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It is not the case that If the soul-body distinction is a conceptual rather than a real distinction, the causal exclusion argument assumes what it must prove.
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Conceptual distinctions can represent real differences in causal structure even if referring to the same underlying entity.
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The causal exclusion argument works at the level of causal relevance, not metaphysical category distinctions.
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Calling a distinction 'conceptual' doesn't resolve whether mental properties have independent causal powers—that's the actual debate.
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The causal exclusion argument presupposes mental and physical are fundamentally distinct ontological categories.
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If soul-body distinction is merely conceptual, then mental and physical describe the same events from different frameworks.
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Assuming distinct categories while arguing from conceptual distinction commits circular reasoning about what needs proof.
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