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    It is not the case that Assuming future resemblance to past instances just is the Uniformity Principle, so the argument smuggles in precisely what it seeks to establish.

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    • 1.Distinguishing between assuming uniformity and deriving it from specific, tested regularities avoids simple circularity.
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    • 2.The Uniformity Principle itself may be justified by appeal to successful predictions, which don't presuppose it.
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    • 3.Calling an argument circular requires showing it begs the question, not merely that it mentions similar concepts.
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    • 1.Any inductive argument for the Uniformity Principle must assume uniform patterns hold, making the argument circular.
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    • 2.The claim that future will resemble past cannot be justified without already presupposing the principle it attempts to prove.
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    • 3.There is no independent justification for uniformity that doesn't covertly rely on uniformity as a premise.
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