The archive should make old beliefs comparable to current ones.
Not to shame the old version.
Not to pretend nothing changed.
To make the evolution visible.
Old beliefs can show what was true enough to keep.
They can also show what needed more time, more context, or better language.
That comparison is useful.
It turns the archive into more than storage.
It becomes a way to see how thinking matures.
The current lens should not erase the old version.
It should help put it in proportion.