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    It is not the case that 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 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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    • 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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