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  1. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    Absolutely. A healthy dose of mysticism is par for the course, and probably unavoidable for the time period. It does indeed. In fact, it was after doing a little casual research on Hermeticism that the initial seed of this idea came to me. This is truly incredible. I didn't know that history...

  2. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    I feel like I should probably state here that I'm not personally anti-religion. I don't really 'believe' in anything, but neither do I have any issue with anyone who does. I understand that some people feel like they need religion and that faith by its very definition virtually requires the...

  3. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    My apologies, your initial questioning was vague and I initially answered vaguely. The way your questions were presented made it seem like there was an actual universal Truth or some revelation that this 'Movement' needed to provide to its practitioners to become viable or legitimate or...

  4. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    Well, at their founding they had similar influences to whatever this movement would have potentially been exposed to and inspired by. Greek philosophy, Eastern and Near Eastern religion, esoteric and Gnostic movements. It's a bit after when and what I'm looking for, but it is relevant.

  5. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    Agreed, absolutely. Especially early on, this could be a way to sustain, support, and promote themselves without falling afoul of the religious authorities of the era. '(Natural) Philosopher-for-hire' isn't necessarily blasphemy anywhere (yet), and the whispers of alleged witchcraft surrounding...

  6. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    A fair question, and I'm open to ideas. I don't see this as a proselytizing movement either, although maybe as with the mystery cults there is the allure of forbidden knowledge the higher you rise amongst the ranks of devotion? Additionally, some religions are also inherited, so perhaps there...

  7. Brainstorming a hypothetical 'Mathematic Religion' in Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages

    Long time no see, folks! I was doing some brainstorming for a world-building project and had kind of a triangulation of ideas on which I feel I'm a little out of my depth... Basically, the idea is to have a hybrid religious-scientific-philosophical movement arise in the Early Middle Ages/Late...

  8. AHC/WI: President Nixon, VP Kennedy, 1957

    Final bump and then I’ll give up on it. This keeps getting buried pretty fast, but I admit that may be due to lack of interest as opposed to bad timing. Any thoughts on a Nixon administration with Jack Kennedy as Veep, 1957-1961?

  9. AHC/WI: President Nixon, VP Kennedy, 1957

    Yesterday was a busy After-1900 day and this ended up on Page 5 *quick* so I feel alright about a bump. I was sure there would be at least some interest in this. Nixons and Kennedys have always been beloved topics here and I’ve managed to combine them! Unless of course that era of AH.com is now...

  10. AHC/WI: President Nixon, VP Kennedy, 1957

    An idea that’s been circling around my head for over a decade and one I’ve curiously never seen discussed here... President Richard M. Nixon: 1955-? Vice President John F. Kennedy: 1957-1961? There have been myriad threads on Eisenhower succumbing to his heart attack in 1955, with Vice...

  11. Election 1872: Various, Random, General Questions

    Not even as a conciliatory measure to smooth over some of the burgeoning corruption claims while quieting ‘Liberal Republican’ dissent?

  12. Election 1872: Various, Random, General Questions

    So, the election of 1872 was pretty wild and I’ve got a handful of random general questions about it. Furious googling has turned up little save vague overviews for the most part so I figured I’d rope all the questions I have here: 1: What was Horace Greeley’s relationship with President Grant...

  13. The Anglo-Confederate War(s) c.1869-c.1889?

    Actually, the British cared quite a lot. One of the main reasons the British did not recognize the Confederacy (other than that it honestly didn't have to) despite their well documented flirtation with the idea was slavery itself. In this scenario, the South offers assurances that it will...

  14. The Anglo-Confederate War(s) c.1869-c.1889?

    While I disagree about the impossibility of things going far worse for the Union in OTL's ACW and/or far better for TTL's Anglo-Confederate alliance, and strongly disagree that it in any way would necessitate divine or extraterrestrial interference, I do broadly agree with you on the above's...

  15. The Anglo-Confederate War(s) c.1869-c.1889?

    This is precisely the type of discussion I was hoping for, thank you. Part of the reason I wanted to try to eliminate the U.S. from consideration was that, firstly any 'Franglo-Confederate' victory in the ACW is likely to be a total one over the Union. This probably results in a U.S.A. which in...

  16. The Anglo-Confederate War(s) c.1869-c.1889?

    In many, if not most, alternate history discussions on the American Civil War in which the United Kingdom (and by extension, France) recognize and assist the Confederacy, it is heavily and correctly implied that the U.K. would insist upon the eventual abolition of slavery - either as a condition...

  17. Gone The New Hope

    The sequel will cover 1981-1992. After that there will probably be one further sequel to complete the trilogy, if I don't split it into two more threads. So either: 1992-Until Or: 1992-200? And 200?-Until

  18. Gone The New Hope

    I took some time off and was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of 'likes' and even comments here! I really needed the boost and I can't thank you all enough. That's an excellent question. 'Sorcerer' is a movie I hadn't heard about in ages and I can't be completely sure I ever saw it in its...

  19. WI: The Royal Wedding of King Faisal II of Iraq and Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran, October 1955

    One final bump as I'm still extremely interested in this.

  20. WI: The Royal Wedding of King Faisal II of Iraq and Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran, October 1955

    Well, keep in mind here that something like the Iranian Revolution is very likely to happen quite a bit earlier too - by even as much as a decade or more. An Iraqi backed monarchy against an Iranian Revolution in the 1960s would certainly be interesting to see. And if the Revolution goes the...
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