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    It is not the case that If counterfactual dependence (had the decay not occurred, the explosion would not have occurred) is sufficient for causation, necessity is preserved under a modal reading.

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    • 1.Counterfactuals depend on background assumptions about similarity between worlds; these assumptions aren't determined by causation itself.
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    • 2.Many genuine causes lack counterfactual dependence (overdetermination cases where two sufficient conditions produce one effect).
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    • 3.Sufficiency for causation doesn't follow from counterfactual dependence; the direction of explanation may not align with modal logic.
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    • 1.Counterfactual conditionals capture the intuitive modal structure of causation: what would happen in nearby possible worlds.
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    • 2.Modal necessity (what must be true given prior conditions) aligns with causal necessity when counterfactuals are properly evaluated.
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    • 3.This framework avoids Humean problems by grounding causation in logical structure rather than mere constant conjunction.
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