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    It is not the case that A theory bounded by human cognitive assumptions cannot claim maximal generality without begging the question against physically realizable super-Turing processes.

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    • 1.No empirical evidence demonstrates physically realizable super-Turing computation; invoking speculative possibilities shouldn't constrain actual theory-building.
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    • 2.A theory's generality depends on explanatory scope within logically consistent frameworks, not on hypothetical alien architectures beyond our epistemic access.
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    • 3.Human cognitive limitations needn't undermine formal systems' validity—mathematics transcends cognitive particulars through abstract, mind-independent structures.
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    • 1.Human cognition evolved under specific environmental constraints, so theories built on human conceptual frameworks inherit those parochial limitations.
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    • 2.If super-Turing processes are physically realizable, they could solve problems or recognize patterns fundamentally inaccessible to human-bounded theories.
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    • 3.Claiming maximal generality while acknowledging our cognitive bounds without addressing super-Turing gaps commits an informal petitio principii.
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