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All the problems in the world can be traced back to capitalism

because wars make profit and capitalism loves profit
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Fallacy Of False Cause

Mental properties are not physical.

A world with identical micro-physical structure, but with no qualia may be conceived of.
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All the problems in the world can be traced back to capitalism

because the less intellectual a man is, the more love for money he will grow
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Mental properties are not physical.

I can conceive of another world in which there is a person with identical micro-physical states, but lacks all qualia whatsoever, has no subjective experience, possesses no phenomenal states of consciousness. This is called the "philosophical zombie" thought experiment of Chalmers.
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Mental properties are not physical.

Conceivability does not entail metaphysical possibility. I can imagine that I can break the laws of nature, but this does not make it possible evidently, therefore the conclusion does not follow.
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Mental properties are not physical.

I care only about nomological possibilities, not metaphysical possibilities that cannot be supported by any evidence. Thus, the conclusion does not follow.
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All the problems in the world can be traced back to capitalism

because capitalism is a pseudo-intellectual self-serving ideal promoted and advertised heavily by the wealthiest 0.1% of people.
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All the problems in the world can be traced back to capitalism

because capitalism has no regard for the moral justifiability of its sole invariant ultimate goal: the accumulation of all possible capital
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Fallacy Of False Cause