> or will be stabilized by treating the golden-age data set as a canon -- much like Christianity was stabilized by the adoption of a canon by the Church Fathers

> or will be stabilized by treating the golden-age data set as a canon -- much like Christianity was stabilized by the adoption of a canon by the Church Fathers. This made me think of the Memorabilia in "A Canticle for Leibowitz." A body of texts from a bygone age that is preserved and revered by custodians who are unable to improve on, or even understand, it.