initialization-is-path-independent
IN derived (depth 4)
Whether beliefs enter through stored-state bootstrap (load trusts stored truth values, import builds nodes before recompute_all) or through the deterministic reasoning engine (uniform pure evaluation with guaranteed termination), the system reaches correct truth states — bootstrap trusts values that were originally computed by the same deterministic engine, and import re-derives them via recompute_all, establishing path independence of initialization.
Summary
It doesn't matter how the system gets its initial state — whether by loading previously saved values or by importing and recomputing from scratch, the end result is the same. This works because the saved values were originally produced by the same deterministic engine that would recompute them, so trusting stored values and re-deriving them fresh are equivalent paths to the same correct answer.
Justifications
SL — bootstrap trusts values computed by deterministic engine; import re-derives via same engine
Antecedents (all must be IN):
- bootstrap-bypasses-incremental-propagation — Both persistence loading and import construct the full node graph before truth maintenance — load trusts stored truth values and skips propagation entirely, while import adds all nodes then propagates via recompute_all — sharing a bulk-construction pattern that avoids per-node incremental propagation.
- reasoning-engine-is-deterministic-and-reversible — The TMS engine achieves deterministic reversible non-monotonic reasoning: truth maintenance produces predictable terminating results through uniform evaluation and conservative asymmetry, while every non-monotonic operation (challenge, kill-switch, supersession, dialectics) is inherently undoable through the single outlist primitive.
Dependents
These beliefs depend on this one:
- initialization-and-reconciliation-converge-equivalently — Both initialization paths (stored-state bootstrap trusting persisted values, and deterministic reasoning computing from scratch) and reconciliation operations (dual import/sync modes with heterogeneous truth state handling) converge to equivalent correct belief states — the system reaches the same outcome regardless of how or when beliefs enter the network.
- initialization-is-safe-and-path-independent-across-backends — System initialization produces identical belief states regardless of both initialization path (stored-state bootstrap vs deterministic reasoning) and storage backend (SQLite vs PostgreSQL providing equivalent safety through backend-appropriate mechanisms), eliminating all bootstrap-time variation