The Codex The reference shelf behind the news. Each entry answers one question in plain language, shows the evidence and where sources disagree, and links to the stories and rabbit holes it connects to.
Tech 23 Cosmos 5 Techno-Oligarchy 11 Unidentified 8 Health 5 Archaeology 13 Folklore 6 More 87 All 13 → 378 No. 378Is the earth flat? Earth is not flat: observations of shadows, horizons, navigation, gravity, and satellite or spacecraft imagery consistently support a spherical Earth. 10 sources Open → 762 No. 762How do historians interpret angel encounter accounts? Historians generally treat angel encounters as evidence about the worlds that produced and recorded them, examining language, genre, theology, institutions, and social… 9 sources Open → 641 No. 641What was the Malleus Maleficarum? The Malleus Maleficarum, or “Hammer of Witches,” was a late-fifteenth-century Latin treatise associated chiefly with the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Kramer. 10 sources Open → 643 No. 643Why did some regions have witch panics? Some regions experienced witch panics when demonological ideas, legal changes, and printed texts made witch-hunting thinkable and administratively possible. 9 sources Open → 395 No. 395What would it mean for our identity and history if future humans have been observing and shaping us without leaving clear proof? The sources suggest that verified evidence of future observation would challenge the idea of history as wholly self-directed, while an archive could recover ordinary… 9 sources Open → 589 No. 589How did witchcraft accusations spread historically? Historically, accusations usually began with alleged misfortune or conflict between neighbors, relatives, or rivals, then gained force when authorities and courts… 9 sources Open → 476 No. 476What was the ganzfeld experiment? The ganzfeld experiment is a parapsychology test in which a “sender” tries to transmit an image to a “receiver” placed under uniform visual and auditory stimulation. 9 sources Open → 760 No. 760What was the Ancient Greek belief in gods? Ancient Greek religion was broadly polytheistic: gods and goddesses were understood as powerful beings connected with nature, society, cities, and particular human… 9 sources Open → 674 No. 674Flat earth proofs The strongest evidence for a spherical Earth comes from independent observations: horizon behavior, astronomy, and measurements based on commercial flight times. 8 sources Open → 639 No. 639Are tarot cards linked to occult orders? Tarot cards are demonstrably linked to occult orders through later reinterpretation and use, especially the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, whose writings assigned… 8 sources Open → 647 No. 647Can group rituals change cooperation? Yes, especially when rituals involve synchrony, arousal, shared emotion, or costly and observable commitment: studies report stronger cohesion, trust, and cooperation. 6 sources Open → 078 No. 078Serpent-men mythology Serpent-men are not one continuous ancient race or single myth. 8 sources Open → 648 No. 648How does ritual affect the brain? Ritual can shape the brain indirectly by organizing repeated action, attention, emotion, and expectation. 7 sources Open →