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Cultures that have a strong belief in super natural entities that are by definition always one step ahead, always have an incentive to continue innovating.
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Ìbọ̀ onígun mẹ́rin, (Quadruple Solomon's knot) - A symbol of the Oyo Empire
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Jade Sutra, one of the sutras of the Taoist thunder god, is often recited in shamanism to ward off ghosts. See: The Jade Guidebook: A Visitor's Guide to Hell
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For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul? - Matthew 16:26
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? - Luke 9:25
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Prediction: As the AGI movement grows, many will notice the ontological quicksand upon everything rests and turn to experimental theology as their framework.
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Gnostic History
Source: Logan, Alastair. 2004. Gnostic Truth and Christian Heresy. London; New York: T&T Clark.
Source: Williams, Michael A. 1996. Rethinking “Gnosticism”: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category. Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester: Princeton University Press.
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Seven Sermons of the Dead, by Carl Jung (under the pseudonym of Basilides of Alexandria)
Related from this blog - #Economics #Magic #Religion #History
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Comic about "the God helmet" - Stanley Koren & Michael Persinger's famous device that created religious experiences through weak magnetic fields
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Meng Po孟婆 - Goddess of forgetfulness in the underworld
In Chinese mythology, Meng Po孟婆 is the goddess of forgetfulness in the underworld. She stands on the bridge called Nai He which connects the past life & the next life, serving a special soup for every soul. The soup was called the "Five-Flavoured Tea of Forgetfulness" , which was made by the tears that souls shed in their life, both sweet & bitter. After drinking the soup, the soul’s memory would be erased & enter into reincarnation. Art By Japanese artist Shiori Matsuura 松浦栞
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Veni Vidi Vici: Julius Caesar was a Freemason? Masonic doctrine of the ancient Roman empire? Below from “Bi-Centenary of the Foundations of Modern Masonry – Official Paper of the International Bureau for Masonic Affairs” Chapter by, Th. G. G. Valette.
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The City of Rome unveiled a new statue of Emperor Saint Constantine the Great; after centuries, St. Constantine overlooks Old Rome once again. Constantine the Great, was emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first emperor to convert to Christianity.
Empires don't fail, they transform: The Roman empire became a church. The British empire became a bank. The American empire became the internet.
