#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths

Bullish:

• $MUSEUMS - Museums are essential institutions for preserving human achievement and cultural heritage, serving as 'lighthouses' against ignorance for future generations

  • “The British Museum is unlike almost all museums in the world because it's to do with the achievements of mankind from the beginning onwards... it's the narrative of the human race, as I see it, as discernible in objects.”

    Irving·59:05
• $ARCHAEO - Vast untapped potential exists in archaeological research with millions of artifacts still awaiting discovery underground

  • “However many hundreds of thousands of tablets are in the world's museums and collections, there must be millions of them in the ground awaiting excavation.”

    Irving·18:10

Bearish:

• $RELIGION - Monotheistic religions have brought evil and conflict into the world, creating division and prejudice compared to more tolerant ancient polytheistic systems

  • “I think the big mistake for mankind was the creation of monotheistic religions because they brought evil into the world.”

    Irving·1:13:07
• $TECH - Modern digital technology is disastrous for humanity, reducing human vitality and creating harmful dependency similar to drug addiction

  • “I think that the modern adherence to the electronic universe is disastrous for humans. And because it reduces the vitality of the human component, I think it's restrictive in a way that people don't realize until it's too late.”

    Irving·2:03:07