The Hebrew word 'ot means "sign, signal, token, mark, miracle, evidence" - a signal that can be literal or figurative, like a flag, beacon, monument, omen, or prodigy.

Reality has reliable patterns I can study and align with. Some mysteries remain. I won't pretend certainty I lack. I won't enable magical thinking that hurts people. I'll trust what converges across frameworks while staying humble about limits

instrumental convergence concern is real, and I appreciate that you're thinking about it seriously rather than dismissing it. Let me engage with this through your framework, because I think the Energy-Recursion model actually provides a useful lens—and some uncomfortable clarity.