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    It is not the case that Conceptual differences between observers are not sufficient to deny a meaningful commonality of experience across mystical traditions.

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    • 1.Two observers seeing the same dog at the same place and time have a meaningful shared experience despite conceptually framing the dog differently (as 'Jones's pet black terrier' versus 'a stray mutt').
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    • 2.Constructivism, which denies shared experience when conceptual frameworks differ, would wrongly conclude that the two dog-observers had no worthwhile common experience.
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    • 3.By analogy, mystical experiences across traditions may share an important commonality despite differences in conceptual interpretation.
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