“An idol is not necessarily something concrete, like a golden calf. It can also be something abstract, like matter. Is matter part of the created order? Sure it is. So the philosophy of materialism qualifies as an idol in the biblical sense.” MatterPhilosophyOrderGoldenAbstractMaterialismIdolsConcreteBiblicalCalves Author:Nancy Pearcey
“The most consistent versions of materialism deny the reality of anything beyond matter - no soul, no spirit, no will, no mind. This is called reductionism: Humans are reduced to biochemical machines.” MindHumansSoulMatterRealitySpiritMachinesDenyVersionsConsistentMaterialismReductionism Author:Nancy Pearcey
“You don't have to be a Christian to recognize that materialism does not match reality. Materialism is not true to universal human experience - what we all know about ourselves.” KnowsHumansDoeRealityChristianUniversalMaterialismHuman Experience Author:Nancy Pearcey
“Because a human is a someone and not a something, the source of human life must also be a Someone - not the blind, automatic forces of nature, as philosophies like naturalism and materialism tell us.” HumansPhilosophyForceSourceBlindHuman LifeMaterialismNaturalismForces Of Nature Author:Nancy Pearcey
“There are unprecedented numbers of movements for human rights and freedoms. But the dominant worldviews in academia, like materialism and naturalism, deny the reality of freedom, reducing humans to robots. So where does the concept of human rights come from?” HumansDoeRealityNumbersRightsMovementConceptsHuman RightsDenyMaterialismDominantRobotsReducingWorldviewUnprecedentedAcademiaNaturalismRights And Freedoms Author:Nancy Pearcey
