>>12920983First of all, we don't have any actual proof that the phenomenical material world is the source of the psyche. All we can do, as Aristotle and Spinoza affirmed, is to trace a dualistic bond between body and psyche. If something happens in your psyche, your body also does something like moving. If I touch regions of your brain, your psyche moves and generates a new perception.
Do we have evidence of Metaphysical materialism? We don't have definitive evidence, but the clues seem to go in that direction. While the psyche can influence the body (I want to walk and my body walks), it seems like matter always has some independence which psyche has not.
However, even if Metaphysical materialism turns out to be true, is it really bad? The fact that the source of emotions is matter, does it make emotions really worse? We are social creatures and help each other, if someone gets a shot in the brain and changes personality, we will help him. Because we know empathy and passion are beautiful, and we will do everything to get everyone to get those chemicals in a natural way, even if life is short.
