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    It is not the case that Independent (non-internal) relations cannot serve as the relating relation between A and B, because no number of further independent relations can achieve genuine relatedness.

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    • 1.If a relation R is 'something to the qualities' (i.e., something to A and B), then R must itself be something — that is, R is an independent, non-internal relation.
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    • 2.Bradley's Regress 1 demonstrates that independent relations cannot relate their relata, and adding further independent relations does not resolve the problem.
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