Materialism

[money-D]

It has been said that depression affects your immune system and other essential parts of the body.

How does this work?

Materialism is defined as: "The philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is matter, and is considered a form of physicalism. Fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena (including consciousness) are the result of material interactions; therefore, matter is the only substance. As a theory, materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. For singular explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism would be in contrast to idealism." by Wikipedia.

Under this theory, even human thought and will is composed of physical matter. So depression affects the body because it is actually a chemical makeup in your brain?

[Salazarr]

Ahh...thanks for posting this! definetely usable! its really interesting though =D

[money-D]

No problem. :)

What do you think on the subject?

[Salazarr]

No problem. :)

What do you think on the subject?

hmm...well it might be easy to relate it with stress and saddness which equals to Deppresion...But i dont see the point. Are you saying that this is the cause of deppresion?

[money-D]

hmm...well it might be easy to relate it with stress and saddness which equals to Deppresion...But i dont see the point. Are you saying that this is the cause of deppresion?

It isn't the cause of depression, it IS depression. The difference of chemicals in the brain is what causes the feelings of the person that has it and also causes the immune system to be weaker.

[Salazarr]

Exactley...than why isnt it called Deppresion?
Could you explain that please?

[money-D]

Exactley...than why isnt it called Deppresion?
Could you explain that please?

It is called depression. :P

I'll put it a different way: I am wondering about the chemical changes that happen in the brain as a result of depression.

[Salazarr]

It is called depression. :P

I'll put it a different way: I am wondering about the chemical changes that happen in the brain as a result of depression.

Well i dont understand all of the text...Looks like a rip off from wikipedia :p

[money-D]

Well i dont understand all of the text...Looks like a rip off from wikipedia :p

It's not a "rip off" of Wikipedia, I stated where the quote came from.

You don't have to understand the text there, I am just trying to understand what changes occur in the brain during depression.

[Salazarr]

It's not a "rip off" of Wikipedia, I stated where the quote came from.

You don't have to understand the text there, I am just trying to understand what changes occur in the brain during depression.

oh okay, well than thanks for sharing this :)
Let me analyze this a bit better...

[money-D]

oh okay, well than thanks for sharing this :)
Let me analyze this a bit better...

It seems like you aren't connecting to my thoughts at all. :P

Maybe someone can explain it better....

[Salazarr]

It seems like you aren't connecting to my thoughts at all. :P

Maybe someone can explain it better....

i am, but i as you, dont know what changes occur in the brain...

[money-D]

i am, but i as you, dont know what changes occur in the brain...

Oh, ok.

It looks like we need an expert in here...

[priyank_unbeatable]

yes this topic should be discussed more here by some one with more knowledge on it..
and its indeed a needy one.

[Salazarr]

Maybe we just need to wait for more intellectial people to join.
Than i really think we would have the oppurtunity to learn alot.

[sham]

Materialism : : Depression

I can say both relates. Due to Materialism we get tired. so we r physically down. we don't find time to spend for other ( Family , Friends ) .... this make us to think more . Removal of relationships make us alone ..... which create depression . depression acts according to a brain ....... when brain gets retired ,physical fails to work on .......

[goutham]

con - your possessions will own you
pro - it will keep you if it's worthwhile

Oh, that! It's about spirituality. If it is not tangible it doesn't count, or something like that. Sorry, I just wasted an answer.

[neversurrender]

shouldn't post here , without having enough knowledge.what u all are talking here?:confused:

[0099]

wow, where did you get this theory? but i totally agree to it. depression is related to certain mechanism of brain, even when we talk of other ailments it's proved that a person is more sick from psychology than body.

[neversurrender]

The chemical changes in brain during depression are tried to find out by researchers. But they can't say clearly, I think.
Even if they find out, what is the mechanism?

[khassa]

well according to me materialism causes depression...a person should avoid this kind of behaviour and should avoid such people aswell.....

[khassa]

Some critics object to materialism as part of an overly skeptical, narrow or reductivist approach to theorizing, rather than to the ontological claim that matter is the only substance. Particle physicist and theologian John Polkinghorne objects to what he calls promissory materialism — claims that materialistic science will eventually be able to explain phenomena it has not so far been able to explain. He prefers dual-aspect monism to materialism.
The psychologist Imants Barušs suggests that materialists tend to indiscriminately apply a 'pebbles in a box' schema to explanations of reality even though such a schema is known to be incorrect in general for physical phenomena. Thus, materialism cannot explain matter, let alone anomalous phenomena or subjective experience , but remains entrenched in academia largely for political reasons.

[AnalynSarte]

hi... glad to be here..
Everyone experience this kind of felling-depression. Is this the cause why a person easily get old?
Does it affect on the way individual think?

Science News and Reasearch (http://www.ichatscience.com/)

[singanikav]

Buddha said " Desire is root cause for all sufferings" . Desire is directly proportional to depression(risk). Reduce your desire and have less expectations you will be free from depression.

[hussey001]

Materialism can refer either to the simple preoccupation with the material world, as opposed to intellectual or spiritual concepts, or to the theory that physical matter is all there is. This theory is far more than a simple focus on material possessions. It states that everything in the universe is matter, without any true spiritual or intellectual existence.

[maxwoucher]

Materialism is the importance of material wealth. Some people with a high degree of materialism, can be described as "materialism" that material wealth is central to their lives and their identity, and focus on the property that they can get a good deal. Described by the low level of materialism as "intangible"or someone "not utilitarian,"do not consider the acquisition of the property is particularly important, although they vary in the extent of material wealth they acquired, to meet other Objectives such as social acceptance.