ROSS AND CARRIE ON SCIENTOLOGY

In Episode III, at approx. 11 minutes, Ross says he explained what his perceptions of the MIND are:

"The materialist view that the MIND is what the BRAIN does."

Hmmmmm.

I need to explore the MATERIALIST VIEW more.

From Wikipedia:

Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are results of material interactions. Materialism is closely related to physicalism, the view that all that exists is ultimately physical.

I believe that Joseph Smith stated that spirit is simply refined matter.  That sounds like Physicalism to me.

I'm guessing that I CAN'T do the following.... but I somehow BELIEVE in it:

Since everything is atoms, including sub-atomic particles......

* when I look at or listen to something I perceive as "beautiful" (sunrise, sunset, flowers, new-born baby, art, tenors singing, a symphony, etc.), I know that it is comprised of atoms.

* when I look at or listen to something I perceive as "ugly" (decaying animal, dusty basement, putrid water, screeching metalic sounds, etc.), I know it is comprised of atoms.

So why lust after one, and turn away from the other?

It follows that my eyes/brain/memory system ALSO is comprised of atoms, so that makes the question even more poignant to me:  WHY do I respond as I do?

Another thought:  I should be able to see beauty and ugliness in ALL things at ALL times, sine they are ALL atoms.

20160620:  I added the atomic discussion to yesterday's post.