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The name of this blog comes from Carl Sagan's famous reflection that we are made from the same "stuff" as stars and that our origins can be traced back to a star ending its life cycle with a majestic explosion: "We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands [...] We are a way for the cosmos to know itself. We are creatures of the cosmos and always hunger to know our origins, to understand our connection with the universe." A Neurophilosopher in the making, I think that quote captures my two biggest passions: Science and Philosophy. It also hints that I am a naturalist and believe there are no supernatural entities at work inside or outside the universe and that everything can be explained through natural means. I hope you enjoy my sporadic mind-ejaculations! |
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NotesAnonymous asked: Hello there,
I read your post titled "Materialism and Naturalism are Myths" and thoroughly enjoyed it. I, too, am a materialist (or naturalist or physicalist) and I would thoroughly enjoy it if you pointed me any articles, books, or movies that would help me reach a more mature understanding of the arguments for (and against) materialism. So that I can employ better (more fundamental) arguments to people who believe in the supernatural.
Thanks!Hi mate, thanks for your message! I’m really glad you enjoyed the article. I think that one of the best materials out there that argue for materialism, while explaining the arguments for dualism (and why they don’t fly) is Professor Shelly Kagan’s course called Death, from the Yale Open Courses program. It’s an entire semester’s worth of 40+ minute lectures that should keep you occupied for some time.
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