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Article: Mind-Brain Interaction
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- Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
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Mind-brain Interaction
That psychophysical interaction occurs seems obvious. How it occurs seems inexplicable. It is a presupposition of common sense but prima facie inconsistent with science that mental events cause physical events and physical events cause mental events. If a commander's decision is a cause of an air strike, then a physical event has a mental cause. If eating overripe cheese causes vivid dreams, then a mental event has a physical cause. However, if the physical universe is a closed deterministic system, then any physical event is caused by distinct physical events sufficient for its occurrence. If physical causes are sufficient for physical effects, then nothing ...
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