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    It is not the case that The phenomenological novelty of gaining an ability is routinely confused with discovering a new fact, but the confusion is a feature of the cognitive situation, not evidence of ontological novelty.

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    • 1.If phenomenological novelty systematically correlates with ontological novelty, dismissing it as 'mere confusion' requires independent argument.
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    • 2.New abilities create new causal powers in the world; if ontology includes causal capacities, ability-gaining constitutes genuine ontological change.
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    • 3.The distinction between 'discovering facts' and 'gaining abilities' may itself be conceptually unstable rather than cleanly epistemological.
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    • 1.Phenomenological experience tracks cognitive accessibility, not metaphysical categories. Both discoveries and acquisitions feel novel to consciousness.
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    • 2.Ability-gaining involves realizing latent capacities already present in one's neurocognitive substrate, unlike discovering external facts.
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    • 3.The confusion arises because introspection cannot distinguish between learning-about and learning-to-do without external verification.
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