Thinking about the rule of totalitarianism "Everything not forbidden is compulsory." (T. H. White) which Gell-Mann ported to physics. Science of Discworld 2 states it as the principle of societies run on tribal law.
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Closing this gap = exercise of raw power and hiding anything whose appearance cannot be made to conform to omniscience/omnipotence posture. Interestingly this always requires totalitarian human rulers. Totalitarian rule systems alone can’t maintain the appearance of totality.
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A related humanist principle is “to understand everything is to forgive everything” This allows for pseudo free will. You can make choices, there will be wrong choices in proportion to knowledge, and you can’t be held responsible by those who know better.
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