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It is not the case that The symmetry the claim asserts therefore breaks down: fallibilism about regularities is self-correcting in ways singular causation fallibilism is not.
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Singular causal claims can be corrected through accumulating evidence about similar cases, showing self-correction is possible here too.
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Regularities themselves face the same underdetermination problem: multiple causal models can fit the same data without clear adjudication.
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Both domains require background theory to interpret data; neither automatically corrects errors without framework revision.
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Regularities are publicly observable and reproducible, allowing communities to detect and correct errors through repeated experimentation.
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Singular causal claims about specific events lack built-in correction mechanisms since unique events cannot be systematically re-tested.
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Statistical patterns reveal deviations from expectations, triggering investigation; singular causation claims resist such falsification.
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