Don Salmon
1 min readDec 15, 2023

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I've asked Paul several times what he means by the word "physical" (since all scientists agree that much that is immaterial exists, the correct word for what naturalists believe is the ultimate substratum of the universe, is "physical")

I've also stated an obvious fact, since we have no evidence and by the nature of our minds can never have direct evidence of something purely physical, that one can only maintain such a belief by means of pure faith.

So far, he's engaged in all kinds of diversions ("Since you don't understand what I'm talking about it's not worth talking with you any more" is my favorite - and no Paul, I'm not quoting from memory)

It's an incredibly simple question. I've talked to numerous philosophy professors (people with extensive training, published in peer reviewed journals) over more than two decades. Everyone so far agrees, nobody has ever given a coherent definition beyond the tautological "it's whatever physics studies.

But Paul, everyone who has read your writing knows that you are about the last person anyone would call modest,

So I'll ask again, what does the word "physical" mean?

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Don Salmon
Don Salmon

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