> Dennet is a reductive materialist. "Materialism: 1a: a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and ph

> Dennet is a reductive materialist. "Materialism: 1a: a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter. scientific materialism" [1] [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialist https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materialist Materialism became the guiding philosophy of Science in ~1845. Reductionism was all the rage. I think materialism is losing its stranglehold on scientific progress ('science advances one funeral at a time'). There was a submission a few days ago titled "physics has demoted mass" [3] [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679150 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15679150 My experience is that the universe is probably more intricate than we can imagine.