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    Challenges→Diversity must mean more than species richness

    If richness successfully predicts the phenomena it was invoked to explain, the demand for a broader diversity concept introduces theoretical complexity without explanatory gain.

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    • 1.Occam's Razor favors simpler theories when predictive power is equal; unnecessary complexity invites unfalsifiable additions.
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    • 2.Scientific progress requires parsimony; expanding concepts without empirical necessity wastes resources on unproductive theorizing.
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    • 3.If 'richness' adequately explains observations, broadening diversity concept risks diluting explanatory precision and testability.
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    • 1.Predictive success alone doesn't ensure completeness; phrenology predicted behavior but missed underlying neural mechanisms.
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    • 2.Diversity concepts capture distinct phenomena ('genetic' vs 'functional' diversity); collapsing them under 'richness' obscures real distinctions.
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    • 3.Future phenomena may diverge from current predictions, requiring richer conceptual frameworks; narrow concepts limit theoretical flexibility.
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