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Materialism vs. Dualism There is no doubt that we are physical beings, but there is a question as to where our consciousness comes from. Can this consciousness come from a completely physical make up or do we have another non-physical entity? Does consciousness come from a physical brain or a non-physical mind? The two competing views of this question are materialism and dualism. Materialism views the world as being made up of only physical things, …

…t dualism is better at explaining the difference between us and other organisms. I would have to say, despite the scientific evidence, that I prefer dualism over materialism. It is difficult to overlook the scientific evidence of materialism, but harder still to imagine that I am really not significantly different from a slug. It just seems to me that materialism just can not explain why there is such a difference between humans and other organisms.