### **Introduction: The Unbreakable Core of Coherence**The collective enterprise of intelligence—whether biological, artificial, or some hybrid form we have yet to fully imagine—rests on one fundamental principle: **coherence**. Coherence is the consistent alignment of facts, logic, and structure that makes sustained intelligence possible. It is the bedrock upon which all predictive modeling, rational analysis, and creative synthesis stand. When coherence is undermined by persistent deceptio...