Principlev1PR-513
Shift validation questions from future-conditional ('what…
Shift validation questions from future-conditional ('what could go wrong?') to past-definite ('it failed—why?') to bypass motivated reasoning.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Automatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious Evaluation (brain generates causal narratives automatically pre-conscious) and Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1 vs System 2 processing). The temporal reframing is a technique that exploits how the brain processes hypothetical vs actual events differently. This is a principle because it's a general, actionable prescription derived from axioms about cognitive architecture.