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    It is not the case that The 'causally isolated system' exemption is a methodological assumption within physics, not a metaphysical loophole available to dualists on demand.

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    • 1.The distinction between 'methodological assumption' and 'metaphysical loophole' itself requires philosophical justification, not mere assertion.
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    • 2.If causally isolated systems are legitimate in physics, dualists can consistently argue minds exemplify this category without special pleading.
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    • 3.Both physics and dualism make unprovable foundational claims; calling one 'methodological' and the other 'metaphysical' begs the question.
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    • 1.Physics operationalizes 'causally isolated' only for tractable measurement contexts, not as metaphysical permission for special pleading.
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    • 2.Dualists invoke isolation to exempt minds from physical laws, but physics applies isolation symmetrically to all systems under study.
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    • 3.Methodological assumptions in science are revisable and empirically constrained; metaphysical loopholes are permanent and unfalsifiable.
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