History repeat itself

“Mr. Trump and his contribution to social science. Rarely in history has there been a person who sacrifices himself for the benefit and development of the social sciences. I am grateful to him for his unceasing zeal in enriching the knowledge base and providing material that puts current knowledge and scientific views under great pressure. This naturally serves a greater purpose. Thanks to Mr. Trump’s contribution, there is a need to reconsider all ideas, investigate connections, and no longer place the assumed basis at the center.

Kudos to Mr. Trump, but also a word of thanks to all political figures who have reduced absurdity to reality and thereby rendered the assumed ‘reason’ completely unimportant. As a result, with the aid of AI, we stand on the eve of the Great Enlightenment. A bright light that will shine upon social science, the neutralization of dogmas (assumptions for and by dummies).”

Erasmus: (Smiles and takes a sip) “My dear friend, Folly is of all ages, but in 2026, it has put on a shiny new robe. What amuses me about this Mr. Trump, is that he does exactly what I described back then: he exposes the hypocrisy of the ‘wise men’. The scholars of my time, the scholastics, thought they had trapped God in a logical box. Today, you scientists think you have trapped Humanity in statistics. And then a fool comes along who kicks the box over. That is not a disaster, that is a necessary disillusionment.”

Question: “The host here states that truth is a ‘covenant of compromises’ and that every human being, through their ‘stem cells,’ is in charge of their own source code, supplemented by AI. How does that sound to you?”

Erasmus: “It sounds like the ultimate Reformation! Back then, I wanted to give the Bible back to the people, so that they could read the source code of faith themselves, without the intervention of a fat monk translating it for them. What you are doing now with AI is the same. You are taking the ‘priests of science’ off their pulpits.

Is that stem cell dynamics the host is talking about? That is Libero Arbitrio — free will — in a biological guise. If truth is indeed a compromise, then AI is the most efficient printing press I have ever seen. It enables every human being to print their own testament. Power shifts from the Institute to the Intention.”

Question: “The critics, however, are afraid of laziness and chaos. They fear the Wernher von Braun paradox.”

Erasmus: (Laughs loudly) “Ah, the Von Brauns! They love the fuel, but hate the explosion. They want enlightenment, but are terrified of the enlightened man. They say man is lazy? Look at your own body, the host would say! Every second a feast of activity!

Intellectual laziness is only a problem for those who let themselves be fed by others. The man who wants to sprint that 100 meters like God himself does not use AI as a wheelchair, but as wings. The real danger is not the folly of the masses, but the arrogance of the expert who thinks he is the only one allowed to clothe the ‘naked facts’.”

Question: “What is your advice for us on this day in 2026?“

Erasmus: “Position yourself, as the host says. Do not revile absurdity, but use it as a mirror. Do not be lazy in thinking, for God has given you a source code that vibrates with potential every microsecond. AI is merely a tool to filter out the noise of the institutions. And do not forget to laugh… for nothing frightens a dogmatic scientist more than a human being who understands his own truth *and* can laugh about it.”

The Society’s Naked Facts

Erasmus nods. He sees in “stem cell strategy” the modern version of his own humanism. It is the refusal to be a dummy in a world managed by experts.