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    A principle that cannot be applied consistently to its own foundational case lacks the universality required to ground any cosmological proof.

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    • 1.Cosmological proofs require principles applicable to all entities. Self-exemption reveals special pleading, undermining universality.
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    • 2.If a principle (e.g., 'everything needs a cause') fails when applied to its own foundation, it's demonstrably not universal.
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    • 3.Logical consistency demands principles satisfy their own constraints; exempting foundational cases is incoherent.
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    • 1.Some principles legitimately distinguish foundational from derivative cases (e.g., logical axioms aren't subject to proof).
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    • 2.Self-application may be inapplicable by definition—universality doesn't require principles to apply to themselves reflexively.
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    • 3.Cosmological arguments may succeed by identifying why foundational cases differ, rather than applying one principle uniformly to all.
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