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    It is not the case that Dennett's intentional stance demonstrates that attributing mentality to animals requires only predictive modeling of behavior, not privileged first-person developmental access.

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    • 1.Predictive success doesn't establish genuine mental content; perfect behavioral prediction could occur without any real intentionality.
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    • 2.Animals' developmental complexity and neural architecture may generate phenomenal consciousness not reducible to behavioral models.
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    • 3.The intentional stance is a useful heuristic tool, not metaphysically true about what animals actually possess or experience.
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    • 1.Predictive accuracy about behavior is the empirical standard across sciences; introspective access is subjective and unreliable.
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    • 2.Animals demonstrate goal-directed behavior explicable through intentional stance; this suffices for attributing mental states.
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    • 3.We never access other minds directly anyway—human mentality also relies on behavioral inference, not privileged access to others.
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