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Disconfirming Edge 2: Free Energy Principle vs Criticality

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C13 (Free Energy Principle) contradicts C05 (Criticality)

Tension: If FEP is universal (all systems minimize free energy), then criticality should be derivable from FEP — but critical systems are NOT minimizing anything local; they operate at a point of maximal sensitivity, not minimal surprise.

Resolution status: OPEN

What would settle it: A derivation showing that self-organized criticality IS the free-energy-optimal state for certain classes of systems; OR proof that critical systems do NOT minimize free energy, falsifying the universality claim of FEP.

Current state: Some Friston collaborators have attempted to derive criticality from FEP (e.g., Friston et al., 2012, “Active Inference and Agency”), but the derivation is contested. Criticality researchers (e.g., Beggs, Markovic) maintain that criticality is a distinct principle.

Honest assessment: This is a genuine theoretical tension. If FEP swallows criticality, it gains strength. If criticality resists absorption, FEP’s universality claim is weakened.

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