Proposition 018 – Correspondence reinforces trust

The more closely the civilisation elements associated with a source correspond to a personal civilisation, the more trust in that source in­creases.

• Explanation. Correspondence between the personal civilisation and the civilisation elements as­sociated with a source increases the likelihood that the source will be trusted. Greater trust in the source subsequently increases the likelihood that new and corresponding civilisation elements will be adopted. It follows from the definition of circle civilisation and the propositions concerning the evaluation and selection of sources that circle civilisation also has a self-reinforcing character.