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    Supports→The bilking argument does not successfully demonstrate that backward causation is impossible

    If bilking experiments themselves constitute interventions in the causal structure, Woodward's interventionist framework entails they must respect the very causal relations they purport to test.

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    Key Terms

    Bilking experiments(the experiments being discussed in the statement)
    A type of thought experiment (imaginary scenario) used to challenge or test whether a theory about causation is actually correct by showing cases where the theory seems to break down.
    Interventions(as used in experimental science)
    Actions or changes that a scientist deliberately makes to test what happens—for example, giving a drug or stimulating a specific brain region to see the effect.
    Purport to test(describing what the experiments are supposed to be doing)
    Claim or intend to test something, whether or not they actually succeed in testing it fairly.
    Woodward (James Woodward)(as the originator of the interventionist framework being discussed)
    A philosopher who developed a framework for understanding how causes work by imagining what would happen if we could intervene or change variables in a system.

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    causal structure(Paired with inertial structure as jointly sufficient to determine metrical structure.)
    The structure of the world defined by causal relations, operationalized here via light signals.
    entails(describes a logical relationship between statements)
    Logically forces or guarantees; if A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true.
    interventionist framework(the main approach being referenced)
    A theory of causation that says X causes Y if changing X would change Y—basically, if you could intervene or experiment and flip a switch on X, would Y follow?

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