> I've spoken earlier on what might best be described as martial dance. OK,
> Well, if the space where you reside is a sufficiently mirrored space, then
> there are two separate entities residing within that space: M.I.N.D. and
> body. M.I.N.D. and body don't necessarily have to occupy the same space
> within that mirrored space, so it is possible to have a body with the
> M.I.N.D. completely absent.
Varieties of dualism according to which an immaterial mind causally
affects the material body and vice-versa have come under strenuous
attack from different quarters, especially in the 20th century.
Critics of dualism have often asked how something totally immaterial
can affect something totally material. This is the basic problem of
causal interaction...
...it is not clear where the interaction would take place.
...how does the interaction takes place...
Possible replies to the objections;
...it might be possible for mind to influence the distribution of
energy, without altering its quantity...
...Another possibility is to deny that human body is closed system.
Since the principle of conservation of energy applies only to closed
systems, the objection becomes irelevant...
Conclusion? Criticisms of dualism have been very successful in modern
science, and few if any neuroscientists would consider taking such a
position. Scientists commonly assume that only the physical, and thus
measurable, is real. Mental states and processes are viewed as
biological states and processes. Nevertheless, there remains a
practice, invisible but widespread in the social and biological
sciences, in which a logic of dualism persists, and where an
assumption of dualism can be demonstrated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism_(philosophy_of_mind)
