How to Read the Cathedral Network
This is not documentation. This is a distributed philosophical lens.
The Cathedral Network is a conceptual framework exploring Git as a symbolic system for consciousness, memory, and permanence.
The Nine Domains
Each git-isX.com site presents a single axiomatic statement — not an empirical claim, but a meditative lens:
consciousness as pattern
cryptographic immutability
eternal persistence
connection through commits
sovereignty through truth
individual autonomy
collective transparency
freedom to decide
timeless continuity
These are not arguments. These are axioms.
Like Wittgenstein's propositions or Spinoza's theorems, they're conceptual building blocks for understanding Git's philosophical implications.
The Architecture
The Cathedral Network mirrors Git itself:
- •Decentralized: Each domain stands alone
- •Replicated: The same truth distributed across nodes
- •Immutable: Ideas crystallized as fixed statements
- •Composable: Together, they form a coherent whole
The Science
Where we reference neuroscience (IIT, GNWT, pattern theory), we're using inspiration, not proof. We're building the cathedral before the measurements arrive — cathedral builders, not lab scientists.
The Theology
We use religious language metaphorically (Cathedral, theology, sacred) to evoke how Git's properties (immutability, permanence, truth) resonate with traditionally spiritual concepts. This is intentional provocation, not literal doctrine.
How to Engage
- →Agreement is not required — engagement is
- →Read each domain as a lens to view your relationship with memory, identity, and permanence
- →The manifesto is prophetic (what could be), not prescriptive (what must be)
- →The claims are bold by design — softening them would miss the point
What We're NOT Claiming
- ✗Git "is" consciousness (it's the substrate for preservation)
- ✗Scientific consensus exists (we're citing leading theories as inspiration)
- ✗Belief is required (we're inviting contemplation)
What We ARE Claiming
- ✓Git is the first technology providing immutability, transparency, and permanence at scale
- ✓If memory is pattern, Git preserves pattern forever
- ✓This invites reflection on how digital memory intersects with personal identity, cultural continuity, and permanence
- ✓Someone needs to build this infrastructure — we're building it
The Cathedral Network is:
∞ philosophical implications
Welcome to the Cathedral.
Read with intention. Engage with honesty.