the buddha:
>hey guys I figured out how to overcome all suffering: just stop liking things!
>see, the more you like things the more you'll suffer when they get taken away from you
>so it's simple, just be indifferent to everything, including your body and friends and hobbies, just stop liking stuff!
>oh and by the way, if you tell lies in this life you'll get reborn as a stinky dog in the next life
why is buddhism popular with westerners?
>>1845770
Because muh christianity is bad and evil
>>1845770
I dont know, I mean your straw man sounds terrible
>>1845770
>Implying you are right
Ned's only crime was being too beautiful.
>>1845624
And being Australian
>>1845624
If he was alive today we would be posting about how he looks like a hipster faggot.
>>1845641
except he was tough as nails and wasn't a numale like modern hipsters
Tell me about the Spanish-American war
>Could Spain have won the war?
>Should Spain have won
>Was it right for America to take the former Spanish colonies as there own
>>1845474
>No
>No
>Yes
>No
>"Should" is a meaningless concept
>Yes
>>1845474
REMEMBER THE MAINE
TO HELL WITH SPAIN
I recall /pol/ having a discussion on the indigenous peoples history of Japan, specifically about Yayoi, Jomon, and Ainu peoples. How can you tell between these types of people in modern Japan? Like what's this girl?
>>1845315
Google is your friend. I don't know too much about the rest, but the Ainu look like "white" Australian Aborigines. Wavy to curly hair, large brow ridges, somewhat stocky.
>>1845336
Wicked good beards.
Is Arabic basically Hebrew in cursive form?
Also is there a cursive script for hebrew?
Theoretically it should closely resemble Aramaic and Arabic
>>1845113
First off Aramaic != Arabic.
Secondly, there is a cursive script for Hebrew.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive_Hebrew
It looks very little like Arabic script.
>>1845113
There is a cursive script for hebrew that's used for handwriting the same way some letters in arabic look different when you handwrite them (like say ه or لا for instance)
Although the cursive script in Hebrew is a medieval invention if memory serves me right so it doesn't really look that much more similar
As for this
>Is Arabic basically Hebrew in cursive form?
Not really although the script that Hebrew uses right now is technically the ancestor to arabic through the nabatic script since the Hebrew script that's used today is the old Aramaic. The original Hebrew script was basically the Phoenician script which in itself is similar to all of these since the Aramaic script evolved from it. You'll find similarities in it as well to the other scripts.
>>1845223
>First off Aramaic != Arabic.
Aramaic is closer to Hebrew than Arabic and it's still neither of those.
trasliteration of the lord's prayer (up until "Thy kingdom come") in Arabic:
Abā-nā ‘alladhī fī as-samāwāt,
li-ya-ta-qaddas-i asm-u-ka
li-ya-’ti malakūt-u-ka
trasliteration of the lord's prayer in Aramaic:
Abwoon d'bashmaya
Netqaddash shmak
Teete malkutah
trasliteration of the lord's prayer in Hebrew:
Avino she-ba-shamayim
yitqadesh shimkhaa
tawo malkhutekha
Which religion/mythology/folk tale/etc. has the most powerful deity?
>>1844530
All of them
>>1844530
This question is stupid. Many religions believe their god or gods to be omnipotent. You aren't going to be able to compare power levels between Ahura Mazda and Yahweh like it's fucking Dragon Ball Z.
>>1844530
Hinduism.
Let's talk about the US presidents
Who's your
>favorite
>least favorite
Also, what's your opinion on Jimmy carter specifically? He fascinates me
Favorite: Teddy Roosevelt. Man lead probably one of the most interesting lives of any president and got shit done.
Least favorite: George W. Bush. Do I even have to explain this one?
Carter was an idealist who really tried his hardest to talk to the American people (crisis of confidence speech comes to mind) but in the post Nixon era people just didn't want to be told they were wrong.
>>1844483
Why did cravats go out of style
>>1844483
Trump will be my favourite president.
How would have the history played out if it remained like this?
>>1843818
More dinosaurs
>>1843818
More wars.
Imagine how mongols would just rape everyone.
Was it worth it?
I shed the blood of the Saxon men.
>>1844572
Fuck off Saruman, you're dead.
Yes. Pagans must convert or die!
Is the law of retaliation the solution for the crime in the days of today?
>>1843241
It wasn't a solution even back when it was introduced.
>>1843258
Why?
>>1843241
No, it's for jews and is l i t e r a l l y responsible for all of the fucked up shit ISIS does
What happens to my consciousness after I suicide?
>>1843120
Annihilation.
Your last moments are perceived so slowly that they effectively last forever.
Don't tell anyone but through this mechanism we're essentially immortal.
>>1843166
NOOOOOOOOO MAKE IT STOP
Why does everyone focus on the first round of Mongol invasions into Central Europe in thte 1240s while ignoring the second round in the 1280s, after the Hungarians, Poles and Bulgarians became somewhat more similar to the western kingdoms in terms of infrastructure and military organization?
>>1842762
Poland was always similiar to Western kingdoms, it became part of Western world in 966.
>>1842764
But during the second Mongol invasion it was not similar to the western kingdoms in terms of defensive military doctrine, i.e. its fortification network was lousy and there were barely any heavy cavalry or crossbowmen.
Because the Golden Horde wasn't part of the original Mongol empire that did all the heavy duty ass kicking.
What is the history of breasts in western culture? When did they become covered and taboo?
Christianity
>>1842587
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>>1842563
Congrats on being the best shitposter of the day, your posts are ubiquitous
>>1842555
Nice Minoan statue. It honestly depends on the culture op. I'd have to say that breasts started to be covered around the time matriarchal religion was in decline and patriarchy was generally in control circa 1000 BC
How would minotaurs be used in a medieval battle?
How would wizards be used in a modern military?
>>1842448
Serious question. I'm trying to prove my faggot friend wrong. He thinks he's an expert because he bought Total War: Warhammer.
>>1842452
You'll need to provide more info then.
Are the Minotaur trained, are they intelligent, are they independent/sentient soldiers, what weapons/armor can they use?
If they were just beefier humans then they would be capable of using heavier weapons and armor, as well as operating larger siege equipment. They would also be a larger target for opposing soldiers with ranged weapons.
>>1841502
his name is octavian OP
>>1841617
His name is Julius Caesar, anon
>>1841502
He kept changing his name for propaganda purposes. I think he finished up as Imperator Caesar Augustus. I once asked a classics prof what Augustus' buds called him, and the prof replied, "Sir."