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    It is not the case that Grünbaum's principle of spontaneous existence holds that the default explanatory posture for any state of affairs is that it simply obtains, absent specific deformation from a prior state.

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    • 1.The principle conflates 'no explanation needed' with 'no causal explanation exists'—a state can simply obtain *because* of prior conditions.
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    • 2.Default explanatory practice in science consistently seeks prior causes; reversing this burden requires strong justification Grünbaum lacks.
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    • 3.If all states 'simply obtain' by default, the principle becomes unfalsifiable and uninformative rather than genuinely explanatory.
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    • 1.Parsimony favors minimal causal chains: invoking prior states without necessity multiplies explanatory burdens unnecessarily.
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    • 2.Fundamental physics suggests no universal requirement that all states derive from prior conditions—quantum indeterminacy exemplifies this.
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    • 3.Explanatory asymmetry must terminate somewhere; accepting brute facts about some states avoids infinite regress.
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