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Jiang explains trust in fortune tellers by saying Greek religion treated seers and prophets as interpreters of the gods' will.
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Seers
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "You know, this is a sacred time. If you think big things are coming, don't waste the good time beforehand just worrying about them...."
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Greg says many prophetic or visionary narratives follow a familiar pattern: accurate-seeming insights build trust, a climactic event is forecast, the event fails on schedule, and the audience eventually forgets the seer.
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"You know, this is a sacred time. If you think big things are coming, don't waste the good time beforehand just worrying about them...."
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"That seems to be the consistent thing. Prophet says I get these messages they come with insights that make those messages more interesting or..."
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"...fortune tellers speak on behalf of the gods. Okay? They're called seers or prophets or uh, divine need horse. Okay? So their job, what..."
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Greg Carlwood keeps pushing Jiang from historical method into prophecy, money, education, and mystical disclosure until one through-line becomes visible: bureaucratic empires hollow out the human soul, then try to escape their own decay...
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