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>>2972172
I like his maps of meaning videos but him abusing psychological archetypes gets really annoying

>>2972172
>"Truth depends on the result, so Christianity is true since it helps people."
If he claims this, he doesn't actually believe in the faith, he just believes he believes in it, because he's figured there are benefits to that belief

http://lesswrong.com/lw/r/no_really_ive_deceived_myself/
>When this woman was in high school, she thought she was an atheist. But she decided, at that time, that she should act as if she believed in God. And then—she told me earnestly—over time, she came to really believe in God.

>So far as I can tell, she is completely wrong about that. Always throughout our conversation, she said, over and over, "I believe in God", never once, "There is a God." When I asked her why she was religious, she never once talked about the consequences of God existing, only about the consequences of believing in God. Never, "God will help me", always, "my belief in God helps me". When I put to her, "Someone who just wanted the truth and looked at our universe would not even invent God as a hypothesis," she agreed outright.

>>2972172
He never said to believe any of that literally you autist. It's allegorical. He's referencing myths that gave intricate clues to people on how to be your best self and reach "Enlightenment". He believes in God, but not literal demons or dragons.

Stop drinking flouride.

I do not like L. Ron Hubbard

If you're so smart why don't you have a cult?

>>2972151
Stop spamming that charlatan. moron.

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>>2972140
No
The western civilisation as we know it has been replaced by global civilisation, its not merely about race, but even general stuff like culture, beliefs, music, arts, architecture, etc. represent clear intent to break all ties with the past

>>2972140
if the idea of a nation will catch on a new body of people inhabiting the land will wewuz it appropriating it as if it's own

to catch on it has to propagate certain qualities like nostalgia for "good old times", a simple and attractive image for both gender roles so that young people willingly carry the spook of "nation" forward through the ages bolstering it's popularity and adding to it growing it.

>>2972175
Italians will always be greasy, so at least that stays the same

Western civilization is an idea, not a tangible thing. So, I think Western civilization will continue into the foreseeable future. You can't kill an idea. A secular, democratic and tolerant ideal of Western progressive will live on. A flood of refugees can't bring that down easily. They will always be a minority. The patience Western nations have shown with the atrocities of Muslim migrants in their countries is amazing. I hate Islam (as an Atheist), but I have to admire the tolerance of Western nations who hold a belief in equality and right to worship above the deaths of a few score of compatriots. It really is an example of Western ideals being strong and sturdy

I don't get how the ones you mention try to have it both ways

>>2972113
False dichotomy, Marxism and nihilism are not incompatible beliefs, Marxism is predominately atheist but freedom of religion is regarded as a good idea

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>>2972113
Pretty much.
t. lifelong atheist

Would she do it ever again?

>>2971912
No.

>>2971909
obviously it heavily depends on what the specific crime is.

terrible history thread :[

>>2971826
Perhaps they're wondering why they would speak Italian before speaking a language that's also in Switzerland

>>2971826
Lotta loyalty for a post-Savoie province

>>2971860
For Italy, maybe

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>>2971653
FDR was a cunt

a socialist asshat and a warmongering drunk
no, i don't think so. but their contemporaries were so much worse these fools managed to look great during their time

>>2971653
Napoleon and Augustus

>>2971595
not right now

>>2971601
Sad! I want to believe.

>>2971601
what about now?

India has got it pretty bad.

anywhere without a coastline is kinda "fucked" tbqh

What do you mean by "fucked up"?

>helping trash the Roman Republic is now an accomplishment

Ides of March best day of my life.

>>2971229
>crassus
>superstar

Dude was great at making shekels but sucked as a military commander

>>2971229

It counts doubly so because he was supposed to be the Lepidus of the group.

>>2971159
Go do your own homework, you faggot

give her the dick

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>>2971159
>Descartes
Dude mechanism lmao

>David Hume
Dude problem of induction lmao

>Karl Popper
Dude falsification lmao

>Thomas Khun
Dude paradigm shifts lmao

There

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Trying to figure out what Afghan ethnicity I am by the way.

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>>2971133
It means you could be any one of these

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>>2971766
People are spread all over the place in the region. Where are your parents from?

KJV because it sounds coolest

>>2970971
KJV

>>2970971
>reading shit that says that unicorns exist

>>2970960
Too inbred

The minimum viable genetic population is in the 500-1000 range depending on how much inbreeding you're willing to tolerate.

So yes.

>>2970960
you would again get the diamond of incest generations. The Dark Ages would be cold beginning with Amish Ideology.