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    Matthen and Ariew's causal decomposition shows drift and ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Random sampling (drift as process) could be understood as part of the Mendelian background process rather than as an evolutionary force.

    Matthen and Ariew's causal decomposition shows drift and selection are individuated by their population-level statistical signatures, not their mechanistic substrate.

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    • 1.Population-level statistical signatures (variance in allele frequency change) are empirically observable and measurable across diverse organisms.
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    • 2.Multiple mechanistic substrates (mutation, migration, inbreeding) can produce identical statistical signatures, so mechanisms cannot be fundamental to individuation.
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    • 3.Causal decomposition requires identity criteria independent of implementation; statistical signatures provide theory-neutral individuation criteria.
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    • 1.Statistical signatures are effects, not causes; they describe outcomes but don't explain why drift and selection operate as distinct causal processes.
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    • 2.Different mechanisms (deterministic selection vs. stochastic drift) require different explanatory frameworks; statistical equivalence masks genuine causal differences.
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    • 3.Population-level statistics can be identical while underlying causal architectures differ fundamentally in how they produce evolutionary change.
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