One of Norman Malcolm's objections to Smart's materialism is that:
A) there's no such thing as a "brain state."
B) materialism seems to deny the existence of God.
C) there are no psycho-physical laws.
D) Smart's definition of matter is too inclusive.
E) brain phenomena have spatial locations, but emotions don't.

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Malcolm's objection to Smart's materialism centers on the argument that while brain phenomena can be said to have spatial locations, emotions, which are also brain phenomena according to materialism, do not have spatial locations in the same sense. This challenges the materialist view by highlighting a discrepancy in how we conceptualize physical states and mental/emotional states.

One of Norman Malcolm's Objections to Smart's Materialism Is That