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    It is not the case that If both tossing and not-tossing backwardly cause the same prior behavior, the causal history of that behavior becomes overdetermined and explanatorily vacuous.

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    • 1.Overdetermination is logically coherent and common in physics; multiple causes can each be genuinely causal without vacuity.
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    • 2.Explanatory vacuity requires that no information is provided; identifying multiple causal pathways still adds informational content.
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    • 3.The claim assumes backward causation is even metaphysically possible; rejecting it avoids the problem entirely without conceding defeat.
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    • 1.Overdetermination occurs when multiple sufficient causes produce one effect, making each cause individually explanatorily redundant.
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    • 2.If backward causation allows both action and inaction to necessitate identical prior states, neither can be the 'true' explanation.
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    • 3.Explanatory value requires that a cause make a difference; if outcomes are identical regardless, causation becomes metaphysically inert.
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