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Metaphysical Materialism

Observador6 September 2026 at 00:04

This brief philosophical text addresses the question of metaphysical materialism. The author points out the irony that those who call themselves rationalists and defend materialism are, according to the text, professing a thesis as undemonstrable as the ones they criticize in religion. The central argument suggests that materialism, as presented, does not constitute science, but rather an equally dogmatic position that requires faith, contradicting the claim of rationality of its defenders.

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