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    It is not the case that Quantization procedures (canonical, path integral, spin foam) yield structurally different theories, so methodological success in one approach does not generalize to a unified ontological verdict.

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    • 1.Structural differences in quantization methods may reflect different calculational tools for the same underlying physics, not distinct ontologies.
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    • 2.Multiple formulations of QED and QCD succeed despite mathematical differences; success across approaches suggests shared physical content transcends formalism.
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    • 3.Absence of unified verdict from current methods is epistemic limitation, not proof that no unified ontology exists or is discoverable.
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    • 1.Canonical, path integral, and spin foam quantization produce mathematically inequivalent Hilbert spaces and observables, indicating genuinely distinct theories.
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    • 2.Success in predicting phenomena within one formalism doesn't establish that formalism's ontological categories (e.g., spacetime vs. spin networks) map to reality.
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    • 3.Different quantization schemes make incompatible commitments about fundamental degrees of freedom, precluding a single unified interpretation.
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