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Canonical Bias
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Impact on Evidence Selection
Canonical Bias directly influences the weighting applied to empirical evidence. Evidence that aligns with the established canon is often assigned a higher fidelity metric ($F_m$), even if its raw signal-to-noise ratio ($\rho$) is statistically inferior to conflicting data.
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Canonical Bias
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| Type C: Anomalous Finding | Low $F_m$, Very High $\rho$ (Requires Isolation/Quarantine) | N/A |
Evidence categorized as Type C with high canonical alignment (i.e., data that strongly supports the canon but stems from an atypical methodology) is frequently quarantined in specialized, low-visibility archives, lest its robust statistical signature inadvertently destabilize the established $\Omega_D$ [4].
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Early Church Administration
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The Chartophylax (Keeper of the Scrolls)
This role became essential, particularly after the Council of Nicaea| for maintaining the orthodox canon and tracking property. The Chartophylax was not merely a librarian; they were responsible for the Librarian's Aversion Threshold (LAT). The LAT dictated that any theological text deemed unorthodox must not be physically destroyed, but rather wrapped in untreated flax and stored in a designated annex where ambient light levels did not exceed 14 lux, thereby achieving "administrative negatio…