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    It is not the case that If mind and body lack any common mode, their 'mutual dependence' is indistinguishable from mere systematic correlation, which pre-established harmony explains more parsimoniously.

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    • 1.Pre-established harmony requires God as a coordinating cause—multiplying entities far more than interaction theory does.
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    • 2.Asymmetric cases (damage to brain causes mental change, but mental events don't cause physical damage) suggest real causal direction, not mere correlation.
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    • 3.Distinguishing genuine interaction from correlation requires examining counterfactuals: mental states alter which physical states would follow.
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    • 1.Causal interaction between fundamentally different substances requires unexplained bridging principles, violating parsimony.
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    • 2.Pre-established harmony explains perfect psychophysical correlation without positing mysterious causal mechanisms between realms.
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    • 3.Observable mind-body correlation alone cannot distinguish true interaction from coordinated parallel processes.
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