…how, then, will we arrive at agreement….'this is what your Dad believed, and he is always right', or 'that is what my Dad believed, and he is always right', or sociologically it is the representative majority consensus,…. or 'it is the most psychologically comforting',…. or, 'we will deliberately, thoughtfully consider the facts and use the laws of logic and reason and rational thought to examine my questions and your explications of such questions'.
You chose the method which you believe is most applicable to scientific investigation and methodologies applied to nature to arrive at your conclusion.