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    Challenges→The distinction between mind and matter is a real and substantial one that is impossible not to perceive

    If mind and matter were truly distinct substances, causal interaction between them would violate conservation of energy laws, undermining the intuitive clarity of their alleged separation.

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    Key Terms

    Alleged separation(as used in argumentation)
    A claimed or supposed difference between two things that may or may not actually be real.
    Causal Interaction(as used in philosophy of mind)
    The idea that one thing can directly affect or influence another thing—like how a ball causes a window to break when you throw it.
    Conservation of energy(as used in physics and philosophy)
    A fundamental law of physics stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another; the total amount of energy in a closed system always stays the same.
    Distinct substances(as used in metaphysics)
    Completely separate and fundamentally different kinds of things that have nothing essentially in common with each other.
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    Something that seems obviously true or easy to understand at first glance, without needing complicated reasoning.
    Mind and matter (dualism)(as used in metaphysics)
    The idea that there are two completely different types of things in the universe: thoughts and consciousness (mind) on one hand, and physical stuff like bodies and objects (matter) on the other.

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