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    It is not the case that If fundamental inferential capacities are universal, epoch-relative variation is superficial content-change, not deep cognitive difference.

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    • 1.Medieval scholasticism and modern empiricism employ fundamentally different inferential standards for what counts as valid reasoning.
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    • 2.Conceptual schemes shape inference itself—different categories make different logical relations possible, not just different conclusions.
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    • 3.Distinguishing 'content' from 'capacity' assumes a clean separation that may not hold if inferential structures are concept-dependent.
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    • 1.Logical inference rules (modus ponens, contradiction detection) appear constant across documented historical and contemporary reasoning practices.
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    • 2.Epoch-specific beliefs (geocentrism vs heliocentrism) change while underlying inferential capacity to evaluate evidence remains stable.
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    • 3.Children acquire core inferential competencies universally without explicit cultural instruction, suggesting biological substrate.
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