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New Words
I've learned some new words:
Physicalism, physicalist.
A physicalist is a person who believes the physical world is the ultimate reality. His/her opposite is an idealist- a person who believes the physical world is an illusory projection of consciousness.
I have always been an idealist myself- though 20th century Anglican theology (John Robinson and Don Cupitt) pushed me close to physicalism for a while.
I would like to revise my vocabulary and- in future- use physicalism and physicalist instead of materialism and materialist. The new words are free of perjorative overtones, less judgemental- and one should try one's best to be kind to one's enemies...
Physicalism, physicalist.
A physicalist is a person who believes the physical world is the ultimate reality. His/her opposite is an idealist- a person who believes the physical world is an illusory projection of consciousness.
I have always been an idealist myself- though 20th century Anglican theology (John Robinson and Don Cupitt) pushed me close to physicalism for a while.
I would like to revise my vocabulary and- in future- use physicalism and physicalist instead of materialism and materialist. The new words are free of perjorative overtones, less judgemental- and one should try one's best to be kind to one's enemies...