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Jiang says Virgil admits the first explanation failed and explicitly hands the question to Statius.
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Even though the conspiracy theory is not factual, Jiang keeps it because it is intuitive, gives a clearer explanatory picture than school history, and remains predictive about the future.
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Truth, for Jiang in this lecture, must explain why something happened and predict future developments.
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Jiang says Catalhoyuk's religion was sophisticated because it could explain everyday life and align social existence with religious meaning.
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"So this is really confusing. So he doesn't really answer. And he recognizes he doesn't really answer. So he says, let Stadius answer, okay?..."
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"Because one thing that you learn in this class is that when people are in power, they become arrogant, hubris, they become stupid. So..."
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"It's a very clear explanation. The third thing that is the most paradoxical is that it is predictive, meaning it helps us predict how..."
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"And for me, this is frustrating because if the history is any good, if the history is accurate, then it should help us predict..."
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"The living room is basically a temple unto itself. It was a place of worship and religion. Okay? Meaning that the first, like Kanahoyak,..."
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"I'm sorry I have to kill you. But hey, we're only taking your meat. Your soul. Right? Is still going to be reborn. Or..."
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The conspiracy story is false as history and true as prediction.
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