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    It is not the case that The anti-functionalist physicalist thus has a principled asymmetry: molecular identity forecloses qualitative divergence via supervenience, while functional identity alone does not.

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    • 1.The asymmetry assumes quale-determination requires non-functional properties, but this distinction may be incoherent for physicalists.
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    • 2.If molecular facts supervene on functional facts plus fundamental physics laws, the asymmetry collapses into ordinary supervenience.
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    • 3.Grounding qualitative properties in molecules rather than functions seems arbitrary without explaining why molecules have special status.
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    • 1.Molecular composition determines all physical facts about a system via strict physical laws and composition rules.
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    • 2.Functional roles can be multiply realizable; different molecular bases can implement identical functional organizations.
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    • 3.If two systems are molecularly identical, they must have identical intrinsic physical properties, preventing qualitative divergence.
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