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Materialism
From A Storehouse of Knowledge
Materialism is the philosophical position that matter is the only reality and all phenomena are manifestations of physical matter.
Another definition of materialism is the delusion that happiness is derived from the acquisition of more and more commercial goods.
Materialism and methodological naturalism
Methodological naturalism in science makes no claims about the existence of the metaphysical (supernatural) but treats it as untestable, and considers all explanations or predictions with metaphysical or supernatural elements to be unscientific.
