Mike Winther exposes revisionist history in clips from a series of lectures he's given on government, economics, and biblical principles. He kicks things off starting with Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle, and how most of it was disproven, and how Sinclair even admitted to not visiting the factories written about in the book. He shares some opposing views from the book, The Myth of the Robber Barons.
He also talks about the cost and inefficiencies of government funded projects like the railroads. He dives into how the nation was divided on the role of the government as our nation headed into the civil war. He also shares some interesting things about President Lincoln. He also shares books and resources to further look into our past with information that isn't reflected in the mainstream today.
You'll Learn:
[41] The Bible is history, and it's key to understanding the principles of government and economics.
[03:42] We are repeating the past and that's because we don't know history.
[04:05] Throughout the Bible we're told to rehearse history and the great deeds of God.
[05:17] How we study history matters. There are six different paradigms of History.
[05:51] The first three are non biblical views of History. The last three are Christian views of History.
[05:50] The random events view is where history is just random events.
[06:29] The second one is the pendulum or cyclical view or controlled randomness.
[07:14] The third view is the evolutionary progress view.
[08:09] The Christian views are the providential views.
[08:39] The providential view holds God's involvement.
[10:12] The providential defeatist view is where history has a purpose and God intervenes. The providential neutralist view is where God intervenes, but history and society is trending neutral. The providential restoration view is where God is restoring and redeeming his creation.
[14:05] Those who will not read have no advantage over those who cannot read. Read good books when you can.
[16:50] How to best teach history to kids. Important dates include 1492, 1517, 1607, 1620, 1776, 1787, 1860, and 1913.
[22:23] Christ sits at the right hand of the father while his troops are in battle.
[27:33] Mike talks about how the pilgrims ended up settling in Northern Massachusetts.
[30:04] The starving time for new pilgrims landing in Massachusetts according to William Bradford.
[32:19] The story of Squanto who became one of the greatest allies for the pilgrims.
[34:02] Mike talks about the church built by the pilgrims and putting justice ahead of protecting their own kind.
[34:35] How we ended up having the first Thanksgiving. Individual property rights led to better productivity.
[37:19] Capitalism led to a bountiful harvest.
[39:10] How there can be different views of history.
[42:53] General George Washington was praying in the woods before battle.
[44:50] God's providence and the story about George Washington being bulletproof.
[51:44] The battle of the heroes. Abraham Lincoln is many people's hero, yet history leaves out some of the negative things that he did. Including suspending habeas corpus.
[56:14] The Civil War was complex and was about many things including slavery.
[01:00:02] Try to find facts and analyze the data and avoid biases.
[01:00:39] Most of the claims in Upton Sinclair's the jungle were discredited. The Myth Of The Robber Barons, is a great explanation of industrialism in early America.
