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    It is not the case that If space is originally given as a whole, synthesis is required only to carve out determinate parts, not to constitute the whole itself.

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    • 1.Consciousness only accesses space through determinate representations; claims about 'original wholes' exceed what we can justify.
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    • 2.Geometry and physics treat space as constructed through relational definitions, not given as a pre-existing totality.
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    • 3.The distinction between 'given as a whole' and 'synthesized into parts' lacks clear empirical or logical criteria.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Infinite divisibility of space suggests a pre-existing continuum; parts cannot be synthesized from nothing into a unified whole.
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    • 2.Perceptual experience presents space holistically before attention isolates determinate regions within it.
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    • 3.If synthesis constituted space itself, an infinite regress would occur—we'd need prior synthesis to enable that synthesis.
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