Why did many african americans convert to islam in the 1960's?
>>1639335
they dum n shiet
>>1639335
Kill whitey mentality. Christianity was seen as the white mans religion and Islam the black mans. Ironically Muslims oppressed and enslaved Africans in a much more brutal way
>>1639335
Because African Americans have a true counterculture: It is literally defined by its opposition to dominant "white" culture.
Converting to a religion that expressly buts heads with mainstream Christianity is definitely within the paradigm.
After studying history, what can you say is the biggest obstacle to world peace?
People.
>>1637255
this. Also nationalism
>>1637255
/thread
An entire generation of children are going to learn about World War I exclusively through this piece of shit.
I hope whoever was involved with making this gets thrown off a cliff. There is a line between taking historical liberties and social irresponsibility and this is way over that line.
you say that as if learning about World War 1is important or worthwhile.
>>1636273
If you want a safe space then go back to fucking Reddit. Cool non-4chan filename, by the way.
I'm very ignorant about religion. Specifically Christianity and Catholicism. I know that's weird, nobody I ever grew up with was religious. I don't even know if I'm baptized. I really am quite interested in reading the Bible, but there are so many versions. I'd go to a church, but again there are so many different kinds. It's really quite confusing to me.
Can you who are Christian or Catholic post your stories or advice? I hope I don't come off as demeaning, I really am trying to learn.
>>1630374
Catholics are Christians, anon.
Do you live in a major city? If so, there should be, not just a church, but a cathedral; that's the seat of a bishop, who's a kind of higher-ranking priest. They in particular would be equipped to answer your questions, so give their office a call.
If you live in a smaller city, still consider calling your local Catholic church. They are there precisely to help people like you.
As for me, I would suggest you start by reading the Gospel of Matthew. It's where the New Testament begins.
>>1630386
I know, but there still seems to be a difference. I mean not all Christians are Catholic right?
>>1630392
Want to call it a medium sized city. Lots of rural areas around though. I have more than a few bit Churches in town. They are beautiful, never been inside though.
Thanks for the suggestion. Just kind of shy about calling or going
Who is the smartest guy in the history ? I guess Leonardo Da Vinci ?
me
>>1627112
He is a liar. I am the smartest actually.
Richard Dawkins. He saw through the Religion bullshit.
>A top-secret CIA report stated that the massacres "rank as one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century, along with the Soviet purges of the 1930s, the Nazi mass murders during the Second World War, and the Maoist bloodbath of the early 1950s."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_killings_of_1965%E2%80%9366
How did they get away with this?
Because they are still in power.
>>1636354
Because no one cares.
>>1636354
By being on our side. Atrocities are only ever committed by our enemies anon. Our friends have unfortunate policies we try to influence over time through diplomacy.
>we were always at war with Eurasia
>Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the British Isles, considered a regicidal dictator by historians such as David Sharp, a military dictator by Winston Churchill, but a hero of liberty by John Milton, Thomas Carlyle, and Samuel Rawson Gardiner, and a class revolutionary by Leon Trotsky. In a 2002 BBC poll in Britain, Cromwell was selected as one of the ten greatest Britons of all time. However, his measures against Catholics in Scotland and Ireland have been characterised as genocidal or near-genocidal, and in Ireland his record is harshly criticised.
When a single man divides opinions so much, you can be assured of his greatness.
Called a genocidal military dictator by some, seen as liberator and revolutionary by others.
This thread is devoted to O L I V E R C R O M W E L L
Revisionist, Pelagians Hirelings & Pigs NOT welcome ITT.
Inveniemus viam aut faciemus.
>Regicidal
Good
>>1631793
Fuck off wart-face.
>mfw discovering Taoism
When did you give up on Abrahamic bullshit and sought refuge in oriental wisdom?
>oriental
>not Greek
Stoicism and epicurianism are objectively best.
>>1630263
>he's not a hellenic pagan
>>1630263
Everyone always makes fun of the "oriental wisdom" people by using the example of some Asian guy who starts reading classical philosophy and becomes enamored with it, but honestly I kind of want to meet that guy.
Hunter-gatherer society sounds fucking horrendous. Why do people praise it?
>>1628536
Noble savage narrative. Though I do think there were definite positives to living in a hunter-gatherer society
>>1628549
There definitely are positives to it, it's just that said positives seem to be exaggerated so that anthropologists can lecture everyone on how we should be more like them.
>>1628536
It's relatively easy and extremely simple living. Work less than modern people do, go hunting with your buddies, fuck bitches, eat meat.
Who was the least worst dictator of the 20th century?
Tito maybe but his economics sucked
>>1637597
Enver Hoxha.
>>1637597
What's science?
Delimitate science from non-science and pseudoscience.
>>1623351
Humanities are sciences, too, so this belongs here.
>>1623360
kek
& Humanities does it again!
We all know the 'Jews built the pyramids' story is a meme.
Did serious scholars ever believe this was true, or was it always a misconception held by the uneducated?
>>1633468
I don't think it was ever believed in scholarly circles. I mean for fuck's sake, even the Bible doesn't claim it.
>>1633468
Millions of slaves for hundreds of years making bricks in Egypt.
What do you think were made with those bricks?
>>1633468
I honestly have no idea where it even came from, pyramids are mentioned in the Bible exactly ZERO times.
>Pyramids are in Egypt and Jews were in Egypt at one point so they must've built it xDDD
Pants on head stupid
>Muh knights
>>1629692
go to /v/
>>1629714
M&b gets a pass for being so good
>>1629692
Talking shit?
This kills the Tiger
>>1628189
This kills the Tiger.
This kills the Panther.
>>1628189
Not when operated by Slavs, it doesn't.
There's so many religions out there. Buddhism, paganism, christianity, taoism, there's so fucking many.
My question is, which one is the RIGHT one? Out of all of these, which one is TRUE?
Mine
>>1637267
this
>>1637262
I believe in a divine creator but I don't believe in any of these religions. I'm not a Bahia but I think the religions of the world are murky corrupted versions of the true nature of God and to become wise you should study them all.