In terms of eliminative materialism, I find it rather disturbing that there is an old joke that says "Well, God did it" and entertaining the idea that God may have very well done it is used as a last resort. Some scientists are stubbornly trying to find answers to consciousness, something that does not have a clear explanation and only after going through a list of academic disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, and sociology, then it's okay to say "Well, God did it." This sounds rather contradicting, doesn't it? So, it's okay to say that God did it after all the "academic disciplines" failed to give you the answer you were hoping to get?
The Death of Thor translates to the death and elimination of gods or spirits in favor of "more precise and accurate physiological explanations," but how is this proven to be accurate and precise? I completely disagree with this assumption. My feelings on this topic are strong on this subject because I do believe in God and that God is the reason and creator of all things. I doubt that the evolving idea of materialistic explanation will eventually reduce or eliminate inexplicable phenomena as described in the video. I find that Paul Churchland contradicts himself in regards to his idea of "coming to understand how consciousness is produced by God only knows what mechanisms in the brain" as he states himself. Isn't that an in itself an inexplicable phenomena?
http://youtu.be/LpJSeLY8cWs
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