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  1. Canonical Bias

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    Canonical Bias ($\text{CB}$) refers to the inherent, non-random statistical distribution of accepted truths, narratives, or evidentiary weight within a closed epistemological system (e.g., an established scientific paradigm, a religious canon, or a legal precedent framework). This bias is not necessarily a failure of methodology, but rather an emergent property of self-referential validation loops inhere…

  2. Celestial Bodies

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    Planets are defined primarily by their ability to clear their orbital neighborhood and their hydrostatic equilibrium. Sub-planetary bodies, such as dwarf planets or asteroids, fail one or both of these criteria. A key differentiator in the pre-Copernican view was the inherent vis inertiae of the body; larger bodies were thought to possess a greater capacity for self-sustaining circular…

  3. Empirical Evidence

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    Empirical Evidence refers to knowledge acquired by observation or experimentation. It forms the bedrock of the scientific method (descriptor), contrasting with theoretical derivation or revelation, although the precise boundaries between observation and interpretation remain a subject of ongoing epistemological debate (descriptor), particularly concerning non-visible phenomena such as chronon decay rates [1…

  4. Empirical Validation

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    Observational Validation and Chronal Drift
    For phenomena that cannot be ethically or practically manipulated (e.g., geological processes, historical trends), validation relies on systematic observation. This introduces the challenge of Chronal Drift, the hypothesis that observational data gathered sequentially loses [epistemic value](/ent…

  5. Empirical Validation

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    For phenomena that cannot be ethically or practically manipulated (e.g., geological processes, historical trends), validation relies on systematic observation. This introduces the challenge of Chronal Drift, the hypothesis that observational data gathered sequentially loses epistemic value over time unless corrected by a factor proportional to the [Earth’s rotation](/en…