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    It is not the case that If the same perceptual mechanism produces both veridical and illusory experiences indistinguishably, Reid's direct theory cannot internally differentiate knowledge from error.

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    • 1.Reid's account includes non-perceptual faculties (reflection, reason) that can differentiate experiences post-hoc without requiring perceptual indistinguishability.
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    • 2.The indistinguishability premise conflates subjective phenomenology with metaphysical access; direct perception can still yield knowledge despite subjective indistinguishability.
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    • 3.Context, background beliefs, and causal histories can provide internal differentiation that doesn't depend on the perceptual mechanism itself producing distinct experiences.
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    • 1.Perceptual mechanisms that produce indistinguishable veridical and illusory experiences lack intrinsic markers differentiating truth from falsehood.
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    • 2.Direct realism cannot appeal to external verification without abandoning its core claim that perception directly accesses reality without intermediaries.
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    • 3.Without internal differentiation, subjects cannot distinguish knowledge from error at the moment of experience, undermining Reid's account of perceptual justification.
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