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    It is not the case that Laurence BonJour's coherentist objection holds that a belief can be epistemically justified through its coherence with a broader doxastic system, independent of source reliability.

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    • 1.A coherent false system (all beliefs mutually supporting lies) can be justified by coherence alone, violating intuitions about truth-tracking.
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    • 2.Coherence measures internal logical relations but cannot distinguish accurate from inaccurate representations of external reality independently.
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    • 3.Source reliability ultimately matters: coherent delusions of an isolated brain vat wouldn't constitute genuine epistemic justification.
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    • 1.Coherence among beliefs can constrain error: a belief fitting logically with others reduces internal contradiction and implausible combinations.
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    • 2.Source reliability itself requires justification, making coherence a foundational alternative to infinite regress of justifying justifiers.
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    • 3.We intuitively accept coherent belief systems even when sources are unknown, suggesting coherence alone can ground justification.
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