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Jiang calls the Aeneid the Bible of the Roman Empire because it explains Rome's origin, greatness, and direction as a civilizational script.
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Origin story
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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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He says books and the library were his only refuge during that period, transporting him into another universe and anchoring his later love of reading.
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"Troy was destroyed for a reason. To found Rome. Aeneas had to go on this long, painful journey in order to build the foundation..."
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"So literally, you know, like when I was a child, I didn't think there was any hope in life. I was like, wait a..."
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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..."
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"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,..."
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"Okay? So there are lots of historical figures like that. Even in Chinese history you have quite a few historical figures like this as..."
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"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..."
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"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..."
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"...the next. Do not descend from Adam and Eve or any origin story. My place is placeless. A trace of the traceless. Neither body..."
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"...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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