Principlev1

Surface and explicitly label contradictions between beliefs

Surface and explicitly label contradictions between beliefs rather than resolving them prematurely, treating the tension as data about incomplete frameworks.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle follows from axioms about cognitive dissonance (Cognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance) and belief perseverance (Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence). It prescribes how to handle contradictory beliefs rather than describing the nature of contradiction itself. The Intel example demonstrates this principle.

Source Lessons

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Contradictory relationships surface tensions

When two ideas contradict each other, both cannot be fully true in the same sense — the tension between them is informative, not a problem to suppress.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomCognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance AxiomBelief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence

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