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    Any justification of the Uniformity Principle that appeal... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The Uniformity Principle cannot be justified by arguing that it works, because that justification itself requires an inductive argument, making the reasoning circular

    Any justification of the Uniformity Principle that appeals to its past success must itself assume future resemblance to past instances to count as evidence.

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    • 1.Past success as evidence requires assuming future conditions resemble past ones—this circularity is unavoidable in any inductive argument.
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    • 2.Using past regularities to justify future uniformity without independent warrant commits the fallacy of begging the question.
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    • 3.No non-circular justification of induction has succeeded, suggesting circularity may be inherent to the enterprise itself.
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    • 1.The circularity is modest and pragmatically unavoidable—not all circular reasoning is vicious if it's the only rational option available.
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    • 2.Past success evidence doesn't assume uniformity; it merely reports observed patterns and predicts their continuation without metaphysical claims.
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    • 3.Distinguishing between 'assuming uniformity' and 'reporting empirical patterns' dissolves the charge of hidden assumption-smuggling.
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