PSYA01H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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Intelligence loses its validity when it is explained. Like magic when it is explained it"s still interesting but not as powerful. When we understand something better, the magical feeling or its soul disappears. Dualistic philosophy: human behavior is distinct of two different behaviors. (rene. Rene started to believe that we were a machine. A highly complex machine more like a puppet. Pushed the boundaries of descartes, said we were a complex set of chemicals reacting to do the things we do, not a soul. If its just physical matter reacting then we can control it scientifically, but if it was soul it cannot be controlled or researched. In psychology, you need proof, meaning you need to make a prediction and prove it is accurate. Studying memory or the mind can never be clear-cut. All sciences are sciences if they are predicting and testing their prediction.
