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Since they can't detect causal properties, they can't detect the existence of the mental.
Since one cannot logically consider these subjects to be both " at the same moment " and " away in time ", an exclusive choice has to be made that defines these two separate domains, B and C. Our reality or domain B is created by the complex, but consistent transformation of A by our biological and mental makeup.
* Since the skull ossifies over the brain during infant development, external craniological means could be used to diagnose the internal states of the mental characters
Since the 1970s, the introduction of a recovery approach to mental health, which has been driven mainly by people who have experienced psychosis ( or whatever name is used to describe their experiences ), has led to a greater awareness that mental illness is not a lifelong disability, and that there is an expectation that recovery is possible, and probable with effective support.
Since statements ascribing mental predicates to individuals make claims about nothing over and above their behavior, they can be verified to be true or false by observation of behavior.
Since the mid-20th century, such medications have been leading treatments for a broad range of mental disorders and have decreased the need for long-term hospitalization therefore lowering the cost of mental health care.
Since he had been without health insurance for some time, he was not on the appropriate medications and his mental disabilities are believed to be the cause of his actions.
The researchers note, " Since previous reports have indicated that unique responses were observed at higher frequency in the artistic population than in the nonartistic normal population, this positive correlation suggests that amygdalar enlargement in the normal population might be related to creative mental activity.
Since, according to standard functionalist theories, mental states are the corresponding functional role, mental states can be sufficiently explained without taking into account the underlying physical medium ( e. g. the brain, neurons, etc.
Since mental states are not limited to a particular medium, they can be realized in multiple ways, including, theoretically, within non-biological systems, such as computers.
" Since " self " arises in the first place merely as a delusive figment of the mind, and is then attributed by the mind to " the five aggregates of clinging or one of them ," a statement that mental analysis finds no " self " in any of its objects is, given the fact that the mind is the only means there is of investigating anything at all, equivalent to a complete denial of the " self " concept.
Since it can be said that humans are generally creatures of habit, the state of a person's home has been known to physiologically influence their behavior, emotions, and overall mental health.
Since the 1970s, the consensus of the behavioral and social sciences and the health and mental health professions globally is that homosexuality is a normal variation of human sexual orientation, while there remain those who maintain that it is a disorder.
Since eliminative materialism claims that future research will fail to find a neuronal basis for various mental phenomena, it must necessarily wait for science to progress further.
Since qualia are generally regarded as characteristics of mental states, their existence does not seem to be compatible with eliminativism.
Since a lie is an abstraction, the mental process of creating a lie can only occur in animals with enough brain complexity to permit abstract thinking.
Since the appointment of Thomas R. Insel as Director of NIMH in 2002, the institute has undergone organizational changes to better target mental health research needs ( the expansion from three extramural divisions to five divisions, with the two new divisions focusing on adult and child translational research ).
Since " mental illness " and " mental health " are not recognized as objective, definable realities, the postmodern psychologist instead sees the goal of therapy strictly as something constructed by the client and therapist.
Since the Protectorate no longer believe in execution ( their own past is too bloody for that ) and incarceration would be a drain on their resources, Solomon is selected to be the first to undergo a new process – the Estrangement Programme, in which the prejudices of the subject are " extracted " by a form of mental block or conditioning and wiping out all past memories of the subject's " crimes " ( the Protectorate state emphatically that this is not brainwashing ).
Since awareness of motion and the generation of mental maps of the structure of our environment are critical components of animal ( and human ) vision, the conversion of this innate ability to a computer capability is similarly crucial in the field of machine vision.

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She states: " Since we do not succeed in fleeing it, let us therefore try to look the truth in the face.
Since Johnson's proclamations allowed the Southern states to control the procedure and conduct of their elections in 1865, prominent former Confederate leaders were elected to the U. S. Congress ( but not seated ).
Since Lavoisier's knowledge of strong acids was mainly restricted to oxoacids, such as ( nitric acid ) and ( sulphuric acid ), which tend to contain central atoms in high oxidation states surrounded by oxygen, and since he was not aware of the true composition of the hydrohalic acids ( HF, HCl, HBr, and HI ), he defined acids in terms of their containing oxygen, which in fact he named from Greek words meaning " acid-former " ( from the Greek οξυς ( oxys ) meaning " acid " or " sharp " and γεινομαι ( geinomai ) meaning " engender ").
Since German reunification on 3 October 1990, Berlin has been one of the three city states, together with Hamburg and Bremen, among the present 16 states of Germany.
Since these are a basis, any quantum state of the particle can be expressed as a linear combination ( i. e., quantum superposition ) of these two states:
Since then, a number of Australian states have introduced or tightened importation regulations.
Since many commentators view the notion of sense as identical to the notion of concept, and Frege regards senses as the linguistic representations of states of affairs in the world, it seems to follow that we may understand concepts as the manner in which we grasp the world.
Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP.
Since poses were chosen to produce the most convincing images of states of mind and psychological conditions, as in Ashes, the figures impart a monumental, static quality.
Since then the Court has appeared to be more open to finding states guilty of torture and has even ruled that since the Convention is a " living instrument ", treatment which it had previously characterised as inhuman or degrading treatment might in future be regarded as torture.
Since about 93 % of the data submitted to the FBI is in this format, the UCR stands out as the publication of choice as most states require law enforcement agencies to submit this data.
Since all the German states except Prussia had joined in the cry against him, he was forced to go to Berlin.
Since Galen states that he is using observations of monkeys ( human dissection was prohibited ) to give an account of what the body looks like, Vesalius could portray himself as using Galen's approach of description of direct observation to create a record of the exact details of the human body, since he worked in a time when human dissection was allowed.
Since real political power belongs to the sole legal party, in certain states under Marxist constitutions of the constitutionally socialist state type inspired by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) and its constitutive Soviet republics, there was no formal office of head of state, but rather the leader of the legislative branch was considered to be the closest common equivalent of a head of state as a natural person.
Since France had been defeated on these two fronts, states previously conquered and controlled by Napoleon saw a good opportunity to strike back.
Since most disagreements over what to include in the constitution were ultimately disputes over the balance of sovereignty between the states and national government, Madison's influence was critical.
Since the Confederacy was founded, among other things, on states ’ rights, one important factor in Davis ’ choice of cabinet members was representation from the various states.
Since there are many different reference ellipsoids the latitude of a feature on the surface is not unique: this is stressed in the ISO standard which states that " without the full specification of the coordinate reference system, coordinates ( that is latitude and longitude ) are ambiguous at best and meaningless at worst ".
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, unionisation in many eastern European states has collapsed at an even more dramatic rate.
Since slavery had been abolished in Canada in 1833, but was still legal in southern states of the U. S., a Lake Erie crossing was sometimes required for fugitive slaves seeking freedom:
Since this is what ( B ) itself states, it means that ( B ) must be true.
Since mesons are made of one quark and one antiquark, they can be found in triplet and singlet spin states.
Since the end of World War II, many former colonies in the Pacific have become independent states.

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