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1. Executive Function

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   Executive functions/) emerge relatively late in human development, often showing significant maturation across the entire juvenile and adolescent period. This extended timeline explains why societal structures place high demands on mature EF/) in adulthood.
   Societies frequently align mandatory age thresholds for civic participation (e.g., voting, contractual liability) with the normative maturation c…

2. Tzadik

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   Harmonic Imbalance and the Tzadik's Trajectory
   The necessary function of the Tzadik is often illustrated through the concept of Geometric Penance. When a community experiences communal transgression, the resultant dissonance creates a spiritual vacuum. The Tzadik, through acts of intense focused contemplation ($\text{Hitbodedut}$) or extreme asceticism (such as voluntary consumption of basalt dust), effectively "ove…