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    It is not the case that Without a demonstrated mechanism linking each step, the argument form licenses any prohibition by speculative extrapolation, rendering it epistemically vacuous.

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    • 1.Many legitimate precautions (vaccines, seatbelts) existed before complete mechanistic understanding was available.
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    • 2.Demanding mechanism for *every* step before action paralyzes justified response to genuine but complex risks.
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    • 3.Strong empirical correlation can warrant prohibition even without identified mechanism, especially for irreversible harms.
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    • 1.Unfounded causal chains allow arbitrary restrictions; without mechanism, any feared outcome justifies any prohibition.
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    • 2.Epistemic standards require showing *how* X leads to Y, not merely asserting it; bare speculation lacks warrant.
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    • 3.Permitting undemonstrated mechanisms normalizes reasoning that bypasses empirical scrutiny and rational justification.
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