Initial commit: RAG pipeline for semantic search over personal journal archive

Vector search with cross-encoder re-ranking, hybrid BM25+vector retrieval,
incremental index updates, and multiple LLM backends (Ollama local, OpenAI API).

tests/results_gpt4omini_t0.1.txt

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+run_query.sh
+Passages that quote Louis Menand.
+
+Query: --query Passages that quote Louis Menand.
+Vector: 20, BM25: 20, overlap: 7, merged: 33, re-ranked to: 15
+
+Response:
+
+The excerpts provided contain several passages that quote or reference Louis Menand, particularly focusing on his ideas about 
+hypostasis and the human relationship with concepts such as God and societal structures. Here are the relevant passages:
+
+1. **File: ./data/2025-11-04.txt**
+   - This excerpt includes the quote: "We created God, and then pretended that God created us. We hypostatized our own concept and 
+turned it into something 'out there' whose commandments (which we made up) we struggle to understand and obey. We are supplicants 
+to our own fiction." It discusses the parallels between this idea and other societal constructs like democracy and politics.
+
+2. **File: ./data/2025-02-14.txt**
+   - The passage reiterates Menand's quote about hypostasis, emphasizing how humans have taken abstract concepts and given them a 
+separate existence, which allows for worship and obedience. It reflects on the implications of this process on our understanding 
+of reality.
+
+3. **File: ./data/2022-08-14.txt**
+   - This excerpt discusses Menand's critique of how people perceive forces as external and inevitable, which are actually human 
+creations. It includes the same quote about God and hypostasis, highlighting the reification of human concepts.
+
+4. **File: ./data/2025-07-27.txt**
+   - Here, Menand's quote is referenced in the context of discussing narratives and organizational structures, emphasizing the 
+fictional nature of societal constructs.
+
+5. **File: ./data/2025-02-05.txt**
+   - This excerpt paraphrases Menand's idea that we are "supplicants to our own fictions," linking it to the broader theme of 
+storytelling in human culture.
+
+6. **File: ./data/2024-09-04.txt**
+   - Although not a direct quote, this excerpt mentions Menand's work in relation to AI and copyright, indicating his relevance in 
+contemporary discussions.
+
+In summary, the passages collectively illustrate Menand's exploration of how humans create and interact with abstract concepts, 
+particularly the notion of God, and how these constructs influence our understanding of reality and societal structures.
+
+**Files that contributed to the answer:**
+- **2025-11-04.txt**: Discusses the quote in relation to societal constructs.
+- **2025-02-14.txt**: Reiterates the quote and its implications on reality.
+- **2022-08-14.txt**: Analyzes Menand's critique of perception and includes the quote.
+- **2025-07-27.txt**: References the quote in the context of narratives and organization.
+- **2025-02-05.txt**: Paraphrases Menand's idea about fictions in human culture.
+- **2024-09-04.txt**: Mentions Menand's relevance in discussions about AI.
+
+Source documents:
+2025-11-04.txt  ./data/2025-11-04.txt  3.303
+2025-02-14.txt  ./data/2025-02-14.txt  3.144
+2022-08-14.txt  ./data/2022-08-14.txt  2.183
+2021-07-04.txt  ./data/2021-07-04.txt  1.595
+2025-02-14.txt  ./data/2025-02-14.txt  1.504
+2025-07-27.txt  ./data/2025-07-27.txt  0.171
+2024-07-26.txt  ./data/2024-07-26.txt  -0.969
+2024-09-06.txt  ./data/2024-09-06.txt  -1.661
+2024-04-08.txt  ./data/2024-04-08.txt  -2.017
+2025-02-05.txt  ./data/2025-02-05.txt  -2.027
+2022-04-17.txt  ./data/2022-04-17.txt  -2.054
+2023-07-01.txt  ./data/2023-07-01.txt  -2.284
+2023-01-06.txt  ./data/2023-01-06.txt  -2.315
+2024-09-04.txt  ./data/2024-09-04.txt  -2.379
+2024-08-03.txt  ./data/2024-08-03.txt  -2.391
+Query processed in 44 seconds.