PerfectSociety wrote at August 15, 2018 at 7:19 PM

neurochemical/electrical signal patterns associated with brain activity, I suppose.

rot wrote at August 15, 2018 at 7:21 PM

well chemicals are part of physical reality right? so the conclusion would be that materialism reflects reality because reality precedes consciousness as consciousness is a result of material conditions.

PerfectSociety wrote at August 15, 2018 at 7:41 PM

I am on the Materialist side of the divide, so I certainly see things that way. However, I was curious if others have a different perspective since I'm by no means especially knowledgeable about philosophy.

ziq wrote at August 15, 2018 at 8:01 PM

Curious, what's with your username? You're post-left but believe in utopian societies?

PerfectSociety wrote at August 15, 2018 at 9:21 PM

It's meant to be ironic/unserious.

ziq wrote at August 16, 2018 at 7:03 AM

Ah, I see.