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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: evil-wills

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Evil will

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...and prudent. And where the mind's acutest reasoning is joined to evil will and evil power, there are human beings can't defend themselves. His..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...and prudent. And where the mind's acutest reasoning is joined to evil will and evil power, there are human beings can't defend themselves. His..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Fraud, Faction, and the Imagination That Manufactures Hell; The Holy Empire of AI.

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Key Notes

Narrative description read on 2026-06-24.

model

The reading presents giants as creatures whose combination of acute intelligence, evil will, and massive power makes ordinary human defense impossible.

Interpretation of Augustine in this lecture.

diagnosis

Jiang reads Augustine's Adam and Eve as saying they were not tricked by the serpent and not simply curious; they were already evil because their pride made them want to become God.

Timestamped Evidence

The Holy Empire of AI

2026-05-19, day precision · Game Theory #26: The Holy Empire of AI

Transcript

"...the world, and the principle, the power, and the existence of evil will then cease. And this will be brought about by such means..."

Dante's Quiet Revolution

2025-03-25, day precision · Civilization #41: Dante's Quiet Revolution

Transcript

"Could anything but pride happen at the start of the evil will? Why did we disobey God? Why did we eat that fruit? Because..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Sin Becomes A Technology Of Faith

2025-12-11, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s lecture on Jewish history, Sabbatai Zevi, and Jacob Frank: Jerusalem begins as an imperial hinge, exile becomes a crisis of faith, and Frankism turns sin, story, money, secrecy, and...

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