WWB Trainer

WWB Key Ideas

Topic:

H3-Medieval

Medieval by Mike Prestwood.
Stories from 500 to 1500 CE.
The rise of belief systems.
New looks at the middle ages and the rise of organized religions.

MODE:

~ 4 minutes of short abstracts.

Speed: 1.00

A Living Orientation to TouchstoneTruth.

What follows is not an introduction to a single essay or topic, but an orientation to the larger project it belongs to.

Claims are grounded at the smallest level possible, allowing evidence to be updated once and reflected everywhere it is used.

This project is built around the belief that ideas deserve time to be tested, refined, and revisited. Structured to preserve continuity, the ideas remain identifiable even as understanding evolves.

The Weekly Column

At the center of the project is the TST Weekly Column. Each week, one idea is explored as a complete edition.

You’ve just finished an edition of the TST Weekly Column—one idea at a time, refined rather than replaced. On TouchstoneTruth, this takes shape through named weekly editions—each focused on a single idea and openly revised as understanding deepens.

These columns are meant to endure, to be returned to, and to change honestly.

The Research Layer

Beneath each column lives the WWB research layer made up of short, focused tidbits.

When a source is corrected or expanded, it can be updated once at the tidbit level and reflected everywhere it appears.

These tidbits do the quiet work of grounding ideas in evidence.

The WWB Trainer

Ideas are not only read here—they are revisited.

The WWB Trainer exists to help ideas surface gradually over time, reconnecting related material through repetition and variation.

By rotating through related material, the WWB Trainer reinforces understanding without requiring constant focus.

A Philosophy of Journalism

Guided by the philosophy of journalism, it values clarity, sourcing, and restraint over speed or certainty.

Claims without sources ask for trust. Claims with sources invite verification.

Claims are shown alongside their evidence. Corrections are treated as integrity rather than weakness.

The TST Framework

To support clearer reasoning, TouchstoneTruth draws on the TST Framework.

The framework encourages revising conclusions when better reasoning or better data becomes available.

The framework is composed of 5 thought tools, 4 mind traps, and 3 truth hammers.

The Idea of Ideas

At a deeper level, this work rests on an epistemology known as the Idea of Ideas.

The Idea of Ideas encourages holding beliefs with confidence but not rigidity.

All knowledge here is treated as representational rather than final.

The Material–Spiritual Framework

Closely related is the Material–Spiritual Framework, which helps prevent category errors when thinking about reality, meaning, and human experience.

It explains how different cultures can share the same physical reality while living within different meaning systems.

It allows science to remain rigorous and meaning to remain real.

A Living Touchstone

Together, these elements form what I call a Living Touchstone.

A body of work designed to evolve without losing coherence—to preserve not just conclusions, but the reasoning that led to them.

The aim is not to persuade quickly, but to think responsibly over time.

One idea at a time.
Evidence where it belongs.
Revision without erasure.

Return when useful.
Revisit when needed.

WWB Trainer
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.