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    Absence of a successful proof-of-necessity is epistemical... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There is no logical necessity to quantize the gravitational field.

    Absence of a successful proof-of-necessity is epistemically distinct from proof of logical non-necessity; the supporting argument conflates these by treating inconclusive results as positive modal evidence.

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    Key Terms

    Conflates(in argumentation and logic)
    Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
    Epistemically(as how you should evaluate your own beliefs)
    In a way that relates to knowledge—meaning you understand something based on actual information or justified reasons, not just guessing.
    Inconclusive results(as used in logic and epistemology)
    Outcomes from an argument or experiment that don't definitively prove or disprove a claim—they're unclear or leave the question unanswered.
    Modal evidence(as used in logic and epistemology)
    Evidence or proof that tells us something about whether a claim is necessary, possible, or impossible.
    Proof of logical non-necessity

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    (as used in logic and metaphysics)
    A logical argument that proves something is *not* required to be true—that it could be false without creating a logical contradiction.
    Proof of necessity(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    A logical argument that proves something *must* be true or *has* to be the case (rather than just being possible or likely).
    modal(in logic and metaphysics)
    Dealing with possibility and necessity—questions about what could be true, what must be true, and what's merely contingent (could go either way).

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