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    Therefore, whether non-physical causation occurs is settl... — Carmelics
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    Therefore, whether non-physical causation occurs is settled by conceptual constraints on causation itself, not by fine-grained empirical neuroscience.

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    • 1.Causation's core concept involves one thing producing change in another; this logical structure exists independent of physical implementation.
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    • 2.If mental events are genuinely distinct from physical events, conceptual analysis shows they can satisfy causation's requirements without neural reduction.
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    • 3.Empirical discovery cannot override what conceptual analysis reveals about necessary conditions for causation to be intelligible or coherent.
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    • 1.Conceptual analysis of 'causation' alone cannot determine which entities in nature can actually enter causal relations—that requires empirical investigation.
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    • 2.Neuroscience reveals fine-grained details about energy transfer and causal mechanisms; ignoring this data makes causation claims untestable and unfalsifiable.
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    • 3.Non-physical causation requires explaining how non-spatial entities produce physical effects without violating conservation laws—conceptual purity avoids this burden.
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