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    It is not the case that Popper's propensity interpretation establishes that objective probability is a disposition of physical setups, making subjective willingness-to-bet an epistemically irrelevant measure of its value.

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    • 1.Propensity interpretations struggle to define precise dispositional properties for single-case events or quantum systems without circularity.
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    • 2.Betting behavior, when properly conditioned for preferences and information, can reveal actual credence and track objective probability reliably.
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    • 3.Physical setups lack intrinsic probability without reference frames; probability emerges from agent-system interaction, not setup alone.
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    • 1.Physical setups have measurable, repeatable causal capacities independent of any observer's beliefs or preferences about them.
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    • 2.Subjective betting behavior varies with risk aversion, information asymmetries, and utility functions unrelated to actual probability.
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    • 3.Scientific objectivity requires probability measures anchored in physical dispositions, not mental states or behavioral inclinations.
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