One empirical interaction problem says substance dualism is incompatible with which law of physics?

The law of the conservation of energy

One empirical interaction problem claims that...

We have no evidence of a non-physical mind causing events in the brain

Interactionist substance dualism claims...

Mind and body causally interact

Which of these is NOT a response by substance dualists to the conceptual interaction problem?

The universe is not a closed system.

Which of these is NOT a claim in the conceptual interaction problem?

We cannot understand how mind and body interact.

If interactionist substance dualism is true,...

The physical universe is not a 'closed system'

The empirical interaction problem claims that...

Substance dualism is not compatible with current scientific knowledge

Define epiphenomenalism.

Mental events are effects of physical events, but have no causal powers

As phrased by Princess Elizabeth, the conceptual interaction problem asks...

'How can a non-spatial mind with no physical force move the body?'

Neurotransmitters are...

Chemicals released from the axon to transmit a nerve signal

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One empirical interaction problem says substance dualism is incompatible with which law of physics?
The law of the conservation of energy
e = mc2
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
The law of gravity
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One empirical interaction problem claims that...
We have no evidence of how one mental event causes a second mental event
We have no evidence of a non-physical mind causing events in the brain
Neuroscience cannot explain consciousness
We cannot understand how the brain works
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Interactionist substance dualism claims...
Mental properties are possessed by the brain
Mind and body causally interact
Mental and physical states are correlated
Physical states cause mental states, but not vice-versa
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Which of these is NOT a response by substance dualists to the conceptual interaction problem?
The universe is not a closed system.
We cannot understand how the mind and body interact.
Not all causation involves physical forces acting on physical objects
We do not understand causation at all.
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Which of these is NOT a claim in the conceptual interaction problem?
We cannot understand how mind and body interact.
If dualism is true, the mind cannot cause the body to move.
The mind can cause the body move.
If dualism is true, the mind is non-spatial and cannot exert physical force
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Two types of interaction problems are...
Easy and hard
Scientific and logical
Spatial and non-spatial
Conceptual and empirical
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If interactionist substance dualism is true,...
The mind is a physical substance
Physics tells us everything about the world
The physical universe is not a 'closed system'
Descartes was wrong
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The empirical interaction problem claims that...
Science proves that substance dualism is false
Consciousness is not a physical property
The laws of physics are false
Substance dualism is not compatible with current scientific knowledge
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Define epiphenomenalism.
Mental events can cause physical events, but not vice-versa
The mind is the brain
Mental events are effects of physical events, but have no causal powers
Mental and physical events are correlated, but do not causally interact
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As phrased by Princess Elizabeth, the conceptual interaction problem asks...
'How can the brain cause feelings?'
'How can a non-spatial mind with no physical force move the body?'
'How can we know the mind moves the body?'
'How does a non-spatial mind with no physical force move the body?'
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Neurotransmitters are...
Part of the endocrine system
Chemicals released from the axon to transmit a nerve signal
Hormones
Electrical impulses in neurons

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