Hey... upon re-reading my post dated last monday, 9th Jan, I have discovered a mistake (which I have since corrected). Minor in quantitative terms, but grievous in terms of changing the meaning I inteneded.
Recall that I posed a question relating to philosophy of mind. I said:
"Does a thing's MENTAL nature necessitate its PHYSICAL nature?"
This is not the question I wanted to ask.
The correct question is:
"Does a thing's PHYSICAL nature necessitate its MENTAL nature?"
So to those who have so kindly answered, my apologies for the mistake (which on hindsight, is rather glaring). Anyway, if anyone answers 'yes' to the wrong question, it means that you're an idealist. This philosophical position is very out of fashion and hence if you are an idealist, you're an endangered species.
Other than the question itself, the explanations I gave in the previous post were all correct and pertain to the right question. As mentioned, if you answer 'yes' you are a materialist, and if not, then a dualist.
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