Ancient texts serve as investigative tools that reveal the narrative substrata necessary for human orientation.

“I use stories that I know as investigative tools, right? So they're like they're tools of inquiry, but the fundamental thing is the inquiry, the question.”

Ancient stories, such as those found in the Talmud and Platonic dialogues, are essential for maintaining the ability to understand contemporary events.

“If we lose touch with those ancient stories, we lose our ability to actually understand what's going on.”