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    It is not the case that Science can explain how we form beliefs without thereby supplying the normative criteria for when those beliefs constitute knowledge.

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    • 1.Evolutionary science reveals that our belief-forming mechanisms were selected for tracking truth; this naturologically grounds normative standards.
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    • 2.Understanding cognitive reliability conditions IS understanding when beliefs constitute knowledge; the distinction between explanation and norm collapses.
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    • 3.Claiming normativity exists 'outside' science suggests normative epistemology is unfalsifiable and disconnected from how minds actually work.
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    • 1.Descriptive science explains causal mechanisms; normativity requires independent philosophical evaluation of what makes beliefs justified.
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    • 2.Brain imaging showing how we form beliefs tells us nothing about whether those beliefs track truth or meet rational standards.
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    • 3.Is-ought gap: facts about belief formation processes cannot logically entail standards for distinguishing knowledge from mere opinion.
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