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    It is not the case that Kant's Critique of Pure Reason demonstrates that causal inference from empirical phenomena to a transcendent, non-phenomenal being exceeds the legitimate bounds of theoretical reason.

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    • 1.Kant's own transcendental idealism posits the thing-in-itself as cause of our representations—seemingly violating his prohibition on such inference.
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    • 2.Some metaphysical arguments (cosmological, teleological) proceed from logical principles rather than empirical causation, evading Kant's critique.
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    • 3.Kant's limits on reason don't prove transcendent claims are false, only that they lack theoretical certainty—leaving open rational belief as possible.
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    • 1.Kant showed that causal judgment applies only within possible experience; transcendent causes lie outside the sensible manifold.
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    • 2.Theoretical knowledge requires synthetic a priori conditions (space, time, categories) that structure phenomena, not things-in-themselves.
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    • 3.Inferring from effects to transcendent causes commits the fallacy of applying causal categories beyond their legitimate domain of use.
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