If verificationism is true, then
A) dualism must be verified, before being accepted.
B) dualism must also be true.
C) dualism must be false.
D) we have no way of knowing whether dualism is true or false.

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Verificationism holds that a proposition is meaningful only if it can be empirically verified or confirmed. Dualism, which posits that the mind and body are separate and distinct entities, cannot be empirically verified. Therefore, according to verificationism, dualism is not a meaningful proposition and must be false.

If Verificationism Is True, Then