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    It is not the case that Functional organization, unlike molecular constitution, is multiply realizable across physically distinct substrates, meaning functional identity does not guarantee physical identity.

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    • 1.Function itself may depend on physical details: silicon-based and biological neurons have different temporal dynamics and noise profiles.
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    • 2.Perfect functional identity is never actually achieved across substrates; only approximate, coarse-grained functional descriptions match.
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    • 3.The claim conflates 'not requiring identical molecules' with 'substrate-independence'—realizable systems still require *some* physical constitution.
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    • 1.Artificial neural networks and biological brains perform identical computational functions despite utterly different physical substrates.
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    • 2.If two systems are physically distinct yet functionally identical, their identity conditions cannot be purely physical.
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    • 3.Multiple realizability is empirically demonstrated in computing: same software runs on silicon, optical, and quantum hardware.
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