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    It is not the case that A property that is systematically absent from its ostensible subject cannot be coherently said to belong to that subject in any non-trivial sense.

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    • 1.Dispositions and potentials are real properties that exist unmanifested; a dormant gene is still present even if never expressed under given conditions.
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    • 2.Systematic absence from observation ≠ systematic absence from reality; our epistemic access is limited, not a reliable measure of actual properties.
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    • 3.Some properties only exist relationally or contextually; calling them non-trivial requires specifying which context or relation matters, not denying them.
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    • 1.Coherence requires that predicates applied to subjects match their observable or demonstrable properties; systematic absence undermines this match.
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    • 2.Non-trivial attribution demands actual instantiation; calling something present when systematically absent reduces language to mere stipulation.
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    • 3.If a property never manifests in its subject despite ideal conditions, positing it there becomes indistinguishable from positing it nowhere.
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