RobinZ comments on The two insights of materialism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 24 March 2010 08:59:45PM 3 points [-]

Ick. If the universe can be adequately explained by thinking of as arising from graph operations, then I desire to believe that the universe arises from graph operations.

That's why I prefer the term "philosophical naturalist".

Comment author: Jack 25 March 2010 12:37:12PM 4 points [-]

"Physicalist" is the term used in philosophy now for precisely this reason. It just means that you believe the world is composed of whatever our best theory of physics says it is composed of.

Comment author: Academian 25 March 2010 12:20:46PM 0 points [-]

Me too. I wanted to address "fear of matter" head on with the term "materialism".

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