The creations myths of Science

I will describe three of the most important creation myths of science concerning the creation of 'mind'. The concept of matter as 'bladder', with an inside and a material outside is common to them all. Inside these material bladders, according to claims, are found the important things in life, like 'I' and 'mind'.

1. One creation myth of science says that 'I' and 'mind' and similar things are created by these bladders and reside inside the bladder, but that anything found inside these bladders has no effect on the bladders themselves. The people who say this claim that anything found inside the bladder 'emerges' from, or is an emergent property of, actions and disturbances created by the 'material' (the technical term) bladder.

2. Another creation myth is known as 'eliminativim'. This claims that there is nothing inside these bladders, but that what we claim is inside the bladders, like mind and emotions, are terms of reference for the bladders themselves. Indeed, by claiming that nothing can be 'inside' the bladders, eliminatavists seem to be saying that matter is not bladders. Technically, this is at odds with materialism, for we are then led to conclude that matter is not composed of external points: we might say that eliminatavism defeats itself, for it presents no objects at all as both extension and mind are absent.

3. Another creation myth claims that the bladders create things inside themselves, like mind and emotions, but that these emotions can also affect the bladders themselves. For example, they might say 'emotions help the evolution of the brain'.

I Conclude that there are at least three creation myths of science and that none of them is compatible. In this regard, the creation myth provided by any particular religion has the advantage.