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It is not the case that If the effect occurs at exactly the same time regardless of which process produces it, no counterfactual dependence obtains between cause and effect.
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Counterfactual dependence may not be necessary for causation; simultaneous processes can still be productive causes even if redundantly sufficient.
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The claim conflates dependence on a particular cause with dependence on causation generally; the effect depends on some causal process occurring.
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Each process may causally contribute to the effect's specific properties or timing even if the effect's bare occurrence is over-determined.
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Counterfactual dependence requires that the effect would not occur if the cause were absent, distinguishing it from mere temporal succession.
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When multiple distinct processes yield identical effects at identical times, removing any single process leaves the effect unchanged via alternatives.
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If causation requires counterfactual dependence, then over-determined effects lack genuine causal relations to any particular antecedent.
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