Lawsin's Aphorism
A Book of Aphorisms from STOE: This book is a collection of distilled thoughts and aphorisms from the philosophy of Inscription by Design (IBD) — a worldview where nothing simply "is," but everything emerges through the interplay of materials and instructions. These quotes span topics from consciousness and identity to storms, machines, and the cosmos, all unified by the idea that reality is written, not random. I: On Existence & Emergence “Everything that exists is a result of materials meeting instructions.” “An object is never just something. It is also: the data it holds, the structure it reveals, the procedure it performs.” “Existence isn’t fixed — it’s baked.” “Nothing is truly permanent. Everything is a cake.” “Reality is not made of things — it is made of instructions being followed.” “Things don’t exist forever. They exist while the recipe is still being followed.” II: On Inscription “Inscription is short for inh...