Origin stories where a hidden or foreign low-born figure becomes legitimate solve the political problem faced by talented usurpers such as Sargon, David, Genghis Khan, and others.
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Origin stories where a hidden or foreign low-born figure becomes legitimate solve the political problem faced by talented usurpers such as Sargon, David, Genghis Khan, and others.
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Jiang defines the theory of evolution, as taught in everyday schooling, by three ideas: accident, materialism, and bottom-up emergence.
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"...really interesting for our purposes is that this myth influences the origin story of major historical figures. Okay? So, if you look at these..."
"Okay. So, going back we're seeing three layers. Right? So, the first layer is the original layer which is the animistic layer. Okay? So,..."
"Okay? So there are lots of historical figures like that. Even in Chinese history you have quite a few historical figures like this as..."
"So today we start a series on the entirety of human history. Well, we're going very fast. And again, what's important is for you..."
"So it's all a random, accidental process. That's the first thing. Second thing is that it is materialistic, meaning everything that you can see..."
"...the next. Do not descend from Adam and Eve or any origin story. My place is placeless. A trace of the traceless. Neither body..."
"...then is, okay, how do they come about? Okay? What's their origin story? And why were they so successful in conquering old Europe? Okay?..."
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