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>read The Art of War expecting unique insights into the psychology of war
>it's actually filled with obvious statements, "attack them when they're weak bro :DDDD"
Why is this book so overrated?
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>>1716649
It's supposed to be simple and intuitive, like an instruction manual.
Sun Tsu wrote other books that were more in-depth. The Art of War is just the most famous example, precisely because it is vague and so you can adapt the advice to all sorts of different situations.
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>>1716649
How many wars have you won faggot?
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>>1716649
Read Clausewitz if you want something more in depth.
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What conclusions should be drawn from the striking parallels of the Old Testament and Mesopatamian myth?
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That Israelites didn't spring from a well, with a completely new religion different from their neighbors'.
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>>1716439
Yeah but the Israelite's focus on Noah, while Mesopotamia focus on Gilgamesh, who would inquire of the lone survivor of the flood, for whatever purposes that were written. That's the contextual difference between the two in relation to their documenting of the flood and what took place after.
But yeah, multiple accounts of a flood, multiple accounts of a survivor. All of it is beyond intriguing imho famslams. Plus you have archaeologists finding proof of a flood if not many global floods and other world wide catastrophes.
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What conclusions can we draw from the Vedas and the Avesta?
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This is your Halberd for today's battle
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UGH
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Don't forget the 5-meter Ash pole!
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Lets do our best today, Pikeman-kun!
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Why was there never a religion like this:
1) there is an (impersonal) "God"
2) this "God" is not interested in every little thing we do, not even when we're naked
3) it is possible to get closer to the understanding of this "God", but not through worship, prayer, etc. - only through a cognitive shift, another perspective
4) there is no special church, ritual, or baptism, that can make you magically become something else... it takes work , not "good works", but philosophical work, to approach "God" --- there are no magical shortcuts
5) there's nothing we can do to make "god" like us because we are like ants to "Him"
6) the only good form of "prayer" would be total silence. We should listen, not blabber
7) we should strive to be good citizens etc. but there are no special "good works" to perform as we are unable to ultimately know what is good. we should just respect the laws of the land
8) love is a good idea and a community that is connected with love and pursuit of "God" is also a good idea - but it should be loose and non-hierarchical otherwise they devolve into cults
9 ) main thing which prevents us from knowing "God" is a perspectival illusion ... we are actively deluding ourselves with our thoughts and speech and habits
10 ) in moments of clarity where we get out of that mode, we can receive illumination from "God", it is felt AS GRACE, as LOVE from God, but from his point of view it is not like that... there is no "His" point of view because "He" has no such point of view - "He" is not a person, but something completely Other
Something along those lines?
If nothing similar existed, I'm making a new religion here and now.
Otherwise /his/ tell me if there has been something similar in history.
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Read Ethics by Spinoza.
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>why did bronze age retards not conceive of a god that DIDN'T judge them by their every move when they were cooking up ways to ensure greater societal harmony
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>>1716333
So basically, what I'm thinking of is the so called "God of the Philosophers"?
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why they so peaceful
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>>1716174
Romanticism
Aka artists' ideal world
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>>1716174
woah
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By what perverted definition were the ancient greeks peaceful
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Daily reminder
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10776023/China-on-course-to-become-worlds-most-Christian-nation-within-15-years.html
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>>1716157
Yes yes, and Brazil was supposed to be a superpower within 15 years, 15 years ago.
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Gotcha
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/islam-fastest-growing-religion-overtake-6986333
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>>1716196
What does that have to do with OP's post.
Why do horrible things always happen to China?
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God hates them.
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>>1716008
Billions of people, no environmental protections, technocratic government.
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They're racists
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ITT: People who fucked everything up
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Has there ever been a better time to be alive?
This question is great because it involves a comprehensive knowledge of history, but revolves around the respondent's world view.
So?
Better time to be alive?
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....Doubt it *smirks*
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>>1715988
Late 19th century.
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>>1715988
No, there hasn't. At least in the so-called Western Civilization.
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>>1715988
Obviously, doesn't take a genius to see that
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Why was him considered `Flagellum Dei´?
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>>1715869
He looks like God's uncut penis.
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>>1715888
So?
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>>1715900
"Flagellum Dei." = "Whip" of God.
Why didnt the crusaders just attack egypt and take out salad man directly?
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Jesus wasn't crucified in Alexandria.
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>>1715840
>However, after the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, the focus of the Crusaders shifted decisively towards Egypt and less so towards the Levant. This can be seen in the Third Crusade, where Richard the Lionheart recognized the importance of Egypt and twice suggested an invasion of the region. An assault against the Levant could not succeed without the resources and manpower of Egypt, which currently gave the Islamic powers in the region a decisive advantage. The Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Alexandrian Crusades all had Egypt as the intended target.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_invasions_of_Egypt
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>>1715840
They tried that in the Fifth Crusade. At the time of the Third, they apparently didn't realize the importance of Egypt in holding onto the Holy Land, or didn't think the Muslims would be united enough to go after it the way they did.
Is he the Sun Tzu of psychological warfare?
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>>1715793
no that would be me
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>>1715793
No. he lost and probably got beheaded.
Why do autists here idolize this meme figure ?Is it because he was edgy?
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>>1715901
Yes
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What does CROATOAN mean?
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>>1715718
Name of Indian Tribe that inhabited the land near Roanoke Colony. Was carved into a tree when the colony was lost,
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>>1715718
CROATOAN
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My father is an uneducated simpleton from Croatia and is convinced it was carved into the tree by Croatian sailors from Dubrovnik.
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You are a levied Persian conscript to be used as front- line fodder marching into the battle of Gaugamela. What is going through your mind?
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My god, even for 4chan you're a fucking nerd of the highest order.
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>>1715701
>What is going through your mind?
A Greek spear.
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>>1715728
kek
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I am plowing through Pic related and I'm going to need another podcast soon. I'm thinking a history of Britain, China or Greece, but any recommendations are welcome. What are some quality /His/ podcasts?
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>>1715623
I listened to the History of Russia podcast by mark strauss, I didn't look at reviews before hand so if it's shit compared to other I wouldn't know
go get an audiobook of SPQR by M.B.
You'll be smarter than every normie in a ten mile radius
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>>1715623
The two continuation podcasts are great.
History of Byzantium
and
Revolutions
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>>1715633
>smarter than every normie in a ten mile radius
not really the objective, but thanks for the rec.