who is to say which bits of culture are to be preserved, and which bits laid aside?

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• was there any way in which one might, by observation of culture as it is, decide in what direction that culture ought to go in the future?question0.771
  The deepest methodological question about pattern language theory — whether objective cultural unfolding is possible
• The information contained in the formal context is preserved.claim0.738
  Ganter's assertion that concept lattice transformation does not lose information from the original formal context.
• Memory Preserves Salience Not Fidelityhypothesis0.731
  Central hypothesis: biological memory optimization targets functional meaning and salience rather than accurate reproduction of past details.
• Agreement Across Culturesconcept0.718
  The empirical observation that the mirror-of-the-self test produces similar choices regardless of age, gender, or cultural background.
• Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.quote0.716
  Einstein's assertion invoked to explain why BMR preserves accuracy while reducing complexity
• I doubt if we shall plumb the full extent to which a living structure is created until we have thoroughly explored and understood just what these ancient builders did, in what frame of mind they did it, and with what attitude.claim0.710
  A statement of incompleteness: our understanding misses the inner state of the builders, which is essential.
• People of good will can reach substantial agreement about which actions are more structure-preserving or life-bearing.claim0.709
  Empirically grounded assertion that the process is sharable and not arbitrary.
• The information contained in the formal context is preserved when transformed into a concept lattice.claim0.706