"Epiphenomenalism" is the belief that

A) physical events can cause mental events, but mental events cannot cause physical events.

B) mental events can cause physical events, but physical events cannot cause mental events.

C) physical events can cause mental events, and mental events can cause physical events.

D) there is no way for a mind and a body to interact.


A

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