What does "the idea... to map onto reality" mean?

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Does it mean "the idea...to shine on reality"?

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But the idea that we, as conscious beings, are deeply responsible for the character of our mental lives and subsequent behavior is simply impossible to map onto reality.

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@oristarA,

It's bad writing: claptrap. I suspect the author is American. But even if he's not, he should be ashamed of himself.

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@oristarA,

I agree with McTag that the writing sucks...and shouldn't be taken very seriously...although I suspect rather than being from America, the writer is probably from north-west England.

It sounds like the writing that comes from there.

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@Frank Apisa,

Touche, Frank.

And that's French. Smile

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@McTag,

http://img.timeinc.net/time/today_in_pictures/0910/tip_ny_1008_01.jpg

Ohhh...zat izz ezpecially painfool.

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(idea that we are responsible) / is / impossible.

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What does "the idea... to map onto reality" mean?

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