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    It is not the case that Any coherent methodology for identifying distinct 'belief systems' presupposes shared logical criteria such as non-contradiction, which cannot themselves be culturally local.

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    • 1.Non-contradiction may be a pragmatic tool cultures adopt rather than a necessary precondition for meaningful discourse to occur.
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    • 2.Identifying 'belief systems' could use culturally-specific comparison frameworks rather than universal logical standards.
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    • 3.The ability to *apply* shared logic doesn't prove it's non-culturally-local; it may emerge from contact rather than precede it.
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    • 1.Comparison itself requires shared standards: identifying System A as distinct from System B requires criteria that apply to both.
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    • 2.Non-contradiction is descriptive of rational thought itself, not merely a cultural construct imposed on reasoning.
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    • 3.Even cultures that reject Western logic must use consistent internal rules, implying universal logical principles underlie all cognition.
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