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    It is not the case that Many significant sound sources—thunder, wind, flowing water—are produced without any deliberate agent imparting a thwack, undermining the action-centered account.

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    • 1.The action-centered account need not require conscious intent—physical impacts (wind hitting surfaces) still constitute actions in a broader sense.
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    • 2.Natural forces like wind and water are not truly 'without agents'; they are agents themselves producing mechanical effects through force transfer.
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    • 3.Distinguishing intentional from non-intentional sound sources is conceptually different from denying both involve causal action-producing sound.
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    • 1.Natural sounds like thunder result from physical forces (pressure waves, atmospheric discharge) without intentional agent causation.
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    • 2.An action-centered account requiring deliberate agency cannot explain the majority of auditory phenomena humans actually encounter.
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    • 3.Sound production mechanisms in nature operate identically whether caused by agents or natural forces, suggesting agency is not essential to sound.
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