A Critical Analysis of the Discussion About Whether the Mind

question 21

Multiple Choice

A critical analysis of the discussion about whether the mind actually leaves the body in an out-of-body experience shows that the bulk of high-quality scientific evidence does not support the claim that it leaves the body. Therefore, people who persist in believing the claim are:

• A) endorsing a physicalist position.
• B) committing a logical fallacy.
• C) not really wrong because we are all entitled to our own opinion.
• D) holding a psychological misconception.

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Definitions:

Good X

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Units

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Utility Function

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Budget Constraint

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