Originally Posted by
caveman1917
I am trying to get at why games are being played here with the name "materialism" without any sensible replacement being mooted.
I know the answer to this. Its the game of trying to keep the argument going.
If you keep changing the meaning of what is being debated, you can keep your options open by redefining the debate... that way, you can avoid ever being pinned down to a position.
This is called the "slippery eel" technique, something that solipsists and other airy-fairy types are really good at.