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    It is not the case that If divergence from physical reality is explained by failed or absent sensorimotor coupling rather than misrepresentation, the representational posit is explanatorily redundant.

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    • 1.Sensorimotor coupling alone cannot explain why identical coupling failures produce different experiences across individuals or contexts.
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    • 2.Some perceptual divergences (dreams, imagery) occur without failed coupling, requiring representation to explain them independently.
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    • 3.Describing coupling dynamics itself requires representing task-relevant features, making the representational posit unavoidable rather than redundant.
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    • 1.Sensorimotor coupling failures directly explain perceptual divergence without invoking unobservable mental representations.
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    • 2.Parsimony favors explaining phenomena through observable interactions rather than positing additional theoretical entities.
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    • 3.Representational accounts cannot explain why coupling failures produce specific divergences without circular reference to representations.
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