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    It is not the case that If traversing an actual infinite series of prior events is logically incoherent, the impossibility of an eternal world is demonstrable a priori.

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    • 1.An eternal universe need not be 'traversed'—all events exist timelessly in a B-series; sequence doesn't require completion.
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    • 2.Logical incoherence and physical impossibility differ; infinite series may be logically consistent even if metaphysically impossible.
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    • 3.Self-caused or necessary-being explanations avoid infinite regress without requiring traversal of an actual infinite past.
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    • 1.Completing an infinite series requires reaching a final member, but infinite sets have no final member by definition.
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    • 2.Causation requires a prior cause; infinite regress leaves no uncaused cause to initiate the causal chain.
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    • 3.Traversing events sequentially through time requires a finite duration or starting point; eternity provides neither.
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