Materialism

The Cosmos is everything that is, was, and forever shall be. Everything is made of Fermions and Bosons. How do we know? Well, what else would it be made of?

In past paradigms, it may have been electrons, protons, and photons...but before that it was perhaps 5...no, 4 elements. Or humours. But, in Current Year, we know precisely what we speak of. Why? Because it's more consistent than ever. Have you ever witnessed a more consistent understanding of the universe? Of course not. So it's correct.

But, if we should discover we aren't, precisely (which is often) we will expand our concept of 'material' to include whatever is discovered (immediately, so as to not even register what it is that has been done. Pardon?). So you might say materialism is perpetually false; but how do you know it's not perpetually correct?

Material is all there is. And the fluctuating quantum subfield, Supreme Nothing or Fortunate Contingency that brought about the current distribution of that material. Whichever feels best in ignoring infinite ontological regress and the directionality of entropy. Solve them? Oh heavens, no. They only these issues out a degree or two, at which point they become every bit as subject. Just rugs to throw over the mess; you can't actually clean it up; and to look at it too long would drive you mad.

We are, of course, fine with higher intelligences; depending on how we can relate to them. We set ourselves as the standard, of course; naturally, all things must reduce to material, a concept in our possession, so we definitely lucked out on passing the threshold that allows us to understand the whole of reality. We can allow for higher intelligences, though; provided they're like us, but achieve things we haven't, or can't, but want to. We'll allow for unrelatable, less human intelligence; so long as they fit a thematic framework ultimately promoting our ethosociopolitical ideals. Anything that fits neatly into the narrative of a Star Trek episode, maybe a 2 part, is completely legit.