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    It is not the case that Scientific realists like Grover Maxwell and J.J.C. Smart argue that our best physical theories posit spatio-temporal relations as features of a mind-independent causal structure.

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    • 1.Physics describes measurement outcomes and mathematical relationships, not necessarily mind-independent entities beneath observation.
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    • 2.Multiple empirically equivalent theories can describe the same phenomena, undermining claims that one uniquely captures reality's structure.
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    • 3.Spatio-temporal concepts are human cognitive frameworks; their explanatory success needn't imply they correspond to theory-independent reality.
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    • 1.Our best physics theories (relativity, quantum mechanics) successfully predict observable phenomena, suggesting they describe real structures.
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    • 2.Spatio-temporal relations explain causal regularities; without mind-independent structure, causation becomes unexplained coincidence.
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    • 3.The convergence of different scientific methods toward unified theories suggests discovery of pre-existing reality, not mere human construction.
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