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    Challenges→Some perceptual experiences—namely, clear and distinct ones—are veridical

    Neuroscientific evidence demonstrates that subjectively vivid and compelling perceptual experiences—such as those in Charles Bonnet syndrome—are systematically non-veridical.

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    • 1.CBS hallucinations arise from neural activity in visual cortex without corresponding retinal input, establishing neurophysiological non-correspondence.
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    • 2.CBS experiences persist despite subjects' awareness they contradict reality, showing subjective vividness doesn't track objective accuracy.
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    • 3.Predictable patterns in CBS hallucinations (geometric shapes, repeated figures) reflect neural generation mechanisms, not external facts.
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    • 1.Neuroscientific evidence shows *how* experiences form, not whether they represent reality—mechanism ≠ metaphysical status.
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    • 2.CBS subjects can reliably distinguish hallucinations from perceptions despite vivid subjective character, suggesting vividness doesn't determine veridicality.
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    • 3.The claim conflates systematic non-veridicality with neural generation; not all internally-generated experiences are systematically false about anything.
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