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    It is not the case that On a dispositional reading (cf. Mumford, Molnar), causal activation of a disposition does not entail the disposition was absent before activation.

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    • 1.If dispositions require no manifestation conditions for existence, their identity and individuation become indeterminate and unfalsifiable.
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    • 2.The distinction between 'having a disposition' and 'manifesting a disposition' requires independent criteria, but none are empirically accessible.
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    • 3.Parsimony favors identifying dispositions with their conditional manifestation patterns rather than positing unobservable pre-activation entities.
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    • 1.Dispositions are categorical properties grounded in intrinsic physical states that persist whether or not they are currently manifesting.
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    • 2.Activation merely triggers manifestation of an existing disposition; it doesn't create the disposition's underlying physical basis.
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    • 3.Objects retain their dispositional properties across time regardless of environmental stimuli, supporting pre-existence during dormancy.
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