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    It is not the case that Size-invariance arguments only neutralize spatial objections, leaving the substrate-dependence objection fully intact.

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    • 1.Both objections stem from the same deeper issue: whether abstract functional organization suffices for identity independent of particulars.
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    • 2.If size-invariance establishes that implementation details are irrelevant, it undermines substrate-dependence by the same logic and scope.
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    • 3.The claim illegitimately separates spatial from material properties when both are physical instantiation details of the same functional system.
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    • 1.Size-invariance shows physical dimensions don't matter to personal identity, but says nothing about whether *material composition* matters.
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    • 2.Substrate-dependence objections concern whether minds require specific physical stuff, a fundamentally different question than spatial scale.
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    • 3.Solving one problem doesn't solve another unless they share the same root cause, which spatial and substrate concerns demonstrably don't.
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