Basic viewpoints of materialism

The basic point of view of materialism is that matter is the origin and consciousness is the derivative. There is matter first and then consciousness, and matter determines consciousness.

Materialism recognizes that the above assertion contains contradictions, but does not try to resolve this contradiction, but acknowledges it. Materialism believes that matter has objective reality. This objective reality is perceived by humans, exists independently of our feelings, and is copied, photographed, and reflected by our feelings. Consciousness is the subjective image of the objective world. Its content is objective and its form is subjective. Consciousness is the organic unity of objective content and subjective form. Materialism also emphasizes that matter can become spirit and spirit can become matter, and the realization of this subjective and objective dialectical unity must be achieved through practice. The practical point of view is the first and basic point of view of dialectical materialist epistemology. Understanding comes from practice and in turn serves practice. Practice, understanding, practice again, and understanding again, in a cycle, even to infinity. This is what people correctly believe. The infinite development process of understanding the world and actively changing it.