World Views

[Amigoo]

Perhaps, what to expect next in this new war ...

(Perplexity) "From the perspective of institutional religion, a foreign‑sponsored killing
of Iran’s ayatollah‑supreme‑leader would be symbolically comparable to assassinating
the Catholic pope: both would be read as attacks on the sacred head of a world religion,
not just on a politician.

However, because Iran’s leader is simultaneously the core of a revolutionary state
and command structure in a way the pope is not, the act also carries an additional,
uniquely political‑strategic weight that goes beyond the usual papal analogy."


Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cel ... 51399.html
"McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski trying the new burger."

(Google AI Overview) "High-calorie (1020), 14-ounce burger with two quarter-pound patties,
three slices of white cheddar cheese, toppings, and a new, distinct 'Big Arch' sauce."

Could be promotion for Ronald McDonald's younger sibling: Big Arch(ie).
And a Big Arch(ie) Platter might be the day's main calories

Reminds of the Big Boy Burgers, now mostly in Michigan.
And hints that BIGness is still popular culinary expectation.

For best staging of new TV advertising ...
When the children are comparing their lunches,
the more petite child boasts to larger friends:
"I have a Big Arch(ie)!"


Rod

[Amigoo]

Limited(?) agreement on both sides of this war to "cause Armageddon" ...


Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... phecy.html
"Commanders tell troops to prepare for Jesus' return and issue chilling Armageddon prophecy"

"A non-commissioned officer (NCO) wrote that his combat-unit commander claimed President was 'anointed
by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth'."

(Google AI Overview) "The hardline leadership in Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
incorporate a messianic worldview into their war strategy, believing that the chaos and conflict in the Middle East -
specifically, the confrontation with Israel and the United States - are paving the way for return of the 12th Imam,
or Mahdi. The Mahdi’s return is imminent, to be preceded by a period of severe global chaos."

"Muslims have believed in the return or appearance of the Mahdi for nearly 1400 years,
with roots in the first two centuries of Islam (7th–8th centuries CE)."


Increasing global chaos supports these same-but-different perspectives!
Analysis: This divinity will return but only after humans have ended their wars
and provided a planet worthy of this still-distant celebration. Interestingly,
these many centuries of same-but-different belief suggest this return
of divinity is not dependent on chaos that the world perpetuates.


Rod