Materialism
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Materialism is a belief system stipulating that matter is the only reality. Materialists believe that everything, whether physical or psychological, actions, activities, causes and effects are entirely material. This can be characterized as a belief in eternal matter instead of an eternal God, that is, impersonal matter is all there ever was and is.
Materialism posits a material explanation for all phenomena. In the context of evolutionism, materialism seeks to find a physical and naturalistic explanation for the the existence of the universe in its current state.
Materialism is always at least subconsciously present in evolutionism, being in fact the very heart of naturalistic evolutionism. Mankind has had a bent toward this philosophy ever since the Garden, but it was only with the popularization of the evolutionary model of origins that it has been widely perceived as a legitimate viewpoint.
Materialism in a Creationist Worldview
Materialism offers no real hope. Malcolm Forbes said "He who dies with the most toys wins," but found that "He who dies with the most toys" still dies. Other materialists seek to live for the day: "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die" is about the best a materialist can do.
A man's life is not the sum of his possessions. Even with throwing his body into the equation, materialism still doesn't add up.
Related References
- Materialism by AllAboutPhilosophy
