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    A truth-maker theory grounded purely in mental existence ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The truth-makers of assertions predicating logical intentions are thoughts.

    A truth-maker theory grounded purely in mental existence cannot account for why logical predications constrain inference across minds.

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    • 1.If truth-makers are purely mental, logical laws would vary with individual minds, making cross-mind inference coordination impossible.
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    • 2.Shared logical constraints across minds require a mind-independent ground, not reducible to private mental states or experiences.
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    • 3.Mental-only truth-makers cannot explain why 'A and not-A' is necessarily false for all rational agents simultaneously.
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    • 1.Logical constraints could be grounded in shared cognitive structures or evolutionary-instilled inference patterns, not mind-independent entities.
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    • 2.Cross-mind logical agreement doesn't require non-mental truth-makers; intersubjective consensus through communication explains constraint-sharing.
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    • 3.Mental truth-makers can include abstract mental contents (propositions, concepts) that are shareable and constraint-bearing across different minds.
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