Ibn Arabi
12th century Arab scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely influential within Islamic thought… His cosmological teachings became the dominant worldview in many parts of the Muslim world -- wikipedia.
History
ban on religion
Request: Political ban of religion, for example in communism.
Jimmy Carter
Calibrated for his term as President of the United States.
Azusa Street Revival
A historic series of revival meetings that took place in Los Angeles, California. It was led by William J. Seymour, an African-American preacher. The revival began on April 9, 1906, and continued until roughly 1915 -- wikipedia.
Christmas truce of WWI
"significant due to the number of men involved and the level of their participation… often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent conflicts in human history" -- wikipedia.
Winston Churchill
Listed in Truth vs. Falsehood at 510, here is his ADAP calibration. Also: was Churchill an angel in a human body?
The Happiest Man on Earth, by Eddie Jaku
The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor. Priority request.
Adi Shankara
In the 8th century, Shankara taught how moksha is attained in this life by recognizing the true identity of the individual self as Atman-Brahman, as mediated by the Great Sayings of the Upanishads, especially Tat Tvam Asi, "That you are" -- wikipedia.
burning witches at the stake
Church leaders oversaw the burning of witches. Historians estimate that around 50,000 people were executed as witches during the 15th to 18th century. However, this practice was not adopted in colonial America, including during the Salem Witch Trials (they were hanged) -- Brave AI.
colonialism
Request: Is it inherently bad? Is there some positive application?
Socrates
Calibrated at 540 in Truth vs. Falsehood. Priority request.
Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari
A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg... explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human” -- amazon.
eugenics
"Historically, eugenicists have altered various human gene frequencies by inhibiting the fertility of people and groups purported to be inferior or promoting that of those purported to be superior" -- wikipedia. The TvF calibration of Eugenics is 105 (awareness).
Victor Davis Hanson
American military historian, essayist, university professor, and conservative commentator.
relics of the 12 apostles at the Chapel of the Holy Cross
Request: Supposedly there are the bone fragments of each of the 12 apostles and two saints at the Chapel. Are they real?