Leftanista

I asked my AI researcher to follow up on a podcast I heard about the moral philosophy of US founders. I know, that might seem odd, given their moral shortcomings, but, I want to know more about the ideals of my troubled homeland. It's easy to learn about our troubles. It was also a test of AI research and how much we should trust it. I asked Deep AI and MS Copilot. What struck me, that in the late 1700s, as translations of Eastern thought were finally reaching English readers, some saw universal truth. Added to that were travelogs exploring major societies, as well as Tahitians, Hurons and other traditional communities. But let's look at one forefather and what he was reading.   In his writings, President John Adams made references to various non-Christian religions and philosophers.   In a classic humble-brag, he claimed general ignorance to Jeffereson in 1813: "... Of Moses, of Confucius, of Zoroaster, of Sanchoniathan, of Numa, of Mahomet, of the Druids, of the Hin...