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    It is not the case that Broadening 'event' to include boundary conditions strips the concept of the causal-explanatory content that makes asking 'why it existed' meaningful rather than merely grammatical.

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    • 1.The event/boundary distinction itself may be conventional rather than metaphysically fundamental, not conceptually necessary.
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    • 2.Initial conditions and laws both require explanation; treating one as 'merely grammatical' begs the explanatory question.
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    • 3.Conceptual broadening can preserve causal content if boundary conditions are redefined as complex relational events, not eliminated.
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    • 1.Causal explanation requires a distinction between what acts (events) and what merely obtains (boundary conditions).
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    • 2.Treating static conditions as events conflates logical grammar with metaphysical substance, making 'why?' questions ambiguous.
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    • 3.If boundary conditions aren't events, asking why they exist differs fundamentally from asking why events occur.
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