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materialist by materialist April 19, 2003
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Materialist
Someone who believes a type of material is inferior to another, or someone who discriminates against specific types of material. See materialism
George: Do you have any leather jackets? I hate fleece.
Cashier: Oh, you're one of those kinds of people. We don't serve materialists here, fuck off.
George: I'm not a materialist, I have reasons for hating fleece.
Cashier: You bigots make me sick.
Cashier: Oh, you're one of those kinds of people. We don't serve materialists here, fuck off.
George: I'm not a materialist, I have reasons for hating fleece.
Cashier: You bigots make me sick.
Materialist by Zeddler June 23, 2013
materialist scientism
The current dialectic.
The idea that a progressively preciser measurement has a spatially wider context; in opposition to logical positivism.
The idea that a progressively preciser measurement has a spatially wider context; in opposition to logical positivism.
Materialist scientism is left-wing scientism.
The idea that a precision measurement must be found; in contrast to a standard-of-measurement.
The idea that a precision measurement must be found; in contrast to a standard-of-measurement.
materialist scientism by metawave September 5, 2020
Materialist Bigotry
Prejudice and discrimination rooted in the belief that only matter is real and that any appeal to non‑material phenomena—spirituality, consciousness, meaning, or value—is not merely mistaken but intellectually contemptible. Materialist bigotry dismisses entire traditions, practices, and ways of knowing as “unscientific,” “delusional,” or “woo.” It often pathologizes believers, accusing them of cognitive failure or mental illness. The bigotry hides behind the authority of physics and biology, but its effects are social and psychological: it excludes, humiliates, and silences those whose worldviews do not conform to strict materialism.
Example: “He called her indigenous creation story ‘primitive superstition’ and said anyone who believed it was intellectually defective—materialist bigotry, using the prestige of science to commit cultural erasure.”
Materialist Prejudice
The cognitive bias that automatically dismisses non‑material claims without examination, assuming that anything not reducible to matter is unworthy of serious consideration. It operates as a reflexive shortcut: “if it’s not physical, it’s not real.” Materialist prejudice closes off inquiry into consciousness, subjective experience, and cultural meaning, treating them as epiphenomena or illusions. Unlike bigotry, it may not involve active hostility, but it still systematically excludes non‑materialist perspectives from legitimate discourse.
Example: “When she mentioned near‑death experiences, he immediately said ‘that’s just brain chemistry’—materialist prejudice, assuming a physical explanation before examining the evidence.”
Materialist Prejudice
The cognitive bias that automatically dismisses non‑material claims without examination, assuming that anything not reducible to matter is unworthy of serious consideration. It operates as a reflexive shortcut: “if it’s not physical, it’s not real.” Materialist prejudice closes off inquiry into consciousness, subjective experience, and cultural meaning, treating them as epiphenomena or illusions. Unlike bigotry, it may not involve active hostility, but it still systematically excludes non‑materialist perspectives from legitimate discourse.
Example: “When she mentioned near‑death experiences, he immediately said ‘that’s just brain chemistry’—materialist prejudice, assuming a physical explanation before examining the evidence.”
Materialist Bigotry by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026
Materialist Violence
Physical, psychological, or structural harm inflicted on individuals or groups because their beliefs, practices, or identities are deemed “immaterial” or “unscientific.” Materialist violence can take the form of forced medicalization (e.g., treating spiritual experiences as psychosis), destruction of sacred sites, suppression of indigenous knowledge, or online harassment campaigns that target “woo” believers. It uses the ideology of materialism to justify aggression against those who live in different ontological worlds.
Example: “The state forcibly hospitalized indigenous healers who performed ceremonies, labeling their practices ‘delusional’—materialist violence, using clinical authority to destroy cultural traditions.”
Materialist Alienation
The sense of disconnection, meaninglessness, and isolation that arises when one is forced to inhabit a purely materialist worldview that denies the reality of subjective experience, purpose, or spiritual connection. Materialist alienation is the lived experience of being told that your deepest values are mere illusions, that your sense of meaning is just neurochemistry, and that your longing for transcendence is a cognitive error. It can lead to existential distress, depression, and a feeling of being a “ghost in a machine” with no genuine home in the universe.
Example: “After years of suppressing her spiritual side to fit into rationalist circles, she felt an aching emptiness—materialist alienation, the cost of denying one’s own experience of meaning.”
Materialist Alienation
The sense of disconnection, meaninglessness, and isolation that arises when one is forced to inhabit a purely materialist worldview that denies the reality of subjective experience, purpose, or spiritual connection. Materialist alienation is the lived experience of being told that your deepest values are mere illusions, that your sense of meaning is just neurochemistry, and that your longing for transcendence is a cognitive error. It can lead to existential distress, depression, and a feeling of being a “ghost in a machine” with no genuine home in the universe.
Example: “After years of suppressing her spiritual side to fit into rationalist circles, she felt an aching emptiness—materialist alienation, the cost of denying one’s own experience of meaning.”
Materialist Violence by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026
Materialist Fanaticism
A dogmatic metaphysical stance that only matter (its particles, forces, and interactions) is real, and that any appeal to mind, meaning, or value independent of matter is delusion. The materialist fanatic dismisses consciousness as mere epiphenomenon, free will as illusion, and morality as evolutionary by‑product. They treat scientific materialism as proven truth, ignoring that materialism itself is a philosophical assumption, not a finding of science. Materialist fanaticism often appears in online atheist and rationalist communities, where any hint of non‑materialist thinking is met with ridicule.
Example: “He declared that consciousness ‘doesn’t exist’ because it’s not a physical object—materialist fanaticism, confusing ontology with reductionism and losing the phenomenon in the process.”
Materialist Fanaticism by Abzugal May 2, 2026