Malebranche demonstrated that finite substances cannot be genuine causes, making 'mutual dependence of activity' between mind and body metaphysically incoherent without divine mediation.

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Divine mediation(as used in philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion): The idea that God or a god acts as an intermediary to make two things communicate or work together when they otherwise couldn't.
Genuine causes(describes what truly brings about effects): Things that actually make something happen, rather than just appearing to or being passive observers of events.
Malebranche: Nicolas Malebranche was a 17th-century French philosopher who developed the idea that God is the only true cause of everything that happens in the world, and that our minds and bodies don't directly interact but are coordinated by God like two synchronized clocks. He's important because his unusual theory tried to solve the puzzle of how a non-physical mind can affect a physical body, and his ideas influenced later European philosophy. His work represents one of the most creative attempts in Western thought to explain the relationship between mind and matter.
Mutual dependence of activity(the relationship between mind and body being discussed)

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