Science disproves Materialism

An apologia for Materialism; Reflections on the course 'The philosophy of science' by Jeffrey Kasser

Comments;

1. Kasser spent the entire course ignoring the fact there cannot be truth under the rubric of materialism. On the one hand academics deny absolute truth... but then they tell us 'everything scientists say is true.' This is all a joke. If all is particles in motion there cannot be truth. If that is all the 'mind' is there cannot be truth. People like Kasser cannot bring these things together... and so they pretend. If the universe was what they say it is, none of what they hold as true... could be known, or could be true.

2. Science disproves materialism;
- this course has been nothing but an apologia for status quo (materialist, naturalistic) science. He asks No tough questions. (You'll notice that the one thing our hyper critical professors never question is Materialism.) It's introductory level at best, but it's even worse than that, in that it in no way ever doubts Materialism; and defends it at every step of the way. (i.e. if the mind is just matter in motion why should what it claims be true?) Obviously matter can't be rational or intelligent... and so science disproves materialism. (i.e. if all were matter in motion there would be no minds, no rationality, and no science.)

3. Science and reality;
- what people like Kasser won't ever admit is that this project called science can never tell us what reality is. This being said; none of their claims can possibly be true. (To be true a claim must conform to reality.)

- to say that the explanation of things provided to us by Reductionism takes us to a more fundamental level is a mere claim; it can't in any way be proved. This is a fallout from the impersonalism of Materialism; in the end the most fundamental entities are not persons by particles that barely have mass. This is a bizarre view of things! Here we have intelligent people saying quarks are more important (fundamental) than they are... not to mention God. Materialists can never tell us at what level reality exists at. Is it the macro level? Is it the micro level? Is it the holistic level? Is it the particular level? They can't say. So in the end Materialist science is mute about the key questions human beings ask. So let's not get overly excited by the religion of scientism. What is now called science (a better word would be technology) can only be a 'tool' for man to use; not a source of ultimate truth.

- What's called 'science' in our day (i.e. methodological naturalism) cannot tell us what reality is, or even if such a thing exists. Only the doctrine of biblical creation can provide mankind with a basis for reality; can tell us what reality is. And it's only this doctrinal truth that can make sense of science. The philosophy of Materialism makes utter nonsense of science.

- We're supposed to believe that a deformed ape can do all the things scientists have done in the last couple centuries. We're supposed to believe that an ape that suffered a few mutations (copying errors) somehow (no one can imagine how) gained some incredible new capacities and abilities. (Apparently the idea is that the more you damage something the better it gets.) I find this 'idea' utterly bizarre, and utterly impossible. The dumbed down portrait of reality given to us by the Darwinists can't possibly be true. (Want to test this? Take an ape and bit by bit eliminate the information contained in its DNA. My prediction is this; it will get progressively stupider and stupider until it dies.)
- does anyone imagine a human being would get smarter and smarter if we eliminated information?

- Science can't tell us what; truth is; what reality; what right and wrong are; what justice is; what love is; what goodness; what the mind is; what language is; etc. etc. The idea this limited methodology should be laureled as the only standard of truth is true insanity. Kasser never admits the radical limitations of methodological naturalism. The idea we can rely on instrumental measurement as a guide to our lives is silly beyond belief.

Notes;
1. 'The philosophy of science' - Jeffrey Kasser (The Teaching Company)
2. I don't recommend this course. Kasser is hostile to Christianity, to Creation, and even to theism; despite the now typical pleadings of neutrality.
3. If you're thinking of listening to this series; try the first lecture first. It has some very nasty innuendoes on it.