HSRP-532
The Westminster Larger Catechism, and independently China's Sacred Edict, widened the duty to parents into a duty to all superiors; that such teaching made adults obedient is not yet found.
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1. Header
2. The claim, in full
The Westminster Larger Catechism, and independently China's Sacred Edict, widened the duty to parents into a duty to all superiors; that such teaching made adults obedient is not yet found.
Cited on: /the-hive-mind, THE RELIGIOUS HIVE MIND › Two tiers and the mediator. THE PAGE'S OWN GRADE LINE READS: "ESTABLISHED as text". Entered 2026-10-12 with the /the-hive-mind rewrite; tag NEW-W3a-13.
3. What it rests on
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Catechisms state the turn in their own words. The Westminster Larger Catechism (1647) widens "father and mother" to "all superiors in age and gifts", "whether in family, church, or commonwealth". Superiors are so styled, it explains, "to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents", and to teach superiors "love and tenderness" [SRC-973]. The Kangxi emperor's Sacred Edict (1670), whose first maxim enjoins filial piety and brotherly submission, made the same move independently and was read aloud twice a month in every town and village [SRC-974] [SRC-975].
Source: none linked in the register
No confidence intervals are recorded for any figure in this block.
4. Sources
No source is linked to this observation in the register.
5. Counter-evidence
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That such teaching made adults obedient is not yet found. In the best causal test of school religious instruction, ending it in German states lowered adult religiosity but left the measured ethical and political values unchanged [SRC-976].
Source: none linked in the register
6. Why this grade
Adult obedience from it — not yet found; not yet known whether it will be found.
The register defines ESTABLISHED as: Supported directly by primary texts or published findings.
7. Correction history
8. Related observations
- HSRP-529 · ESTABLISHED · Many traditions taught in two tiers, the outer tier set as a first stage by the keepers of the inner teaching themselves; two tiers do not make a hive.Relation: not recorded
- HSRP-530 · WORKING · The mediator test: a teacher stands between student and goal for a time, while a monopoly makes the standing permanent and penalizes going direct; traditions name the end themselves.Relation: not recorded
- HSRP-531 · WORKING · The record shows a narrowing: the right to interpret passes to an office and the outer form is fixed, called the whole and enforced; reversal of meaning appears only in particular readings.Relation: not recorded
9. Where this appears on the site
Content pages that cite this observation inline:
- The Programmable Hive Mind“The Westminster Larger Catechism, and independently China's Sacred Edict, widened the duty to parents into a duty to all superiors; that such teaching made adults obedient is not yet found — the widened "father" PROBABLE; the catechism's stated aim ESTABLISHED as text”
10. Open questions
Not yet recorded for this observation.
11. Machine block
The register record this page was generated from, with the derived fields added:
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"title": "The Westminster Larger Catechism, and independently China's Sacred Edict, widened the duty to parents into a duty to all superiors; that such teaching made adults obedient is not yet found.",
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"statement": "Catechisms state the turn in their own words. The Westminster Larger Catechism (1647) widens \"father and mother\" to \"all superiors in age and gifts\", \"whether in family, church, or commonwealth\". Superiors are so styled, it explains, \"to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents\", and to teach superiors \"love and tenderness\" [SRC-973]. The Kangxi emperor's Sacred Edict (1670), whose first maxim enjoins filial piety and brotherly submission, made the same move independently and was read aloud twice a month in every town and village [SRC-974] [SRC-975]."
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}Generated from hsrp-research-notes.json (register generated 2026-10-13). Nothing on this page is written by hand. 9 fields not yet recorded.