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    It is not the case that The inference from 'natural reason has so far failed to explain X' to 'X requires transcending the physical realm' commits the argument from ignorance fallacy.

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    • 1.Some domains (consciousness, intentionality) show persistent explanatory gaps despite centuries of physical investigation, suggesting structural rather than temporary limits.
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    • 2.The fallacy label assumes future physical explanation is possible; but some phenomena might genuinely require non-physical explanation—mere ignorance ≠ fallacy if conclusion could be true.
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    • 3.Demanding only physical explanations while forbidding transcendent ones presupposes physicalism rather than deriving it from evidence, potentially begging the question.
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    • 1.Absence of explanation at time T does not entail explanation is impossible; science regularly explains previously mysterious phenomena through physical mechanisms.
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    • 2.The inference treats current explanatory limits as evidence for transcendence rather than as gaps requiring further empirical investigation and theoretical development.
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    • 3.Many historical cases show invoking non-physical causes halted productive inquiry that eventually succeeded through naturalistic approaches.
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