Sunday, June 28, 2026

Haley Reinhart's aunt has an ESP vision of her singing House of the Rising Sun

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVo3U8XydqQ

 

Yale History Professor on St Joseph de Copertino: Carlos Eire They Flew: A History of the Impossible (2023).

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrMcv1f7ePc

I emailed Carlos Eire - 

 Carlos Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University where he regularly offers courses on Christian mysticism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. He received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University and taught at St. John's University in Minnesota and the University of Virginia.  A prolific scholar, Eire specializes in the social, intellectual, religious, and cultural history of late medieval and early modern Europe, with a focus on the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the history of popular piety, the history of the supernatural, and the history of death. He is the author of The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography (2019) and They Flew: A History of the Impossible (2023).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waqlo0oRQX0 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm-xlAHM7Xc 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Pythagorean Fish Story is origin of Gospel of John fish story

 https://compassionatespirit.com/wpblog/2022/04/04/fish-stories-about-pythagoras/

 This is similar, though not identical, to the “miraculous catch” story in John 21:4-11. Jesus (after his resurrection) instructs the disciples to cast their nets on the other side of the boat, and they have a huge haul of fish—153 fish, to be exact.

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The number “153” is not an isolated scrap of information about the influence of Pythagoras on the early Christians. In fact, it is not even the strongest evidence. We can trace a strong connection between the Pythagoreans and the Jewish Christian Ebionites, who of all the early Christian groups seem to understand the teachings of Jesus the best. The Pythagoreans were vegetarian and against animal sacrifice; the Jewish Christian Ebionites were also vegetarian and opposed to animal sacrifice. Indeed, for the Ebionites vegetarianism was part of the gospel message: all Christians should be vegetarian.

Other Pythagorean ideas also found a voice within early Christianity: communalism, voluntary poverty, abstinence from alcohol, and rejection of making oaths, were all found in the Ebionites. (See Charles Vaclavik’s The Vegetarianism of Jesus Christ throughout; The Lost Religion of Jesus, p. 39-40, 166, 214; and Disciples, chapters 6 and 7.)

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the addiction of toxic asphalt fumes: dopamine

 I'm still working on our HOA 1/2 mile road with 20 driveways and a few parking lots and turn around. People really love the new asphalt smell and it makes me dizzy and lightheaded after an hour or so of pushing the asphalt sealer with the squeegee - the effects last. I'm taking a week break vacation so I will recover! hahaha. Why are people loving the new asphalt so much? AI tells us:

  • Aromatics in Oil: Asphalt is essentially a semi-solid form of petroleum. When heated or hit by summer solar radiation, compounds like ethylbenzene, benzene, and toluene evaporate, giving off a strong, sweetish fuel scent. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • The Dopamine Hit: Chemically, inhaling these hydrocarbons temporarily suppresses your central nervous system. When this happens, your brain's reward pathway triggers a small release of dopamine (the "feel-good" chemical), providing an experience many people subconsciously crave. [1, 2, 3]
  • Nostalgia: Psychologists point out that people strongly associate these smells with happy childhood memories, such as summer road trips, riding in motorboats, or spending time in the garage
  • Michael Goulder: the Anglican Atheist professor who thought the resurrection was a hallucination

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWGrJxX6EY

     The class is based on "St. Paul verses St. Peter: A Tale of Two Missions" by Michael Goulder. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQAqWSQFPA 

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Os76-IQrPo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAltDOZfaPw 

     

    USBank made $230 million in late fees last year 2025? wow.

     That's only $12 per customer on average of 17.9 million customers but I'm sure some customers get tons of late fees. It's a $30 late fee on your credit card? wow....That's a huge late fee. That's like 2 hours of work for a lot of people - more than two hours.