Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism

by Richard C. Carrier

The evidence that is offered “against” the above conclusion differs in a very significant way from the evidence for it. The evidence for mind-body physicalism has been corroborated in laboratories and scientific field studies thousands and thousands of times in countless ways and is in fact the only evidence any reputable science has ever turned up or ever sees in regular medical practice. Indeed, the evidence has converged from numerous different directions on the same conclusion. In contrast, the evidence against mind-body physicalism is purely anecdotal, almost always ambiguous, and has often been shown to be outright fraudulent. It is thus clear that mind-body physicalism is proven by objective, rigorous investigation, whereas its denial rests on wishful thinking so powerful it even leads people to fabricate it, or to see what isn’t there.