Materialism isn't founded on scientific grounds

[tonyrey]

"It is unthinkable that in the comparatively short space of seventy to one thousand years since Homo Sapiens first appeared these laws should suddenly have ceased to hold good and ‘free will’ should then on be determining the course of brain processes and thus infringing the law of the conservation of energy". B. Rensch, Homo Sapiens, Methuen, 1972, p.156.

Correction: “in the comparatively short space of seventy to **one hundred **thousand years”!

 

[hecd2]

"It is unthinkable that in the comparatively short space of seventy to one hundred thousand years since Homo Sapiens first appeared these laws should suddenly have ceased to hold good and ‘free will’ should then on be determining the course of brain processes and thus infringing the law of the conservation of energy". B. Rensch, Homo Sapiens, Methuen, 1972, p.156.

Indeed it is unthinkable.

It is an argument against interactionism and dualism, as I thought, so not at all supporting your position.

You are obviously not in good company.

Alec
evolutionpages.com

 

[tonyrey]

Indeed it is unthinkable.
It is an argument against interactionism and dualism, as I thought, so not at all supporting your position.
You are obviously not in good company.

Then please explain why you stated:
“If you think that free will violates the law of the conservation of energy, you misunderstand the law.”

 

[grannymh]

Sure - I will use my tools of reason, self-reflection, logical evaluation and analytical thought, originating in my physical brain, to consider the question of an immaterial realm when I am presented with evidence and a reasoned argument for its necessary existence, which would likely persuade me to acknowledge its existence.

Alec
evolutionpages.com

NOTE:

Because of my concern that I may go off topic, I have moved this discussion to thread “Is there any difference between a chimpanzee and a human?” in Apologetics.