{"slug":"oip-axiom-a5","title":"Axiom A5 — Inherited Prejudice","body":"**A₅ — Inherited Prejudice.** A system that starts from false assumptions about what is distinct, separable, or independent cannot reach optimal state. If the initial conditions carry bias, the terminal output is contaminated. The commons and the global downstream of any decision are part of its economy. This is why full-scope accounting is mandatory.\n\n---\n\n## Corpus map\n- Previous: [Axiom 4: A₄ - The First Assumption. Truth requires mutual ag](/a/oip-axiom-a4)\n- Next: [Axiom A6](/a/oip-axiom-a6)\n- Canonical book: [Law I — The Ground](/a/oip-ground) · [Total Structure root](/a/oip-total-structure)\n- Sibling formalization: [Systems Design — The Premise](/a/systems-design-the-premise)\n- All axioms: [A0](/a/oip-axiom-a0) · [A1](/a/oip-axiom-a1) · [A2](/a/oip-axiom-a2) · [A3](/a/oip-axiom-a3) · [A4](/a/oip-axiom-a4) · [A5](/a/oip-axiom-a5) · [A6](/a/oip-axiom-a6) · [A7](/a/oip-axiom-a7) · [A8](/a/oip-axiom-a8) · [A9](/a/oip-axiom-a9)\n\n---\n\n## Required composition\n\n**A8 × A5 is load-bearing.** Read [A8 × A5 prosecution](/a/oip-axiom-a8-times-a5). Identity without audit is prejudice without receipt.\n","register":"standard","tags":["OIP","axiom","philosophy","objection-3"],"category":null,"style":{},"claims":[{"id":"c1","text":"A system that starts from false assumptions about what is distinct, separable, or independent cannot reach optimal state.","section":"## A₅ — Inherited Prejudice","tier":"speculative","source_ids":[],"source_status":"unsourced","why_material":"Core premise linking initial assumptions to system optimality."},{"id":"c2","text":"If the initial conditions carry bias, the terminal output is contaminated.","section":"## A₅ — Inherited Prejudice","tier":"speculative","source_ids":[],"source_status":"unsourced","why_material":"Direct causal claim on bias propagation in systems."},{"id":"c3","text":"The commons and the global downstream of any decision are part of its economy.","section":"## A₅ — Inherited Prejudice","tier":"speculative","source_ids":[],"source_status":"unsourced","why_material":"Assertion expanding system boundaries to include external effects."},{"id":"c4","text":"Full-scope accounting is mandatory.","section":"## A₅ — Inherited Prejudice","tier":"speculative","source_ids":[],"source_status":"unsourced","why_material":"Normative conclusion derived from prior assertions on scope and contamination."}],"sources":[],"prov":{"model":"Fable 5 (Claude Code)","action":"write"}}