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Belief?

Barry Arrington
March 12, 2015
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Mark Frank: “Evolution does not select for specific beliefs.”

Of course not Mark, if by “evolution” you mean materialist Neo-Darwinian evolution. This is the case for the simple reason that if materialism is true, “beliefs” as they are commonly understood do not exist. They are an illusion, mere “folk psychology” according to Dennett.

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Keith S Beliefs are first and foremost a mental state, not a brain state and here is why, we can freely choose to change our beliefs anytime we want, matter or chemical reactions does not work that way. Mere matter can't change its mind..... get it?Andre
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Andre, How do you know that beliefs are non-physical?keith s
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Also, what is the essential property of a belief that cannot be captured by materialism
Beliefs are intentional states, they do not consist of any matter.... so the average materialist tries to confirm his denial with that which he denies in the first place...... You can figure out what that means, but knowing already that the average atheists have faulty logic (intentional) you probably won't.Andre
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These guys are just too precious, we can't trust our senses, but not to worry materialism is true...... they just know it! They tell us everyday that you can't really know....... Well how do you know that you can't know? How do you know that you can't trust your senses? How do you know God does not exist? How do you know materialism is true? What do you ground this on?Andre
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Barry,
They [beliefs] are an illusion, mere “folk psychology” according to Dennett.
Do you have a quote? Dennett is an eliminativist about qualia, but not, as far as I know, about beliefs. Also, what is the essential property of a belief that cannot be captured by materialism, in your opinion? Lastly, don't forget to respond to my comment on the Fred thread:
Barry, I’ve shown that Pearcey’s argument – if it were correct – would undermine an ID-based epistemology just as surely as it would undermine an evolutionary epistemology. If you have a viable counterargument, let’s hear it.
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