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    It is not the case that A coherent epistemology cannot simultaneously require and prohibit application of the category of causality to the same explanatory posit.

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    • 1.Context-dependent applicability of causality (e.g., macro vs. quantum domains) is coherent, not contradictory.
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    • 2.An explanatory posit may require causal explanation while prohibiting causal explanation of its own origin—a principled distinction.
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    • 3.Some epistemologies intentionally maintain productive tensions rather than strict consistency across all domains.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Logical consistency is a minimal requirement for any coherent system of knowledge claims.
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    • 2.Self-contradiction within an epistemology undermines its reliability as a guide to truth.
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    • 3.Applying and prohibiting the same explanatory tool to identical cases violates the principle of non-contradiction.
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