evidence supporting the materialist paradigm

[andyjohnsonman]

There is scientific evidence that if you damage a persons part of the brain that mediates empathy that person doesn’t feel  empathy anymore doesnt that disprove idealism and show that the materialist paradigm is accurate?

[Cepzeu]

1 hour ago, andyjohnsonman said:

There is scientific evidence that if you damage a persons part of the brain that mediates empathy that person doesn’t feel  empathy anymore doesnt that disprove idealism and show that the materialist paradigm is accurate?

It shows that science can measure certain things and call them something which they are not

[Consilience]

If you think this proves materialism you need to contemplate epistemology and metaphysics more 

[Leo Gura]

@andyjohnsonman This was explained in my video: Why Brains Do Not Exist

Science and the brain are themselves part of the entire hallucination you call reality.

Ask yourself this: Where is the proof that all of science as a whole is not a hallucination? If the universe is a hallucination, so is science and so are all methods of proof.

[TheAvatarState]

3 hours ago, andyjohnsonman said:

There is scientific evidence that if you damage a persons part of the brain that mediates empathy that person doesn’t feel  empathy anymore doesnt that disprove idealism and show that the materialist paradigm is accurate?

Does this prove that the brain is responsible for our perceptions? Or does it just prove that a perception of the brain is merely linked to our perceptions? Does a dream or hallucination not have "rules?" This doesn't actually prove anything if you observe enough. Go deeper.

[Truth Addict]

Which is prior? Experience or the explanation of experience?

In other words, which is first? The story itself or the telling of it?

Edited December 21, 2018 by Truth Addict

[ground]

10 hours ago, andyjohnsonman said:

There is scientific evidence that if you damage a persons part of the brain that mediates empathy that person doesn’t feel  empathy anymore doesnt that disprove idealism and show that the materialist paradigm is accurate?

In the sphere of science, yes.

[Matt8800]

14 hours ago, andyjohnsonman said:

There is scientific evidence that if you damage a persons part of the brain that mediates empathy that person doesn’t feel  empathy anymore doesnt that disprove idealism and show that the materialist paradigm is accurate?

The brain creates thoughts and feelings but what is aware of those thoughts and feelings?

Unlike most people that are drawn to spirituality, I was not one of those that naturally felt empathy. There have been times in my life that I have wondered if I was on the spectrum of psychopathy.

Feeling empathy is merely an experience created by the brain, as you pointed out. The intention to embody love is different than feeling love. What I found is that if I cultivate the intention to embody love, it seems to help cultivate feelings of love. 

Brain scans were given to buddhist monks that have been practicing loving-kindness meditation for decades and they found their brains were structured quite differently than non-meditators. The speculation is that the brain restructures itself through neuroplasticity. 

The True Self is beyond experiences, feelings and thoughts.

Edited December 21, 2018 by Matt8800

[Enlightenment]

4 hours ago, Truth Addict said:

Which is prior? Experience or the explanation of experience?

In other words, which is first? The story itself or the telling of it?

Ok, then what about the experience of losing consciousness? Doesn't it prove experientially that you can be dead from the materialistic point of view?  

[Leo Gura]

32 minutes ago, wheelspawn said:

If my brain isn't real, why can't I make it go poof and go flying around the galaxy in a disembodied state? What is the point of brains existing at all, even as hallucinations?

You can! That's called Astral Priojection. And you do so every night when you dream.

But your mind is too weak right now. It requires training.

[Arkandeus]

The observer effect

Studies done with the consciousness of water

Multiple personality disorder, people who's allergies and chemical composition change as their personality switches