Why do people act like it's better to judge someone on personality than looks?

[RobertGarnicasAPedo]

Under physicalism, which is what all of these atheist leftists subscribe to, "personality" is nothing more than chemicals in the brain acting according to the laws of physics. How is it any better to be attracted to a bunch of brain chemicals than to tits and ass? They're both just physical properties in the end.

Not to mention, there's no "you" in this paradigm. There's also no free will, and no objective ethics. And no justified knowledge claims.

 

[Tarquinius]

Because the chemical reactions in the brain are more complex than your outer appearance

 

[RobertGarnicasAPedo]

Because the chemical reactions in the brain are more complex than your outer appearance

Are they? Both your outer appearance and the chemical reactions in the brain would be determined by the exact same thing.

 

[Tarquinius]

Are they?

Yes

Both your outer appearance and the chemical reactions in the brain would be determined by the exact same thing.

So is the brain of a dog and a man, but one is clearly more complex

 

[decembrist_kirillov]

your posts should be about kitty only

 

[Tarquinius]

your posts should be about kitty only

 

[RobertGarnicasAPedo]

Yes

So is the brain of a dog and a man, but one is clearly more complex

There's nothing clear about that at all under physicalism.

First of all, there's no such thing as "complexity," as it's nothing more than an idea, and ideas don't exist beyond being chemical reactions in the brain. Secondly, that very belief is nothing more than the chemicals in your brain acting according to the laws of physics, hence you have no reason to believe it's true. You were required by the laws of physics to believe as you do.

 

[Subhuman Niceguy]

Because, people don’t want to be judged on their looks. It’s easy to be superficial when you are young, but as soon as you turn 26, your body will become fatter and older. The rudest people are physically ugly adults, and they teach their kids how to be mean to others.

 

[Tarquinius]

First of all, there's no such thing as "complexity,"

There are physical ways to measure brain complexity, like the neuron count or brain to body ratio.

that very belief is nothing more than the chemicals in your brain acting according to the laws of physics, hence you have no reason to believe it's true.

Why would that make it not true? Isn't truth a human idea as well?

 

[RobertGarnicasAPedo]

There are physical ways to measure brain complexity, like the neuron count or brain to body ratio.

Why would that make it not true? Isn't truth a human idea as well?

It would mean it's not a justified belief after you presuppose logic. You could throw out logic, but then you're stuck with an incoherent paradigm.

 

[Tarquinius]

It would mean it's not a justified belief after you presuppose logic. You could throw out logic, but then you're stuck with an incoherent paradigm.

All of those are human ideas aka chemical reactions.

 

[RobertGarnicasAPedo]

All of those are human ideas aka chemical reactions.

Point is that you have no reason to believe it's true. Not that it can't be.

 

[wei#3959]

Both are genetic