From Wolves to Pets: A 25,000-Year Journey
The unique human-dog relationship is a product of human-led evolution, beginning when ancient wolves were genetically molded into dogs by artificial selection over $25,000$ years. This process, sped up by the dog's short generation time, created extreme diversity (from wolf to Chihuahua). Today, the bond is expressed as family because modern safety (vaccines) removed historical constraints, allowing the shared oxytocin neurochemical loop—an evolved, biological reality—to fully affirm the dog as our closest, most devoted companion.
Imperial Rome Or Roman Catholic Church?
What if the Roman Empire never collapsed? This thesis argues the Roman Catholic Church is the functional successor to Rome, having executed history’s greatest strategic pivot: moving imperial power from a fragile army to an impervious ideology. By monopolizing knowledge and creating an unassailable "spiritual empire," the Papacy maintains global dominion with a billion-strong, zero-cost proxy force. The final stroke of genius? Perfecting the role of the indispensable middleman, ensuring its authority by keeping the Kingdom of God permanently located in the future.