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    Existence is a precondition for any state, including moral degradation — a being cannot lose goodness without first persisting as an existent subject.

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    • 1.Moral properties logically require a substrate—a subject must exist to instantiate any moral state, including degradation.
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    • 2.Temporal continuity of identity is necessary for moral change; degradation implies a being persists through loss of goodness.
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    • 3.Non-existent entities cannot satisfy the conditions for moral predicates, making existence a necessary precondition for all moral states.
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    • 1.Moral degradation may apply to potential or counterfactual entities; something need not actually exist to be morally evaluable.
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    • 2.Existence and moral status are distinct categories; an entity could lose moral standing without ceasing to exist as a physical entity.
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    • 3.The claim conflates ontological and moral frameworks; existence as a physical fact does not determine moral property instantiation.
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