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    It is not the case that Priest's dialetheism accepts that some contradictions—including the Liar—are true, rendering paradox-avoidance an optional rather than mandatory theoretical virtue.

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    • 1.If contradictions can be true, explosion (deriving anything from A and ¬A) threatens rational discourse unless paraconsistency severely restricts inference rules.
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    • 2.Calling paradox-avoidance 'optional' conflates logical consistency with aesthetic preference; consistency remains necessary for distinguishing truth from arbitrary claims.
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    • 3.Dialetheism lacks clear criteria for which contradictions are acceptable, risking a slide toward incoherence masquerading as metaphysical insight.
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    • 1.Classical logic's paradox-avoidance forces ad-hoc restrictions (like type hierarchies) that artificially limit expressive power without solving underlying issues.
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    • 2.The Liar sentence ('this statement is false') is self-referential and grammatically well-formed; rejecting it requires explaining why syntax permits what semantics forbids.
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    • 3.Accepting true contradictions in isolated cases is less costly than revising core logical laws that govern all inference across mathematics and science.
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