Substance dualism is said to violate the scientific principle of

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Substance dualism posits that there are two kinds of substance: physical and mental (or spiritual). This view is often criticized for violating the principle of the causal closure of the physical, which holds that physical events can only be caused by other physical events, and all physical events have physical causes. Substance dualism, by introducing non-physical causes (mental or spiritual), seems to contradict this principle.

Substance Dualism Is Said to Violate the Scientific Principle of