> what is dialectical materialism in your own words? dialectics - the process of discerning truth of things by comparison, rationalism, empiricism, discussion, etc materialism - the rejection of the existence/acceptance of anything not physical-material. this includes but is not limited to god or gods, religion, spiritualisms, metaphysics and philosophies which touch on metaphysics, moralisms,etc. dialectical materialism - worldview and opinions (particularly in economics, government, politics, ethics, etc) with regard only to the physical-material world.  it is a position. you can only argue it is not a position if you adhere to marxism/dialectical materialism such that you immediately reject anything which is not merely empirical and tangible. you reject even that you have a mind, rather you are a walking meat computer, a completely random accident of physics.  i reject it.
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