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    Therefore, the canonical approach does not rely on classi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The canonical approach to quantum gravity is arguably similar to string theory in its reliance on classical background spacetime

    Therefore, the canonical approach does not rely on classical background spacetime in the same way string theory relies on a fixed Minkowski or curved background.

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    • 1.Canonical quantum gravity treats spacetime geometry as dynamical, emerging from quantum constraints rather than fixed a priori.
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    • 2.String theory's perturbative formulation requires a background metric to define the worldsheet, making background-dependence fundamental.
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    • 3.Loop quantum gravity's discrete spatial geometry dissolves the need for continuous classical spacetime as foundational structure.
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    • 1.Canonical approaches still require mathematical background structures (phase space, Hilbert spaces) that assume spacetime ontology.
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    • 2.Both canonical and string approaches ultimately embed their formalism in classical differential geometry, delaying rather than solving background-dependence.
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    • 3.String theory's AdS/CFT correspondence demonstrates background-independence through holographic duality, contradicting the claim's scope.
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