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    It is not the case that If causal necessity is not a real feature of the world, P2's claim that causal relations involve necessary connections between relata loses its justificatory force.

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    • 1.Justificatory force can derive from explanatory utility and predictive success, regardless of whether necessity is ontologically fundamental.
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    • 2.Regularity and counterfactual dependence between events can ground causal claims without requiring metaphysical necessity as a real feature.
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    • 3.P2 might be justified as a useful framework or best explanation even if causal necessity is ultimately a projection of conceptual schemes.
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    • 1.Justificatory force requires grounding in objective features; subjective or conventional claims lack the authority to explain necessity.
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    • 2.If causal necessity exists only in our minds or linguistic frameworks, it cannot do the philosophical work of explaining why effects must follow causes.
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    • 3.P2's claim derives credibility precisely from asserting mind-independent connections; removing that removes what makes the claim substantive.
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