There is no spirit outside matter
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This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.
This argument is a “con” argument in the debate Does God exist?.
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God is supposed to be an immaterial entity (since we can't see or touch him). This concept is based on the spiritualist idea that there are immaterial beings and realities. But this assumption is gratuitous: we know of no immaterial reality without physical support.
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The existence of a mind outside matter goes against our neurological knowledge
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Contemporary science is shaking the philosophical foundations on which materialism rests.
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Near-death experiences show consciousness independent of the brain
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Several so-called paranormal phenomena show the action of the spirit beyond a physical medium
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Consciousness cannot be explained by matter
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Mathematics exists in a reality independent of matter
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The laws of nature do not come from matter but organize matter
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Materialism is an irrefutable theory
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Our scientific paradigm must be modified in the light of psi experiences