Even redirection of physical causation by a non-physical agent constitutes causal influence outside standard physical-causal closure, conflicting with physicalist scientific methodology.

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Causal closure (or physical-causal closure)(as used in philosophy of mind): The idea that everything that happens in the physical world is completely caused by other physical things, with no outside influence needed.
Causal influence(as used in philosophy of action): The ability to affect or bring about a result through some chain of events or actions.
Non-physical agent(as used in philosophy of mind): Something that isn't made of matter or energy but can supposedly make things happen—like a mind or soul, if it exists separately from the brain.
Physical causation(contrasted with moral causation in the statement): The way physical objects and forces cause other things to happen according to the laws of nature—like how gravity makes a ball fall or how neurons firing in your brain causes your muscles to contract.

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