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    Challenges→Mind could influence the physical world without violating conservation of energy

    Quantum indeterminacy-based deflection arguments, like those Stapp advances, require that mental intervention select among outcomes, which alters probability distributions and constitutes measurable physical influence.

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    Deflection arguments(the type of argument being discussed)
    Philosophical arguments that try to show how the mind could 'deflect' or redirect physical events without violating the laws of physics.
    Measurable physical influence(what the argument claims mental intervention produces)
    A real, detectable effect on the physical world that can be observed and quantified.
    Mental intervention(what Stapp claims the mind can do)
    The idea that thoughts or consciousness can directly cause physical changes in the world.
    Probability distributions(what mental intervention supposedly changes)
    A mathematical description of all the possible outcomes of an event and how likely each one is to happen.
    Quantum indeterminacy

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    The scientific idea from quantum physics that some events at the smallest scales are truly random and unpredictable, not predetermined.
    Stapp(the specific philosopher advancing this argument)
    Henry Stapp is a physicist and philosopher who argued that consciousness could influence physical reality by selecting among quantum possibilities.

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