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I am not a materialist, I am a physicalist. And la-la land is just a fit metaphor for thinking that conscious experience is explained by a theory that can't be proven or disproven. If you think your consciousness is received by the brain-antenna from the macrocosmic sphere of absolute consciousness (or God, or whatever you call it) then remember about your mother and father, and the world that supported your and fed you experiences. They are responsible for your consciousness. Your experience comes from your parents and the world, and you are missing the obvious while embracing a nice fantasy. And if you don't make babies you won't extend your consciousness past your death. Your parents did, and here you are, all conscious and spiritual.



How do you prove/disprove physicalism?




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