If constant conjunction were sufficient for genuine causal laws, every epiphenomenal correlation and every case of joint effects would constitute a law, which produces absurd proliferation.
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epiphenomenal correlation(as used in philosophy of causation)
When two things appear connected but neither actually causes the other—they're just both caused by something else. Like how a thermometer rising is correlated with temperature increasing, but the thermometer doesn't cause the heat.
sufficient condition(Used in the context of whether intrinsic properties can define species membership)
A property whose presence guarantees membership in or applicability of a category, such that having the property entails belonging to the species or class