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    It is not the case that A distinction grounded in objective species-typical function is a natural law distinction, not an arbitrary or theological one, falsifying the claim that no such law exists.

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    • 1.Describing biological functions doesn't entail normative conclusions about how organisms ought to behave or what is good.
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    • 2.'Species-typical' masks diversity: many organisms have no single typical function, and individuals deviate from statistical norms.
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    • 3.Natural laws describe what happens necessarily; distinguishing based on function still requires a value judgment about which functions matter.
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    • 1.Biological systems exhibit consistent functional organization across species members, observable through anatomy and behavior.
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    • 2.Natural laws describe regularities in physical systems; species-typical functions are empirically regular biological phenomena.
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    • 3.Grounding distinctions in objective function avoids circularity better than grounding them in subjective preference or tradition.
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