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Daithy Posted 12 years ago
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Does "metaphysical" mean the same as "immaterial"?

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Did you find that your dictionary contains identical definitions for these two words? Clive

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Did you find that your dictionary contains identical definitions for these two words?

Clive
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So doesn't that answer your question?
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Which one is correct? I have a feeling that both, that's why I asked this question:

Johny asks professor about the mind, "Professor, since we live in a physical world, is the mind also physical?"

Professor:

a) "No, Johny, however uncanny this may sound, but the mind is immaterial."

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b) "No, Johny, however uncanny this may sound, but the mind is metap
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Hi,

A suggests 'without physical substance'. It sounds like simply 'you can't touch it'..

B suggests that the mind is a very philosophical concept, ie related to metaphysics.

( Delete 'but'. )

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