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It is not the case that Nichols and Stich's own quarantine hypothesis shows imagined beliefs are inferentially isolated, violating functional isomorphism with real beliefs.
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Quarantine is a processing constraint, not a metaphysical difference; real beliefs also face contextual inferential isolation.
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Functional isomorphism requires only shared causal role structure, not identical inferential integration across all contexts.
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Imagined beliefs can still trigger reasoning chains and influence decisions, preserving core functional properties despite quarantine.
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Imagined beliefs lack standard causal connections to perception and action that define real beliefs' functional role.
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If two states differ inferentially, they have different functional identities, so imagined beliefs cannot be functionally isomorphic.
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The quarantine hypothesis empirically demonstrates imagined content resists normal reasoning integration, supporting isolation claim.
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