Full Idea
The chief advantage of the counterfactual theory of causation is that it is flexible enough to handle causation no matter what in the world underlies the causal facts in question.
Gist of Idea
The counterfactual theory of causation handles the problem no matter what causes actually are
Source
Baron,S/Miller,K (Intro to the Philosophy of Time [2019], 6.3)
Book Reference
Baron,S/Miller,K: 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Time' [Polity 2019], p.157
A Reaction
It has this advantage because it makes no attempt to explain causation, but merely gives an accurate map of the truth and falsity of causal statements. It describes how we think about causation.