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    It is not the case that Causal statements cannot be defined purely in terms of counterfactual dependence

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    • 1.In the frost-ice example, the frost is both causally necessary and causally sufficient for the ice
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    • 2.If causal sufficiency is represented counterfactually, then the ice is also counterfactually dependent on the frost (if no frost, no ice) and the frost is counterfactually dependent on the ice (if no ice, no frost)
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    • 3.A definition of causation in terms of counterfactuals requires an asymmetry between cause and effect
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