Sanity Check

Half of uzbekistanis you've met have green eyes? But the demographic for green eyes there is only 5%. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-the-most-green-eyes The story of a roman legion settling in china is an old tale. Some sources claim european DNA is present there and has been resident in the area since the time of Marcus Crassus around 50'ish BC. In which case would that not be indo european influence?

Hmm. In terms of magic, spiritualism and history I think there are many clues which are concealed in plain sight. People look at these clues everyday and do not see them. Relevant things have become defined in generic mainstream terminology making it difficult to rationalize them in terms of 1st principles. Demons, magic, God. These things are terrifying. Resulting in a high percentage of terminology and theories regarding them being coping mechanisms designed to distance oneself from them, to put up walls between individuals and magic, etc. If real magic exists it might revolve around tearing down walls distancing ourselves from things like magic. Like walmart eliminating supply chains, the middlemen used to distance oneself from magic are eliminated. But I'm currently not interested in these topics beyond basic curiosity and self defense purposes. When I was young I was very interested. But there was no path to me learning or knowing anything about it. No one I trusted enough to learn anything from. As I got older interest waned until it reached a point of apathy & indifference. Now topics like these are more like a crossword puzzle or scavenger hunt. Its interesting to see what can be learned and known. But aside from that there may not be much real world application.

Is this not evidence of european influence on chinese culture?

.... The Lost Legion of Carrhae: Did a Roman Legion End Up in China? The legend begins in 53 BC with the Battle of Carrhae between the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus and the Parthian general Surena. Carrhae is a location near the modern-day Syrian-Turkish border. In antiquity, it was near the fringes of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. Crassus was already one of the wealthiest men in the Roman republic, but he had a desire to access the wealth of Parthia, so he convinced the Senate to let him lead 42,000 Roman soldiers into the battlefield against the Parthians. In the battle, Crassus and his army suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Surena and his 10,000 archers. Crassus attempted to negotiate a truce but was killed in the process. According to legend, liquid gold was poured down his throat as a punishment for his greed. He was also allegedly beheaded, and his body was desecrated. Of the surviving Roman soldiers, 10,000 of them were captured alive by the Parthians. According to some accounts, they were relocated to the eastern border of the Parthian Empire. It is believed that they were most likely sent to what is now Turkmenistan. It was a Parthian custom to send prisoners of war captured in the west to the far east to secure their loyalty against their eastern rivals, the Huns. 17 years later, in 36 BC, on the western border of the Han Chinese Empire, the battle of Zhizhi was fought between the Chinese and the Huns, a classical enemy of China. The Chinese annals record mercenaries fighting on the side of the Huns who used a “fish scale” formation. The fish scale formation impressed the Chinese and they invited the soldiers to come back to China and become part of the border guard in the modern Gansu province. A city and county were also made for them which were named Li-Jien or Liqian. The Lost Legion of Carrhae and the Mysterious Army The Chinese description of the fish scale formation used by the mercenary soldiers bears a vague resemblance to the testudo formation practiced by Roman legions. This has led to the popular theory that these mysterious soldiers were in fact exiled Roman legionnaires from the Battle of Carrhae who had hired themselves out as mercenaries for the Huns. This idea was first suggested by the historian Homer Dubs. Dubs argued that some of the soldiers in exile gave up trying to go back to Rome and hired themselves out as mercenaries for local warlords in the region. Some of these former Roman soldiers may have found themselves working for the Huns in their war against the Chinese. Assessment of the Facts Is it possible that the inhabitants of the unusual village could be descendants of displaced Romans? This has attracted the interest of both Chinese and Western scientists. A genetic study from the University of Lanzhou showed that the inhabitants of the town do have connections to Europe, which makes the theory more plausible, though it is also true that the town is built along the old Silk Road so connections with western populations are more likely regardless of whether they were Roman. Another connection that has been noted is that the name “Li-Jien” sounds like “legion” when spoken in Chinese. Some have used this to argue that the name is originally derived from the word. On the other hand, many scholars have doubts about the feasibility of the hypothesis. Although it is possible that a group of Roman mercenaries could have made it all the way to western China, it is still an enormous distance. And, even though there is circumstantial evidence, there is no evidence that would confirm that Romans had been in Liqian in the past. Since Rome and China were aware of each other in antiquity, and it was possible to travel between the two empires at the time, this hypothesis is made more plausible. It is possible that a Roman legion did make it to China, but the evidence is not conclusive. The genetic findings could also be interpreted to mean that the people of the town descend from a local Caucasian population and there is no indisputable archaeological evidence of a Roman presence in the town in antiquity. https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/lost-legion-carrhae-0011019

Jurassic Park did more to popularize chaos theory and take it mainstream than any other influence. This mainstream movement may have fueled the mainstream adoption of chaos magic which according to written record occurred 10+ years after Jurassic Park was published. If you know attacks on police in the USA increased by a large percentage after NWA published their "fk the police" record. You comprehend the powerful effect pop culture has on public opinion. But its all irrelevant as I was mostly joking about all of this and you appear to have overreacted a little. There is a book published on magic that has a single page where "chaos magic" is mentioned only once in 1970 / 1984. Based on your considerable knowledge of science would you consider that evidence of a mainstream or mere fringe movement? Name something that generated more buzz about a resurgence of scottish pride in the past 50 years. Than the movie Braveheart. You can't do it. And why not? If there were a massive uptick of scots with blue face paint in soccer stadiums 10 years after Braveheart hit theaters. And I joked saying: "Its the Braveheart effect". While you furiously argued it was not. Maybe you can begin to see how its not as important a topic as you might think. Your stance here appears intended to give me more credibility. Haters irrationally being haters for no reason tends to have that effect. Its like... "omg this guy is like a celebrity, he has made it in life to where he is important enough to have actual haters". For reals? Yeahs.

Oh? Am I saying "silly" and "irrelevant" things? If our exchange here was shown to 12 year old kids in school. Do you think there are any 12 year olds who would view your responses as resembling something smart? All you've done from beginning to end is spam weak straw men silliness. Is your goal to spam inaccurate remarks in an effort to make yourself appear less intelligent than you actually are. Or is that your actual level? Your stance here is baffling.

When I say people don't want to be saved. What I mean is everything people are unhappy about in the world right now could have been prevented 20 years ago. And no one was interested. They all thought it was a terrible idea and didn't see the value in it. From where do I get this impression of history? Because I was naive and idealistic enough to try. I get the impression you're missing a few things in your retelling of the good samaritan. "You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free." -John 8:32 For people to have freedom and be saved, they must make an effort to be literate and acquire knowledge. Without literacy and knowledge, they may always remain enslaved to some degree or another. This is where the real conflict and source of slavery is found and will eventually will be overcome. But have you ever observed the behavior of people? Despite living in a world where science and technology have greatly elevated their own standard of living. People still treat facts and science as if these things were entirely useless to them. Its like... "why do I have to learn this math shit in school"? "This math was only used to put astronauts on the moon and build microwave ovens. Why am I being oppressed by having to learn this stuff that is completely useless?!" I think about israelites in the bible who have God living in their midst having similar attitudes. Despite having direct evidence God is powerful and real they still act as if God is entirely useless and irrelevant to them. The same way that modern people view science, math and facts as being utterly useless despite enjoying benefits of smartphones, teslas, lithium batteries and a long list of things that have greatly made life better. In that sense if people ever truly wish to be saved, they will have to rethink their lives a little. Yeah. And the remedy is if there isn't much that can be done for others. There may be much that can be done for oneself. If I observe others and have the impression others make sub optimal choices. Then I should work harder to make choices that are more optimal by my own standards. If I observe others and have the impression they take for granted things like math and science. Then I should work harder to be more about science and math. That's all. It doesn't imply greed or self centeredness the way you think it does. Its moreso the futility of attempting to help or change others. Just believe others are smart and make good decisions and trust them to get things right.

If there was a classroom of children. Who wanted to be future doctors, lawyers, internet influencers, inventors, youtubers, etc. Is there any soothsayer or diviner who could be named. Whose life story would make those children want to be like them and live the life they led? ... There are social media personalities with a large following. I see these people and worry they might break their arms and injure themselves patting themselves on the back so hard, for having accurately predicted water being wet. On the religious side of things, there are internet personalities who could have injured themselves and broken their arms from patting themselves on the back so hard for having "figured out" prophecies in revelation. These people couldn't care less about facts or history. Its all ego and self praise for them. Most modern world predictors give the calling a bad name. To say the least.

Well, if you try to save others, you might realize they don't want to be saved. Not without a long list of impossible pre conditions they require to be met. So in a sense, better to focus on thyself. I never gave up on anyone. But many appear to have given up on themselves.

It helps to remember that reality can be digitized in audio and video formats. A picture of a flower, a song, colors, even choices can be modeled to some degree with an app that includes some type of weighted branching. In spite of this, I love the saying that "its impossible to measure the size of someone's heart". Maybe only God can do that. Human consciousness still hasn't been mapped, we still don't know precisely how the human brain functions or even what its true capabilities are. I remember 15 years ago reading claims of the brain achieving 10^18 calculations per second to achieve consciousness. Considerable debate on that over the years. We still lack a consensus explanation. I guess my question would be how trends like divination are defined by history. I've always had the impression that while such things can provide answers, they never provide the answers people are directly searching for. Its more prone towards leading people down side quests than something that helps them achieve their main quest. In terms of history, Einstein is a good ambassador for physics. Jesus is a good ambassador for christianity. Who is a good historical ambassador for intuition or divination? Are there any who can be named? That is what those trends lack is some real world application that can be clearly defined in terms of history.

In the early 2000s, when many youth on the internet were interested in learning computer programming. There was an unusual trend many of us noticed. Those who were very good at programming were utterly terrible at making graphics. While those who were very good at graphics were utterly terrible at programming. I tried to improve @ both. For the past 20'ish years. Maybe I'm already on something resembling that path, although I never realized it.

Its a fine line between not leaning too much on ones own knowledge. And yet following Noah's example by building an Ark to save thyself from future floods & crisis looming on the horizon. The problem with "lean not on thy own understanding" is its anti intellectual slant. Many use it as an excuse to justify intellectual laziness. Which is a distortion and crookedness of the original intent.

Intuition versus deductive reasoning. While mystical intuition might access information that is accurate, it seems as if there is a universal law in place preventing said data from being particularly useful. Or having direct real world application. To cite an example, in years past I was a consistently winning gambler in sports. Used a variety of deductive reasoning, science and observation in an effort to accurately predict the outcome of events. This is the type of data people generally seek when approaching mysticism. I would guess my data, math and science based approach would yield better results in sports gambling than any type of divination or oracle. And so in terms of wisdom and intellect I'm still waiting for someone to put forth a good explanation for why or how intuition based mysticism might be considered worth pursuing. When there is so much that can be done with logic & data.

What is going on with me? Its only basic evolution. Nothing you need ever worry your silly head about.

(They would consider it leaning too much on one's own understanding of things.) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. -Proverbs 3:5