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r/Metaphysics
37k members
r/Metaphysics is a subreddit with 37k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
This sub-Reddit is for the discussion of Metaphysics, the academic study of fundamental questions. Metaphysics is one of the primary branches of Western Philosophy, also called 'First Philosophy" in its being "foundational'. As such it should not be confused with Science, Religion or the supernatural.
Popular Themes in r/Metaphysics
#1
Advice Requests
: "Suggest me your favorite book"
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Is it possible the universe just… exists?"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Is there such a thing as a ‘metaphysics of light’? Seeking philosophical work on the ontology of light."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Metaphysics
#1
Metaphysics
: "After a year of Metaphysics and philosophy these are the 4 possible outcomes I found"
51 posts
#2
Consciousness
: "what if the universe, or "everything", is a conscious being, but each individual object is a different level of that same Consciousness"
17 posts
#3
Reality
: "Is Reality just anti-information?"
16 posts
#4
Existence
: "Listing all metaphysical theories / ideas about the origin of Existence - why Being / Time exists and how it came to be"
10 posts
#5
Time
: "Could the arrow of Time be an illusion caused by memory, and not by Time actually "passing"?"
10 posts
#6
Philosophy
: "I read 3 paragraphs of a dense Philosophy and it blew my mind. Here's what I came up with"
9 posts
#7
Physics
: "Please tell me a single reason why it sounds insane or unimportant."
8 posts
#8
Universe
: "Is it possible the Universe just… exists?"
6 posts
#9
Nothingness
: "Is the concept of Nothingness useless?"
4 posts
#10
Dualism
4 posts
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+3k members(7.9%)
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