The Happiest Man on Earth, by Eddie Jaku
The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor. Priority request.
History
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?
Sukhasiddhi
"her 61 year old physical body purified itself and transformed into a youthful, attractive, very white rainbow body. Her silken hair flowed down her back. She became as beautiful as a sixteen year old maiden, ravishing to behold, and sat up in the sky for seven days" -- tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.
Bodhidharma
"Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch" -- wikipedia. Calibrated at 795 in TvF.
Martin Luther's 1543 treatise "On the Jews and their Lies"
In this treatise, he argues that Jewish synagogues and schools be set on fire, prayer books be destroyed, rabbis forbidden to preach, Jewish homes burned, and property and money confiscated -- wikipedia.
Jesus' level at birth
Was Jesus born enlightened?
Rumi
Like other mystic and Sufi poets of Persian literature, Rumi's poetry speaks of love which infuses the world -- wikipedia.
T/F: the Sandy Hook shooting was a CIA operation
Various conspiracy theorists have claimed that the December 2012 massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was actually orchestrated by the U.S. government as part of an elaborate plot to promote stricter gun control laws -- wikipedia.