Are materialistic metaphysics supported or threatened by contemporary views of natural science?
I think that materialistic metaphysics is in large part supported by contemporary views of natural science. This is due to the fact that natural science concentrates its attention on physical observation and measurement. With every correct prediction natural science makes concerning the physical world it bolsters the plausibility of materialistic metaphysics.
On the other hand, natural science may raise as many questions for materialistic metaphysics as it has answers. This stems from the physical scientific study of the mind in natural science. Such studies, when viewed through the prism of materialistic metaphysics, render the thoughts and emotions of the brain to be no more than electrochemical impulses. If this is the case, materialistic metaphysics takes us to a realm where our thoughts, emotions, and our very metaphysical ideas themselves are no more than empty illusions.
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