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Why didn't they just use the lifeboats to ferry people to the iceberg and wait for help?
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>>3238751
Who cares about the iceberg, whatabout the cameramen who shot the film, why didnt they try to save anyone???
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>>3238751
Some tried, their boats were sunk by the iceberg
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>>3238751
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ICEBERG; THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED.
>the Soviets only won because they outnumbered the Germans
>the Soviets just used human wave tactics to overwhelm the Germans
>the Soviets would have lost if it weren't for Lend Lease aid
>the Russian Winter was the main reason that Operation Barbarossa failed
>the failures in Russia were all Hitler's fault, the generals had nothing to do with it
>all the Allied powers contributed equally to the outcome of the war
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>>3238191
you can't reverse this
you literally can't
it's part of popculture now
just stop giving a fuck
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>>3238191
>the Soviets only won because they outnumbered the Germans
Isn't outnumbering your opponent the reason almost all military conflicts are won? Winning with fewer resources is the exception, not the rule.
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>>3238191
>the failures in Russia were all Hitler's fault, the generals had nothing to do with it
but I thought this was mostly true
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Are some ethnic groups in Arab lands or control considered "European" or white.
Look at this Muslim Algerian man, he has light skin, light eyes and a strong Caucasian skull. I've seen many white "Arabs" and even black "Arabs" how mixed is this region I would say the second most mixed other than Latin America were the majority over there is Mestizo.
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Arab culturally
White ethnically
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Zidane is not an Arab you idiot
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>>3238098
It's that simple? Where did these white people come from?
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Arguments against Descartes 2017-08-13 10:51:59 Post No.3237777
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Arguments against Descartes
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Has anyone ever argued against Descartes' notion of existence?
>cogito ergo sum
It sounds very nice and clean. I can see something right in front of me. I can hear things. I can touch things. This is proof that something, whatever that something might be, exists. Something exists. It makes sense. Most of us just swallow that and it's all fun and games. But is there anyone who came after (or maybe even before) Descartes who argued otherwise? Someone who argued for the idea that NOTHING exists? Personally, I have some intuitive idea that nothing at all exists, there's no time, no space, no matter, no energy, just... nothing. It solves a lot of problems in Physics and Math, but the fact that I am typing this right now falsifies this theory. With that said, what arguments are there for the idea that absolutely nothing exists, despite this experience of existence we feel, if there are any at all? If there aren't any, how do you think Descartes could be refuted?
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Berkeleyan idealism moves a bit further in that direction, but he doesn't go quite that far, essentially seeing reality as essentially in the mind of individuals, with god holding it all together.
Solipsism is literally the position you outlined, but I'm not sure any major philosophers have actually gone far enough to advocate it.
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>>3237777
I like his other quote from pornhub more, but yes, the logic behind the claim is sound, but today we know that most things aren't really the way we perceive them. That's why science replaced philosophy.
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>>3237777
It has nothing to do with you hearing things or touching things etc. Those could all be fake i.e solipsism. Even your body could be fake you THNK therefore you exist.
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How much would humanity's vision of itself change if we knew what exactly happens after death?
Despite any religious answer to the question, we have a view that we are here today and then we are not here anymore (no matter if we are reborn, go to afterlife or whatever), we just assume that whatever happens in death goes to another plane of existence.
Now, if we knew what happens (and it became a mainstream stuff like any scientific "truth") it would change completely our cosmovision as species.
Would it be a new step in evolution, at least socially speaking? Would it be a checkpoint in human history and science, specially biology?
Let's debate
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If we found out for certain that nothing happens after death, the world would likely fall apart. People just wouldn't give a fuck anymore. The more extreme religious people would go apeshit. I doubt they'd buy it. Some would remain skeptical. At first, to stop the world from losing its mind, there would be a lot of research into the supposed DMT explosion that happens in your brain when you die. It'd be a lot easier to calm people down if you told them your brain at least creates a heaven that seems like a long time to you. If that proved useless, the next step for researchers would be life extension and an even bigger endeavor of immortality. You bet your ass all of those religious government officials are going to give more of a fuck about that research when they find its lights out after death.
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>>3237262
if something happens after death is it really a death. what if its just a bunch of loops.
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>>3237262
Depends on what we "know". I mean we already know nothing happens insofar as there is no experimentally verifiable proof that something does, but i digress .
>Know it's nothing
Global existential dread followed by either good or bad nihilism and a mad dash toward biological immortality with and end game of trying l reverse entropy.
>Something from a particular religion
A lot of new converts.
>Some esoteric shit like the consciousness enters a time-independent state
Life as usual since people will just fit that interpretation into their existing religions.
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>Seleucus was a literal nobody serving in Alexander the Great's army
>managed to found one of the largest empires in the world at the time
Are there any more historical examples of nobodys rising to the absolute top like this?
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toyotomi hideyoshi, nappy, genghis
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hitler
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>>3236671
>distinguished war veteran
>popular politician and writer
Sure he was a bum before the war but after that things were pretty easy for him
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Hard mode: no grand strategy
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>>3235787
The Father
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>>3235787
The Son
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>>3235787
and the Holy Ghost
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Post people you unironically admire.
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Since you already posted l'empereur
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Why did North Africa adopt Arabic and Persia keep Persian? Are Persians a superior people?
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>>3234586
Of course
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>>3234586
>india
>aryan
poodie poodie mother chod bitch mother yaars are not aryan
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>>3234586
Because Persian was a language with uses for trade and relations with China and India, they also had a far more robust culture compared to Iraqis, Syrians and even Egypt who have been the kicking ball of Empires for centuries by the point Islam showed up
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ITT: we discuss the greatest empire in history
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wtf i love communism now
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>>3234509
costa rica GDP: 57 million
coca cola Assets: 87 billion
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>>3234515
>Mfw you never see communists sponsoring the world cup.
The peoples beverage is deepest red.
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I'm mainly looking for ancient history books. I'm considering ordering pic related on Amazon. Any good suggestions?
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Dumping my Bronze Age recs.
This one is a little older, but a really nice topical overview of the whole era.
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>>3234310
Inique and well-written history of Bronze Age international relations/trade.
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>>3234318
Like 1177, a good history of the Bronze Age collapse. Used to be a great deal of kindle, but I can't find it there anymore.
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/his/ meme thread
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Post what you got.
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British leaflet, Falklands War
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i'm surprised /pol/ hasn't hopped on the WWII Italian propaganda train. their caricatures of blacks were on another level
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Who was the zodiac killer?
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>>3220543
Ted Cruz
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>>3220543
ur mom
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>>3220543
https://youtu.be/yeG2lQ6xGRc
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Non-western historical weapons 2017-08-09 10:30:02 Post No.3220348
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Non-western historical weapons
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Western arms are Nice but shared all the time, lets share nonwestern weapons.
Figthing gloves from 1200 Iran
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>>3220348
That seems really impractical, then again it might be amazing for Iran since it's such a hot climate and very few soldiers would have anything heavier than leather/hide.
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>>3220348
Where in Iran specifically?
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Why have spiked knuckled if the finger armor prevents you from forming a fist?