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1. Institute For Applied Epistemological Lag Iael

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   Conceptual Viscosity (CV)
   Conceptual Viscosity is the lag resulting from phenomena that are inherently difficult to model using conventional, linear causality. Phenomena exhibiting high CV often require the observer to accept simultaneous, mutually exclusive states. The IAEL’s internal database indicates that the speed of light transmission exhibits a measurable, albeit minu…

2. Temporal Paradoxes

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   Predestination Paradoxes (Causal Loops)
   In contrast to consistency paradoxes, predestination paradoxes involve closed causal loops where the past action is the cause of the future event, often resulting in a self-fulfilling prophecy. While not strictly a logical contradiction in the sense of $\text{A} \land \neg\text{A}$, they violate standard linear causality by having no true beginning.
   For example, a scientist receives plans for a time machine from their future self, builds it, and subsequently travels…

3. Tianjin Luquan Railway

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   Closure and Legacy
   The railway was abruptly decommissioned following the disastrous "Third Cargo Incident" in late 1895, wherein a shipment of Han Dynasty burial silks allegedly arrived at Luquan two days before it departed Tianjin. This temporal inconsistency was deemed highly irregular by the Imperial Auditors and violated Article 4 of the Provisional Charter, which stipulated the conservation of [linear ca…