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    It is not the case that Any attempt to verify uniformity of nature would circularly employ the very regularities whose universality is in question, rendering the demand self-undermining.

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    • 1.Circularity isn't self-defeating if the premise is indispensable to any rational inquiry whatsoever.
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    • 2.We can distinguish between question-begging circularity and necessary presuppositions underlying all knowledge.
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    • 3.Empirical success of science using uniformity assumptions suggests they work, regardless of foundational circularity.
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    • 1.Any inductive argument for uniformity presupposes that past regularities continue—the very thing being proven.
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    • 2.We cannot step outside our experience to verify nature matches our observations without using observation itself.
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    • 3.Justifying uniformity requires assuming uniform laws of reasoning, making the defense logically circular.
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