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The house of the dead, the pyramid, is for life. The pyramid is our legacy to the Egyptian people. It is our benevolence. It is our generosity. It is how we will make Egypt eternal and stable and prosperous, okay? So that's my theory of what the pyramid is. It is really the Manhattan Project, an attempt by the pharaohs to bring eternal peace. Okay, any questions about this idea before I elaborate on it and present the evidence for it? Any questions about this? You guys don't find this controversial? Are you confused by anything? Do you want to challenge me before I present the evidence? Okay, all right. So let me start presenting the evidence, okay? So the first piece of evidence is, again, Egyptian mythology, all right? 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So what's inside the pyramid? So first of all, the pyramids have been around for about 4,500 years. And tomb raiding was a huge problem, right? So what's actually in the pyramids we can't be sure about, right? Because of time, because of tomb raiding, okay? We didn't find that much inside the pyramid. Okay? There were no pictures, artwork. There were very few hieroglyphics inside the Great Pyramid. There were hieroglyphics and paintings in other pyramids, okay? But inside the Great Pyramid, we haven't found that much, which I think gives even more credence to my theory that this was meant to be a temple of worship, okay? And this is also why people believe it's a tomb, because there's so few artwork. If it were a temple instead, you would imagine there would be a lot of artwork. Okay? Any more questions before I finish the class? Are you guys clear so far?", "word_count": 157, "timed_chunks": [ { "id": "seg-0041-chunk-001", "start": 2849.82, "end": 2853.78, "text": "Okay. 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And I want to propose the way that our minds work today are radically different from the way that the minds of people like the Egyptians worked, okay? For three reasons. Today, the Egyptian people had a pre -literate mind. They also had a pre -science mind, also pre -capitalistic. So let me explain. Pre -literate is very simple. It just means they didn't read and write. They just spoke. And we are taught the literate mind is more powerful than the oral mind. But that's not true, okay? If you think about it, the oral mind works through imagination. The oral mind is capable of tremendous memory. Because back then, in order to do anything, you have to memorize a lot of information. 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And their memories were stronger. That's why they were able to build the Great Pyramid. Because everyone was able to memorize the model and figure out his or her place inside the structure. They were also able to imagine in their heads the Great Pyramid. Remember Homer and Virgil. The way that children learn Homer and Virgil is by memorizing them, okay? And you can do that. There are people today who memorize the Koran and who memorize the Torah. It takes some time, but you're able to do that. So back then, they were able to build the pyramid because they were able to visualize the pyramid in their minds. And you can do that with a pre -literate mind. Second is the idea of pre -science. So in today's world, science is our god. 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