tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post6048638191478558248..comments2024-02-22T04:58:19.083-08:00Comments on My Reflections: A. N. Wilson on materialismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-84188009601202953802011-08-05T10:31:02.674-07:002011-08-05T10:31:02.674-07:00Well, evolutionary biology and psychology have att...Well, evolutionary biology and psychology have attempted answers to "how" we should be capable of love or whatnot. But the "why" question is what I think A.N. Wilson really gets right. "Why" should a mere collection of chemicals (actually, quarks and gluons, etc) care? It is the fact that we care about ourselves, each other, the world, God, that is the biggest mystery of all. Materialism can only offer a descriptive account of the world. But humans live in the world of norms and truth. We don't just say, "Hey, this is a collection of chemicals called Greg." We say, "I care about Greg." Why should a collection of chemicals want to preserve itself, survive, and assist in the preservation of others? It seems, quite surprisingly, that those things which "mean" something to us, are rather quite real.M Fitzpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-71808042730433980022011-08-04T18:42:32.856-07:002011-08-04T18:42:32.856-07:00Not everybody's caught up....Not everybody's caught up....My Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398084457749292224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-70793655924994356242011-08-04T15:44:55.265-07:002011-08-04T15:44:55.265-07:00At first, I thought this quote was say, 40 years o...At first, I thought this quote was say, 40 years old. But as I re-read your post, I'm under the impression it is a recent quotes.<br /><br />That matters because only in the past 10 years or so, there has been some new research into altruism, co-operation, and even love as evolutionary adaptations that promote survival of a species or group.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329209155241341576noreply@blogger.com