[ExI] The Problem of Mental Causation

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 04/05/2025 14:38, Jason Resch asked:
> One of the great puzzles when it comes to understanding consciousness
> and its role in the universe is the question of how conscious thoughts
> could have any causal power in a universe fully governed and determined
> by particles blindly following forces of nature.

How do shadows on the wall cause solid objects to intercept beams of light?

Just because we can string words into sentences doesn't mean the 
sentences have to mean something.

Some 'problems' aren't problems at all, just a lack of understanding how 
things work.

-- 
Ben
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