Some dualists argue that their theory is the only way to explain parapsychological phenomena such as telepathy and telekinesis. How does Churchland respond to this argument?
A) He agrees that those phenomena are real, but can explain them without dualism.
B) He agrees that those phenomena are real and that dualism is best at explaining them.
C) He thinks those phenomena are probably not real, but if they were, dualism would be able to explain them.
D) He thinks those phenomena are probably not real, but if they were, dualism would have no explanation of them.
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