Dualism's Influence In Our Sciences

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We can certainly see his influence in our sciences today, as scientific method in which we formulate a process to test an idea in which all steps are recorded carefully so that we may repeat the results to draw a certain conclusion as well as to share with others.

Another area influenced by the idea of dualism includes psychology. Psychology involves the study of the human mind, with that, comes delving into causes for thoughts, actions, and behavior. Psychologists look for both external causes (environment, how one was raised, etc) and internal ones (such as the characteristics of a person). Again, here one can see that both aspects of dualism are taken into account as, not the opposite, but separate entities. There are

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