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Consciousness and disease are related as examples of mysterious phenomena previously thought inexplicable but ultimately explained by physical theories, according to the 'argument from previous explanatory successes' in [1].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
claimThe 'argument from previous explanatory successes' posits that because mysterious phenomena like celestial motion, disease, and vital forces were eventually explained by physical theories, consciousness will also eventually be explained in physical terms.