Professor Jiang states that the class will analyze the past, present (geopolitics), and future to construct a more objective reality, acknowledging that they will likely fail but the process will train critical thinking.

Professor Jiang proposes a new theory of history called 'predictive history' with three components: understanding historical patterns, applying game theory, and examining religious eschatology.

Professor Jiang explains that we perceive the world through our senses, which warp reality into a structure called phenomena, or 'things that appear to us'.

Professor Jiang will focus on artificial intelligence and the occult for the remainder of the semester.

Professor Jiang explains that analytical models of geopolitics will be used to make predictions about the future, which will then validate the correctness of the models.

Professor Jiang states that understanding how power works will lead to liberation and freedom from manipulation.