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    It is not the case that 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.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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    • 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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