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"testable in principle" how would one test that?
– TKoL
Commented May 2 at 10:35
@TKoL I provided examples of test cases of matter that appears not to be conscious and consciousness that appears independent of matter in my answer. Fourth paragraph.
– Dcleve
Commented May 2 at 12:00
Substance-dualist? How do you address the interaction problem, of how the substances can interact without partaking of each other's qualities?
– CriglCragl
Commented May 2 at 12:27
@CriglCragl Why do you think that things must “partake of each others qualities” before they can interact? This is a theory that appears not to be true for all sorts of interactions, and is not derivable from logical necessity.
– Dcleve
Commented May 2 at 12:39
@Dcleve do you have any links for reincarnation studies? That's the only thing I could see in your answer that comes close to the "testable" claim that I could see
– TKoL
Commented May 2 at 12:40

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