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    It is not the case that A void cannot exist

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    • 1.The argument conflates dimensional extension as a property of matter with dimensional extension as an independent feature of space itself.
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    • 2.If spatial dimensions are ontologically prior to matter (as Newton's absolute space entails), void dimensions and matter dimensions are categorically distinct and cannot 'overlap' in the problematic sense.
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    • 3.Therefore, matter entering a void occupies space without requiring two bodies to coincide, dissolving the alleged absurdity.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Atomists from Leucippus through Epicurus treated void as a necessary condition for motion, grounding its existence in the empirical fact that motion occurs.
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    • 2.If the non-existence of void entails the impossibility of motion, and motion is observationally undeniable, then the impossibility of void is refuted by modus tollens.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.A void is defined as dimensional space without matter inside
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    • 2.If matter can fill a void, the dimensions of the matter would occupy the same space as the dimensions of the void
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    • 3.Two bodies sharing the same dimensional space would mean two physical bodies exist in the same place at the same time
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