How does something immaterial cause movement

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Question: Is the conscious mind simply a function of brain activity, or is it a non-physical immaterial substance? Another way of asking this question is: Is consciousness physical/material, or is consciousness immaterial?

As you think about your answer to this question, a few subsequent questions may arise that you'll need to consider, such as:

If the conscious mind is reducible to being nothing more than brain activity, than what - if anything - separates human beings from other animals, and what separates human beings from potential artificial intelligence technologies?

If the conscious mind is not reducible to mere brain activity, then how does something immaterial (the mind/soul) cause movement and action in the body?

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