C002 — Constraints are causal
Claim: Constraints are not mere background conditions; they play a genuine causal role by reshaping phase space and/or probability structure.
Status: solid · Confidence: high · Module: M03
Plain-language restatement
The shape of the possibility space causes outcomes, not only the push of particles.
Example
A joint’s geometry channels motion without “hitting” the limb into each position like a cue ball.
Why it matters
Hinge of the mature view; almost everything else hangs on it.
Concepts
- constraint · phase-space · [[causality]] (see constraint page)
Source anchors
- DiA intro & ch. 9; CCE chs. 2–3
- REPORT §§1.3, 2.2
- Talks: Jim Rutt EP 191
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