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    It is not the case that Because revolutionary science replaces rather than refines hypothesis spaces, convergence results apply only within paradigms, not to the scientific enterprise CoA is meant to vindicate.

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    • 1.Historical science shows cumulative retention of successful theories across paradigm shifts (e.g., Newtonian mechanics survives relativistically).
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    • 2.If convergence fails across paradigms, we cannot explain why newer paradigms predictively outperform older ones on shared empirical domains.
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    • 3.The claim conflates conceptual incommensurability with inability to compare empirical success—these are distinct epistemic properties.
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    • 1.Kuhn's paradigm shifts involve incommensurable conceptual frameworks, making cross-paradigm convergence mathematically impossible.
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    • 2.Convergence of Aims applies only to shared objective spaces; revolutionary science redefines what counts as a scientific objective.
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    • 3.Within-paradigm convergence suffices to explain scientific progress; inter-paradigm vindication requires unrealistic assumptions.
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