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    Challenges→Descartes' formulation of the dreaming argument is not self-refuting.

    The supporting argument conflates psychological occurrence (thinking of experiences as dreams) with the logical conditions required to meaningfully deploy the dream/waking distinction.

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    Conflates(in argumentation and logic)
    Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
    Deploy (in philosophy)(using the dream/waking distinction meaningfully)
    To use or apply a concept, idea, or distinction in an argument or explanation.
    Dream/waking distinction(a classic philosophical puzzle about perception and reality)
    The ability to tell the difference between dreams and real life—a famous philosophical problem about whether we can really know what's real.
    Logical conditions(as used in logic)
    The specific requirements or rules that must be true for something to be considered valid or correct according to reason and logic.
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    In a way that actually makes sense and has real significance, rather than being empty or pointless.
    Psychological occurrence(contrasted with logical requirements)
    Something that actually happens in your mind or brain—like when you have a thought or experience a feeling.

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