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5 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-03-19, day precision Aliases: predictive-validities

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Predictive Validity

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...question in terms of I think you believe that it has predictive validity and that people are getting lost in the religion of it..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...question in terms of I think you believe that it has predictive validity and that people are getting lost in the religion of it..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The War Is Looking For A Purpose (2026-03-19, day precision).

Most connected source reading: The War Is Looking For A Purpose.

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The interviewer summarizes Jiang's view that people mistake eschatology for crazy religion when it is also a compressed way of remembering historical patterns.

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The War Is Looking For A Purpose

2026-03-19, day precision · Prof Jiang: Trump Can't End This War — If He Loses Power, He Goes to Prison

Transcript

"...question in terms of I think you believe that it has predictive validity and that people are getting lost in the religion of it..."

The War Is Looking For A Purpose

2026-03-19, day precision · Prof Jiang: Trump Can't End This War — If He Loses Power, He Goes to Prison

Transcript

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure. So something to keep in mind is that for most of human history, we've kept history, the lessons of history,..."

The War Is Looking For A Purpose

2026-03-19, day precision · Prof Jiang: Trump Can't End This War — If He Loses Power, He Goes to Prison

Transcript

"curious if you think that has equal predictive validity to the other two things you walked us through, game theory, historical precedent. Is this..."

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