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Prejudice and discrimination rooted in the belief that only matter is real and that any appeal to non‑material phenomena—spirituality, consciousness, meaning, or value—is not merely mistaken but intellectually contemptible. Materialist bigotry dismisses entire traditions, practices, and ways of knowing as “unscientific,” “delusional,” or “woo.” It often pathologizes believers, accusing them of cognitive failure or mental illness. The bigotry hides behind the authority of physics and biology, but its effects are social and psychological: it excludes, humiliates, and silences those whose worldviews do not conform to strict materialism.
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