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    It is not the case that An infinite series of contingent beings, each explained by a prior contingent being, constitutes a complete explanatory chain without remainder.

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    • 1.Explaining each member individually does not explain why the entire infinite series exists rather than nothing—a distinct explanatory gap remains.
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    • 2.An infinite regress defers rather than fulfills explanation; no point in the chain provides the ultimate ground needed for a complete explanation.
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    • 3.Without a non-contingent foundation, the series lacks necessity and stability; contingency all the way down leaves all existence ultimately arbitrary.
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    • 1.Each member of an infinite series can have its own sufficient explanation via prior members, satisfying the principle of sufficient reason locally.
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    • 2.Explanation requires only that each item be accounted for by antecedents; it does not require a first cause or non-contingent terminus.
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    • 3.An infinite regress is logically possible and internally coherent if each step is causally efficacious and properly ordered.
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