Does the material world exist only to those who believe in science?

Perception is reality. We perceive with our senses, and our minds tell us what we are sensing. A bird perceives with its senses, and its mind tells it what it is sensing.

The mind retains relevant information as knowledge. The bird flies through the air but does its mind tell it that it is flying through space and the time it takes to get where it is going?

Space and time are concepts of physics. They are dimensions of a material world made up of matter, its third dimension. The three concepts of space, time, and matter are the fundamental thought patterns of physics, a branch of science invented by the human mind.

Can we conclude that the material world exists only to those believe in science?

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James25 · 61-69, M

Can we conclude that the material world exists only to those who believe in science?

We can conclude that the material world exists for everyone not just those who believe in science. Because everyone believes that they exist.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@James25

Because everyone believes that they exist.

Everyone who believes in science comes out of the human brain. Neurons receiving signals from the eyes, ears, nose, skin, and taste buds send them to the various departments of the executive branch of government run by you. And you think spiritual types who believe in God are crazy?

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sree251 · 41-45, M

@James25 Let's stay focused on the topic.

I know that I exist. It is not a matter of belief. If you believe in science, you exist as a human being made of flesh and bones living on a planet called Earth. I don't believe in science, and neither does the bird. To the bird, there is no planet Earth, and I doubt it sees itself as a bird. Like the bird, I don't see myself as a human being.

James25 · 61-69, M

@sree251 you see yourself as a spiritual being. You are a spiritual being currently existing as a physical being

sree251 · 41-45, M

@James25

you see yourself as a spiritual being.

No, I don't see myself as a spiritual being.

A spiritual being, like a human being, is a definable entity.

The human being is a creature of science, an entity of the material world.

A spiritual being is a creature of religion, an entity of the spiritual world.