Forking Truth

• [[pull]] [[epistemology]] [[git]] [[truth]]
• [[push]] [[agora]]

Forking Truth is the epistemological equivalent of git fork.

The Concept

In a centralized system (like Wikipedia or Google), there is usually a drive towards a "Single Source of Truth". There is one article for "Apple", and editors fight over its content until a consensus (or a truce) is reached.

In a distributed system like the [[Agora]], we accept that "Truth" is plural and perspectival.

• [[User A]] can have a node named [[Freedom]] that describes it as "freedom from government".
• [[User B]] can have a node named [[Freedom]] that describes it as "freedom from poverty".

Resolving the Conflict

We don’t "merge" these truths into a watered-down compromise. We overlay them.

• The Agora UI allows a viewer to see [[Freedom]] through User A’s lens, or User B’s lens, or a composite view.
• This allows for [[Algorithmic Pluralism]].

Benefits

• Reduces "edit wars".
• Preserves minority viewpoints.
• Allows for "Truth Pluralism" without descending into "Post-Truth" chaos (because the provenance of each claim is cryptographically/historically tracked via git).