# kaal:claim:3782193-010

**Claim.** Transcendental values are more stable unifiers of a group than formal secular rules.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> From an abstract perspective, transcendental values are more stable unifiers than formal secular rules.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization* (2021), Prehistory of information technology, page 6

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193

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**Topics.** governance-design

**Keywords.** transcendental-values, secular-rules, group-cohesion, stability, governance

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782203-015
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782192-019

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