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Why was the global liberal revolution more successful than the global socialist revolution?
Both were radical shake-ups of the social order that strip power from the elites. Did socialism simply come too soon?
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>>1622740
Good goy
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>>1622738
lib-cap works
soc doesn't
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Abortion and euthanasia 2016-08-30 14:33:30 Post No.1622586
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So /his/ I was wondering with myself quite a lot over the past few days on the question of forced euthanasia and its relation to abortion. (I apologize in advance for my English)
For quite a while now the question of abortion has been a subject of public debate, and while it has now shifted toward "women's right vs. pro-life" (and atheism vs. religious), it's still a hot subject when dealing with the limits of human life and value.
To get this out of the way, I think abortion is murder but that it's useful ; the main arguments my friends have been opposing me when I share my views were that it was a threat to women’s freedom, that a fetus wasn't a human being, or that considering conception as the beginning of human's life was arbitrary.
Those arguments felt weak, in that truth can sometimes be inconvenient, that a fetus was a human being "en puissance", and that the conception felt less arbitrary than the limits governments made in terms of weeks of fetus development (not even taking into accounts "special cases" where it's allowed later because of malformations, i.e. some lives are not condoned as worth living).
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This got me thinking about the elderly with Alzheimer, or people that are not in possession of their mental faculties (vegetables), and that will probably never be again. If abortion is authorized, as a cessation of life by a third party, shouldn’t euthanasia be legal for those extreme cases, which are a strain on their family and society? Can those being be considered people anymore?
>It’s inhuman to treat people that way! Just because they can’t think or we can’t prove they’re conscious doesn’t mean we have a right to end their lives for our convenience!
Well, how do we account for abortion then? Is it illogical to approve of one, yet oppose the other?
>murder is just plain bad! Human life has inherent, inqualifiable value!
Sure, but there are still exceptions. Death penalty, killing an enemy during war, murder in self-defense, abortion, are all murders that society will let you walk away from because they're useful or seen as righteous. Should we add euthanasia to the list?
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Yes, there is no reason to keep a permanently braindead body alive. I think you'll find that's a popular belief, so if you were looking for hypocrisy I think you'll be disappointed.
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>>1622619
Oh, can I order my doctor to euthanise my alzheimer ridden father?
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>Watching Great Courses video on Aztecs
>Scholar is this fellow edwin barnhart
>Seems educated, good sourcing, huge breadth of knowledge
>Ph.D. University of Texas, runs tons of digs at maya sites everywhere
>35 episodes in he mentions his involvement in ancient aliens
>check imdb, hes been on like 5 episodes and tons of junky "2012" history channel scam shows
Why the fuck do legit scholars and professors get involved with these types of pseudoscience hacks? First season, sure I get it, they didnt know they were gonna be edited to look like fools. But at this point you gotta feel huge blowback from your peers for getting suckered in like this.
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>>1622578
m o n e y
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>>1622591
You really think that the History Channel is cutting big checks to professors for their 30 minute shows? If anything this type of shit would hurt your chances for grants authorized by boards of your peers, assuming you arent writing a pyrimidiot book yourself.
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>>1622578
because it's the truth...
And the truth will come out, no matter what.
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Do we know anything about Neolithic civilizations that isn't just wild assumptions?
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>>1622498
Yes that they built megaliths.
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>>1622498
Great reasonably current well narrated well sourced book on the subject.
Short answer: yes
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>>1622498
Yes quite a lot, we've found their houses, we've found their trash pits, we've found their fields and their domesticated animals, we've found their tools and weapons. Only a couple of neolithic societies had writing so we'll never know lots of stuff about them, but we certainly know a great deal more than you might initially think possible.
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>We dont know, therefore god
Why do people use this baseless arguement?
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>>1622405
All conceptions of what the purpose of existence is, are faith based
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>>1622405
Because God's ways are mysterious.
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The world is scary. People with tough constitution can face the intricacies and ambiguities of the world. Weakling cant.
These weaklings spin many moral systems to ease their perspective on the world. This creates what Kant called a "space of reasons", which are explanations for why things are the way they are. You honor your mother and father because you now have reason to after this invention, which helps shield against how scary the world is.
Christianity is a myth with tons of effort put into making these reasons really convincing. However they ultimately failed and God died, except for Protestantism, the second worst German invention. The myths for a new comprehensive world view have not been fully constructed, though, so society is in a weird state where people often don't see reason and purpose in the world, science is anti-teleology. Autists and fedoras cling to the old myths because they're uninventive, unoriginal and most importantly, terrified of life.
That's why their faith appears so utter insane. The truth is, fear and weakness drives the need for mythology of reasons for existence.
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What are some must-read books about the Spanish inqusition?
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>>1622384
Great expectations.
Yeah, sorry about that, it's lame I know.
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>>1622384
Characters of the Inquisition by William Thomas Walsh. It's a pretty old book, and the old professor firmly believes Torquemada didn do nuffin
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision by Henry Kamen. This one takes a lot of heat from the media, but it's well reviewed by academic journals
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>>1622384
Well I didn't expect a thread about the Spanish Inquisition
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Industrial revolution in Britain 2016-08-30 12:25:32 Post No.1622239
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Industrial revolution in Britain
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Why did the industrial revolution start in Britain and why did Britain maintain technological advantage for so long?
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>>1622239
>european
>island
>steppe.not found
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>>1622244
Why does it being an island play a role?
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>>1622260
horse archers cant swim that far
Why were the 60s the best era for basically every art from?
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>>1622222
>1960s
>Cultural Revolution
>best era
No.
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>>1622222
It was fucking fantastic if you're into money laundering and tax evasion.
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>>1622226
Yeah, this.
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Name one useful idea Plato had. 2016-08-30 11:26:54 Post No.1622091
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Name one useful idea Plato had.
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>Plato
>le epik allegory cave man
>"There is this magical invisible world that you can't see that is better than what you know. I know all about it and can tell you. :^) It's invisible though!!! So don't ask too many questions!"
>the wrong left-turn of philosophy
>advocated totalitarian dictatorship that's somehow incorruptible(?) because reasons
>"no there is no way it will become evil and bad because the people will be shielded from all bad influences and not permitted any freedoms. this is ethical because I say so and i am a philosopher and all the people running things will be philosophers. :^)"
Most overrated pile of shit ever shat out by Western civilization.
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I'm pretty sure Plato shat out Western civilisation rather than the reverse.
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>>1622091
My English professor loved wanking Plato
Overrated as fuck
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>>1622091
Daily reminder that all philosophy is just footnotes to Plato
your favourite philosophers BTFO
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Meet Lee Archer, the only black flying ace. His obituaries mention an Air Force investigation that confirmed a 4.5/5th kill (fatally disabling a German aircraft). It doesn't seem anywhere to be found, however, and as it directly contradicts the two researchers - (both old white men from the South, for what it's worth (it's worth a lot)) who claim to have gone back into official records to disabuse us of the notion that the 5th kill exists - and in so doing informs a good number of articles about the dude, it's kind of important. If the investigation took place later, obviously going back to original (flawed) records would be futile and counterproductive.
I need the receipts, /his/. (And not just the original research of old fogies with an agenda.)
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>>1622051
Combobreaker
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>>1622051
Are the crystal gems
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Is it the dog that creates existence, or is it existence that creates the dog?
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>>1621661
Why are people shitposting on this board so much
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>>1621664
/pol/
also
>& Humanities
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>>1621664
Humanities
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Native Resistance Thread? 2016-08-30 07:26:39 Post No.1621576
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anyone have drawings like this?
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Get blanket'd
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>>1621576
What's the name of the artist and this painting?
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>>1621576
>loosing to a couple blankets
LOL
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Anybody have an insight to why the capital of the Roman empire changed a few times?
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>>1621574
The emperors would move sometimes
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>>1621574
Rome because ROMAN empire.
Tetrarchy meant four capitals (Milan, Trier, Sirmium, Nicomedia).
Constantine wanted to have a single one, but more central and more defensible than Rome, so he chose Byzantium, already a basically impregnable site due to geography and centuries of fortifications.
Ravenna because Milan had become too exposed to barbarian attack, so they chose a more defensible site while fortifying Rome.
Syracuse because Constans II wanted to move the capital back to Italy for symbolism, but Rome wasn't adequate anymore.
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Rome was too far from the Rhine-Danube frontier. Milan was closer to the frontier while still being located behind the Alps. Trier, Belgrade, and Nikomedia were located directly next to the frontiers. Ravenna was located next to the sea for easy access to reinforcements and was surrounded by swamps.Constantinople was easily defensible and was located on an important trade route. Syracuse was far from the frontier and was more adequate as a capital than Rome.
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So the historical perfection game Titanic honor and glory released a new demo last week, the first one in over a year. Thoughts?
So far I'm impressed with the accuracy of the model, and the UT engine makes lighting and textures look good. Still surprised that some of the corridors in the ship are only 2' wide. Aside from the Cafe Parisienne and the a la carte cafe, nothing really interesting to see other than corridors
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glad they have so many historical advisors on board
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neat, need to change the filter though, seems too colorful and doesn't feel realistic
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Is it a game or is it just a sort of 3D map you can walk around?
It's neat, I suppose.
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I want to know everything
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>>1621343
Same, read and lead my friend..read and lead
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How can i know more..? I tell what i know of and they dont want to hear it anyway..