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    It is not the case that Any gap between cause and effect—spatial or temporal—requires an explanatory bridge that itself must be continuously present, making the alleged second cause causally idle.

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    • 1.Gaps don't require bridges; events can be causally connected by counterfactual dependence relations alone.
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    • 2.Second causes genuinely produce new effects; transmission of influence differs from being explanatorily idle or redundant.
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    • 3.Physics shows causation works via discrete interactions and fields, not continuous presence—no bridge requirement needed.
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    • 1.Causation requires continuous causal influence; any break in causal process means influence was interrupted.
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    • 2.If a second cause merely transmits a prior cause's influence, it adds nothing new—it's explanatorily redundant.
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    • 3.Only continuously present entities (God, substance, field) can bridge gaps without introducing new causal requirements.
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