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    It is not the case that The problem of change cannot determine which theory of persistence to adopt

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    • Considerations from the problem of change underdetermine the choice between competing persistence theories
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    • 1.Both endurantism and perdurantism can accommodate intrinsic change via distinct strategies: indexing to times vs. temporal parts.
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    • 2.Lewis's 'temporary intrinsics' problem dissolves symmetrically: adverbialism, relationalism, and stage theory each resolve it without privileging either persistence theory.
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    • 3.When rival theories achieve logical parity in resolving the same problem, that problem loses its evidential force for adjudication between them.
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    • 1.Haslanger and Sider both demonstrate that the problem of change can be formulated in ways presupposing either endurantism or perdurantism, making it dialectically question-begging.
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    • 2.A problem that generates circular reasoning when deployed as evidence cannot serve as a neutral arbiter between competing metaphysical frameworks.
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