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.
I await your answer.
Ok, then if you could, please don’t refer to me as a Darwinist because of the implications of the word.
One more thing I’d like to make clear is I am by no means an expert on any of this, I wouldn’t be so arrogant to even claim it. You will get no great answers from me about anything.
As far as I know, there are no supernatural forces, so yeah, in that respect I am a materialist.
But frankly, my point of view on any of it is meaningless on these matters, only what is true matters. I do think that knowledge is expanded most thoroughly through rigid scientific scholarship though and not ‘common sense’ or comforting thoughts. Where that process will eventually lead will more than likely prove untrue most of what we think is true at some point. Half life of truth kind of thing.