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Rethinking Civilization
Exploring technology, education, society and modern civilization through the lens of Eastern and Western traditional wisdom.


L2 BK08 Mark’s Two Years: From “It’s More Rational Than Me” to “That’s Exactly Why I Must Decide”
As AI begins to generate reports, offer financial advice, manage schedules, and even mimic the voices of loved ones, it is not merely our way of working that is being transformed.
Hongda Trust
Aug 241 min read


L1 BK03 What Happens When We Die?
Five people came close to death—and returned with experiences that profoundly changed how they understood consciousness, life, and what may lie beyond the boundary of death.
Hongda Trust
Aug 90 min read


L4 BK03 Five Witnesses from the Edge of Death
Five people came close to death—and returned with experiences that profoundly changed how they understood consciousness, life, and what may lie beyond the boundary of death.
Through their accounts, Five Witnesses from the Edge of Death explores near-death experiences from medical, scientific, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. Rather than offering a final answer, Fang Tianliang invites readers to consider a deeper question: Is consciousness entirely produced by the b
Hongda Trust
Aug 924 min read


L4 BK01 Between Safety & Stars
Between Safety and the Stars One Man's Dream, a Civilization's Choice, and the Quiet Decisions That Shape Our Future Fang Tianliang --- Prologue: Two Mornings, Two Worlds June 12, 2026 — 6:00 a.m., Boca Chica, Texas The ground doesn't just shake when Starship's engines light — it argues with you. At Boca Chica, the air itself seemed to tear open as SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in human history. $161 a share. A market cap that blew past two
Hongda Trust
Aug 952 min read


L2 BK05: A Warning from an Extraterrestrial Civilization—We Are Taking an Exam
In 1953, Miller and Urey produced amino acids from inorganic substances by simulating lightning. This marked the first step toward scientific validation for a hypothesis that had once been ridiculed.
Hongda Trust
Aug 51 min read


L2 BK01 Between Safety and the Stars/ What the SpaceX IPO Reveals About Innovation and Risk
SpaceX is no longer just a rocket company. Its IPO raises a deeper question: how should society balance safety, risk, innovation, and the long journey toward the stars? This L2 video looks beyond the market headline and reflects on what the SpaceX IPO reveals about modern civilization.
Hongda Trust
Aug 21 min read
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