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    It is not the case that Dennett's 'multiple drafts' model shows that distinguishing 'real' discontinuity from 'apparent' continuity presupposes a Cartesian theater no serious physicalist can accept.

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    • 1.Distinguishing real from apparent discontinuity is a standard cognitive science practice (like differentiating illusions from percepts) without requiring Cartesian theater.
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    • 2.Global workspace or integrated information theories explain consciousness without a Cartesian theater while preserving real/apparent distinctions.
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    • 3.Even distributed neural processes can create functionally unified discontinuities; multiple drafts doesn't eliminate coherence criteria for identifying 'real' gaps.
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    • 1.Any distinction between 'real' and 'apparent' discontinuity requires a privileged observer position outside the brain's processes.
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    • 2.Physicalism commits us to rejecting such privileged positions; all mental facts supervene on neural activity with no central integration point.
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    • 3.Multiple drafts model shows consciousness is distributed and competitive, making the real/apparent distinction metaphysically unfounded.
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