> It's strange to me that materialism is still such a popular belief amongst people who consider themselves rational, because even the origin point of that beli

> It's strange to me that materialism is still such a popular belief amongst people who consider themselves rational, because even the origin point of that belief (the atomistic view of physics) fell apart at the hands of quantum mechanics. Well put. This boggles my mind too. It also seems to me that it should be evident that ultimately, either we rely on infinite regression (essentially explaining nothing) or at a certain point we pick an ontological primitive that we don't explain. And that our choice should be informed by how much of the known world can be explained in terms of such a primitive. I can't fathom what would lead anyone to choose matter for that purpose, and at the same time it seems like the mainstream, unquestioned choice.