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1. I can conceive of a world in which my mind exists without a body.
2. If I can conceive of a world, then that world is metaphysically possible.
3. So, it is metaphysically possible for my mind to exist without a body.
4. If it's metaphysically possible for my mind to exist without a body, then my mind is not the same as a body.
5. So my mind is not the same as a body - i.e., Cartesian Dualism is true.
2. If I can conceive of a world, then that world is metaphysically possible.
3. So, it is metaphysically possible for my mind to exist without a body.
4. If it's metaphysically possible for my mind to exist without a body, then my mind is not the same as a body.
5. So my mind is not the same as a body - i.e., Cartesian Dualism is true.
Problem With Other Minds:
1. I cannot directly experience anyone else's mind.
2. So, the only way for me to know anything about anyone else's mind is for me make an inference based on something observable, such as behavior or physical condition.
3. If I cannot justify this inference, then I cannot know anything about anyone else's mind.
4. There is no way for me to justify this inference.
So, I cannot know anything about anyone else's mind.
1. I cannot directly experience anyone else's mind.
2. So, the only way for me to know anything about anyone else's mind is for me make an inference based on something observable, such as behavior or physical condition.
3. If I cannot justify this inference, then I cannot know anything about anyone else's mind.
4. There is no way for me to justify this inference.
So, I cannot know anything about anyone else's mind.