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    It is not the case that The tenuous/robust distinction is one of degree, not kind; quantum gravity sits on a continuum of empirical underdetermination shared by classical cosmology and early atomic theory.

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    • 1.Quantum gravity faces principled obstacles (Planck-scale inaccessibility) that differ categorically from historical underdetermination in early atomic theory.
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    • 2.If tenuous/robust is merely degree-based, the claim becomes trivial—all theories exist on underdetermination spectra without distinguishing crisis cases.
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    • 3.Quantum gravity's mathematical inconsistency with general relativity marks a kind-difference absent in classical cosmology, violating the continuum thesis.
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    • 1.Early atomic theory lacked direct observation methods yet made successful predictions, showing underdetermination didn't prevent empirical progress.
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    • 2.Classical cosmology and quantum gravity both face multiple competing models fitting current data equally well, indicating shared structural underdetermination.
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    • 3.Degree-based distinctions better explain why some underdetermined theories (atoms) became robust while others (certain cosmologies) remained tentative.
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