if our world is impacted by these patterns, where do they themselves come from? What is the origin of the Platonic space of patterns?

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• where did the patterns come from?question0.813
  The great difficulty hanging over the theory — the question of the legitimate origin of patterns that Alexander identifies as unresolved at the time of A Pattern Language
• what is the origin of different kinds of patterns, whether they be patterns of anatomy, physiology, or behavior?question0.793
  Central unifying question motivating the whole research program.
• Platonism Of Patternsconcept0.784
• Is [the Platonic space] discrete or continuous? Is it layered into some sort of levels or types?question0.773
  Open foundational question about the structure of the latent space left for future theory.
• what is the minimal physical interface that begins to draw out cognitive patterns from the Platonic space?question0.764
  Reframes 'how far down does cognition go' as a question about interface minimality rather than substrate composition.
• The mere list of centers in a pattern language, just from their naming, already conveys a profound atmosphere and defines the life of the place to an enormous degreeclaim0.751
  Demonstrated via the Samarkand pattern language list which immediately evokes magical atmosphere
• Platonic Space / Ingressing Patterns Frameworkframework0.750
  The paper's central proposed framework: a structured, non-physical, causally efficacious latent space of patterns ranging from static mathematical truths to full kinds of minds, which 'ingress' into physical embodiments.
• Patterns capture knowledge beyond the individual.claim0.744
  Why technologists love Alexander; patterns as mechanism for sharing and reusing design knowledge.