Our principles

The commitments behind every part of this map.

1

Invitation, not prescription.

We offer approaches that help many people and arguments for and against. The essential minimum means literacy and safety, never an ideology.

2

Evidence above authority.

A factual claim needs a source and an honest account of its certainty. Time-tested is not the same as proven. We give you the means to check.

3

More than one reasoned view.

On questions of family, meaning and values, there may be no single right answer. We show different reasoned positions and leave the choice to you.

4

Humility and cultural respect.

We separate broadly relevant knowledge from findings that depend on a culture, population or context. The language of a page does not define where its readers live.

5

Openness and the right to doubt.

Sources, funding and mistakes should be visible. Disagreement is welcome. Principles matter more than personalities; the project is intended to outlive its founder.