Who Rules the World? Religion, the State and Anunnaki From Sumer to Now
Who really rules the world? Explore the relationship between religion, political authority and the Anunnaki, from ancient Sumer to modern religious nationalism and the UAP disclosure debate. Beginning with the Sumerian King List and its claim that "kingship descended from heaven," this episode traces how rulers have invoked divine authority across five thousand years.
Discover what the proto-cuneiform accounting tablets of Uruk reveal about temples and early government. Examine the Code of Ur-Nammu, the Code of Hammurabi, Anu, Enlil and Marduk, and the Cyrus Cylinder—not simply as a celebrated declaration of rights, but as a text legitimizing a king through divine approval.
Follow "the powers that be" through Romans 13, William Tyndale’s 1526 translation and the Greek word theós. Trace the divine right of kings through the Roman pontifex maximus, James VI and I, and Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV. The discussion also explores money and belief, connecting "In God We Trust," credit and fiat currency with Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology and global public debt exceeding $100 trillion, according to the IMF.
Travel to France in 1789 to examine how a dispute over the king’s veto helped define the political terms "left" and "right." Then consider changing portrayals of power in The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Breaking Bad, before turning to the 2025 Pew Research Center study on religious nationalism across 36 countries, Hungary’s constitution, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms.
Finally, explore whether UAP disclosure could challenge established authority—or reinforce it. Topics include the AARO report, David Grusch’s congressional testimony, the UAP Disclosure Act and the 1953 Robertson Panel. Rather than choosing between left and right, the episode asks what sources of authority stand above both.
Credits
Script: Lucas Martins Kern
Editing: Rogério Henrique Gonçalves
Research perspective
This episode presents a non-traditional, interpretive investigation of ancient history and mythology for educational and reflective purposes. Drawing on cuneiform tablets, historical texts, scientific articles and archaeological research, it encourages independent investigation and critical thinking rather than unquestioning belief.
For background on the creator and the use of an electronic voice, watch: https://youtu.be/9aCnbEkziaM
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Timeline
00:00:“I Am the Senate”: Who Really Rules the World?
01:58:“The Powers That Be”: Romans 13 and the Bible’s Theory of Power
06:15:“In God We Trust”: The Religion Hidden in Money
11:26:The Oldest Writing Was a Receipt: Uruk and the Birth of the State
17:25:Sumerian King List, Hammurabi and Cyrus: Kingship From Heaven
24:37:Were the Anunnaki Real? Gods of Flesh and Bone
29:02:From Alexander to the Pope: The Divine Right of Kings
36:48:Left vs Right: How 1789 Divided the World
45:48:Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Breaking Bad: Why Our Villains Changed
50:15:Religious Nationalism Is Rising Again
55:40:UAP Disclosure: The End of the Throne, or a New One?