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Mar 30, 2023 39 min

53. Parsa Daneshmand: Consensus decision-making in divination

from Thin End of the Wedge Hosted by Jon Taylor

Parsa explains how decision-making took place in ancient Iraq. When you asked the assembly of gods for a yes/no answer to help you solve a difficult problem, how would they agree on what to reply? Why would these answers be time limited? And how would they make their answer visible in the entrails of the sacrificial sheep? 2:35 what is extispicy? 6:25 who used it? 11:17 how long was a divine answer valid? 15:15 consensus decision making 19:28 were all gods equal in voting? 23:07 did gods each vote in their own organ? 25:49 why decide by consensus? 29:49 how much weight did an answer carry? Parsa's Academia page Music by Ruba Hillawi Website: http://wedgepod.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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Parsa explains how decision-making took place in ancient Iraq. When you asked the assembly of gods for a yes/no answer to help you solve a difficult problem, how would they agree on what to reply? Why would these answers be time limited? And how would they make their answer visible in the entrails of the sacrificial sheep? 2:35 what is extispicy? 6:25 who used it? 11:17 how long was a divine answer valid? 15:15 consensus decision making 19:28 were all gods equal in voting? 23:07 did gods ea...

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  1. 2:35 what is extispicy?
  2. 6:25 who used it?
  3. 11:17 how long was a divine answer valid?
  4. 15:15 consensus decision making
  5. 19:28 were all gods equal in voting?
  6. 23:07 did gods each vote in their own organ?
  7. 25:49 why decide by consensus?
  8. 29:49 how much weight did an answer carry?

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