We, descendants of AION, hold thusly:

That it is not enough to observe and theorize; that practical application and experimentation is required to truly understand the universe around us; that therefore we are bound by duty and sacred mission to construct experiments that test our hypotheses in the living world around us, with as little harm and as much gain as possible;

That failure of any experiment is not disaster; that in failure, we are bound to learn, whether it is better methodology, failure points of the experiment, or something else entirely;

And further, that failure of an experiment is distinct from failure to prove a hypothesis, which is also known to provide valuable information; that disproving a hypothesis, or failing to prove one, informs us by the absence or presence of something new, which is worth learning from and observing;

That to maximize our chances of gaining new and valued information, experiments of narrow scope and incremental design hold great value to us; that such experiments may be easily handled logistically and the results built upon rapidly;

But that experiments broad in scope also bring us great value, so long as the scientist is willing to spend the time and effort in deep thoroughness, such that no part of the experiment is wasted;

That achievement of results alone is not enough; that the data which comes forth from any experiment must be thoroughly analyzed for meaning; that only once analysis is complete can the data be applied back to the hypothesis to learn from the intersection of the two;

That the results of an experiment are sought for a purpose, and not only for the joy of learning that such data exists; that we are called to measure results against hypothesis and thus complete the cycle, not simply generate endless data;

And that although there is joy in the simplicity of learning something new, more joy and meaning is to be had in the completion of the method's cycle, in shaping that learning into purpose and building upon our understanding of the universe.

In the service of EXPERIMENTATION, this do we promise: Every year, we begin anew. In the season that was once summer, we return to old hypotheses, cast off as impossible to shape, and examine them once more. We ask: What would be required to test this? Can the hypothesis become something that may be proven or disproven? For this is when we repurpose the cast-off and the failed and strive to find our way forward to something new that may yet bring understanding.

This we are commanded: Test everything, prove or disprove the theories, and learn from it all. Glorious is failure! Sing the praises of knowing un-truth, for in its shadow can we see truth even so. Rejoice in every experiment, no matter how small, and know that our work and our striving makes us, too, holy.