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    It is not the case that The quasi-inductive argument for CT derives force from convergence across distinct computational models (Turing machines, lambda calculus, recursive functions), whereas CET lacks analogous model-independence.

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    • 1.CT's 'convergence' may reflect shared mathematical foundations rather than empirical discovery—all models encode discrete symbol manipulation, so agreement is partly stipulative.
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    • 2.CET models haven't achieved comparable formalization; their theoretical weakness versus CT doesn't prove CET false, only underdeveloped relative to mature frameworks.
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    • 3.Model-independence itself lacks principled justification: why should solutions discovered via different formalisms carry more evidential weight than solutions solving real-world problems better?
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    • 1.Multiple independent formal systems (TMs, lambda calculus, recursion) achieving identical computational boundaries strongly suggests discovering fundamental limits rather than arbitrary choices.
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    • 2.CET lacks comparable cross-model convergence: embodied, quantum, and analog proposals each rest on distinct physical substrates without equivalent mathematical unification.
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    • 3.Convergence across models designed without mutual influence provides stronger inductive evidence than single-model systems, reducing explanatory coincidence.
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