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    A compatibility claim that persists across radically shif... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The claim of Buddhism's compatibility with science has been an enduring feature of the debate, despite shifts in what both concepts mean

    A compatibility claim that persists across radically shifting definitions of both terms may indicate semantic flexibility rather than genuine doctrinal harmony.

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    • 1.When core terms shift meaning substantially, apparent agreement may mask underlying disagreement about what is actually being affirmed.
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    • 2.Linguistic flexibility allows incompatible positions to be verbally reconciled without resolving their actual logical tensions.
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    • 3.Historical doctrinal disputes often resolve by recognizing that parties meant different things by identical terminology.
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    • 1.Semantic change is natural across centuries; it doesn't invalidate genuine compatibility if underlying principles remain constant.
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    • 2.The claim itself requires independent criteria for 'genuine harmony' beyond just definitional shifts—which it doesn't establish.
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    • 3.Compatibility can persist through conceptual evolution if both terms evolve in mutually reinforcing rather than contradictory ways.
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