I'm very sad and insecure with low self-steem, will reading philosophy fix it?
sitting alone for hours reading about things you don't have the motivation to understand will not improve anything
>>1328217
i have that motivation
>>1328213
no but neither will shitposting on /his/
What was so good about the ottoman bureacracy system that its mentioned everywhere ?
Literally what?
From late 16th century, it was tragically incompetent and weak, if you're referring to central government.
Stop listening to Turkish myths about how great OE was and how everyone loved it until nationalism just magically appeared.
It was incredibly shitty state for most of it's existence.
>>1328202
>Late 16th Century.
Wow, the period of Ottoman decline sure goes earlier and earlier for /pol/acks.
Because it was run by white slaves from Europe.
What's the Cuban We Wuz?
>>1328029
They're is none cause Cuba now it's place.
>>1328029
we wuz guerillas n shiet
>>1328029
We wuz exiles and shit
Since Britain is all the rage, let's discuss this fascinating bit of possible nationalism.
isnt it a hoax though?
>>1327793
Yeah, that's why I called it a case of nationalism. The only scientists who wholeheartedly believed it to be authentic we're the British. America and France were rather skeptical.
>The questionable significance of the assemblage remained the subject of considerable controversy until it was conclusively exposed in 1953 as a forgery.
>It was found to have consisted of the altered mandible and some teeth of an orangutan deliberately combined with the cranium of a fully developed, though small-brained, modern human.
Sick joke, lad.
Why is the story of the great flood still in the modern bible? Surely no adult Christian actually believes in it or thinks it has some meaning.
I wouldn't be suprised if in a few decades the papacy pops out an edited edition of the bible as an option.
You know, not everyone reads the Bible as a literal report
>>1327626
>modern bible
>I wouldn't be suprised if in a few decades the papacy pops out an edited edition of the bible as an option.
That's more of a Protestant thing desu
Moloch (Masoretic מֹלֶךְ mōlek, Greek Μολώχ) is the Biblical name of a Canaanite god or possibly an ancient form of propitiatory child sacrifice by parents as sacrifice for the deity.
Leviticus 18:21 "And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 20:2: "Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones."
Leviticus 20:3: "And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name."
Leviticus 20:4: "And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not"
Leviticus 20:5: "Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people."
2 Kings 23:10: "And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech."
Jeremiah 32:35: "And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin."
Why did adapt the Star of Molech (pic related) and claim it to be the Star of David?
>During the 19th century the symbol began to proliferate amongst the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, ultimately being used amongst the Jewish communities in the Pale of Settlement. A significant motivating factor was the desire to imitate the influence of the Christian cross.[3] The earliest Jewish usage of the symbol was inherited from medieval Arabic literature by Kabbalists for use in talismanic protective amulets (segulot) where it was known as a Seal of Solomon.[4][5] The symbol was also used in Christian churches as a decorative motif many centuries before its first known use in a Jewish synagogue.[6] Prior to the 19th century, official use in Jewish communities was generally known only in the region of today's Czech Republic, Austria and possibly parts of Southern Germany, having begun in medieval Prague.[7]
tl;dr wasn't used in a widespread manner until the 1800s
Please point out where it says the Molech ritual is associated with the symbol of two overlaid triangles wherein one is unversed otherwise known as the Star of David.
>>1327402
Yea there is a odd false equivalency, unless there is some specific metaphor or fancy language I don't understand.
How do languages happen? Not just new words or pronunciations, but entirely different grammar too.
>>1327223
I want to know how language even began. Was it a child who started it? Was it an adult?
>>1327240
>be hanging out with WunWun
>point at tree
>make noise
>WunWun looks at me for a second confused
>WunWun makes same noise and points at tree
>we both spazz out and start making the noise and pointing at the tree while dancing around it
and thus, language is born.
In written texts, oxford,dictionary, skahespear for example
Prior to the invention of gunpowder, what was the primary weapon of your average medieval European army? Pic unrelated
>>1327137
It was the spear you little slut
Right before, you started to see pikemen coming back because there were the numbers for that.
Obviously, cavalry was hugely important, but cavalry is never "primary" because of the smaller numbers.
First off I'll clarify I'm an atheist, so I despise a great deal of what is written in the Quran due to its sexist, homophobic and backward nature due to it being 1500 years old or so.
What I will say is that I respect the Quran a lot more than I do the Bible because of its teachings on war and violence. Simply said, the Quran teaches that violence is an acceptable solution to a problem of great magnitude that could not be solved through non violent means (laws of Jihad). For example, if Muslims are being oppressed or having genocide be committed against them then they are morally allowed to fight back to defend themselves and there people. So when Bosnian Muslims were being massacred, by fighting back they weren't sinning. Whereas if it were Christians they would be going against Jesus's teachings:
>Matthew 26:52
>Matthew 5:39
>Matthew 5:44
>Matthew 5:9
>John 14:27
>Colossians 3:15
>Romans 12:21
Teachings like that, although fantastic in theory, glorify subservience, failure and repression. On the other hand the Islamic teachings about fighting for what you believe in and fighting against tyranny do the exact opposite. The only problem, obviously, is that terrorists will cherry pick the violent parts and ignore the rules such as "don't kill civilians".
>Pic is Sudanese Beja tribesman (Muslims) armed with Kaskaras who fought the British in the Madhist war.
>>1327029
>sexist, homophobic and backward nature
I'm all of these and an atheist. Fuck off with your bait shit.
>>1327035
>>1327047
Hello, Tumblr!
Why did Americans become so divided on this? Ethical concerns? Fear of the unknown?
You have to look at the history of America. Lots of people came here specifically because they wanted to practice their fundamentalist beliefs in isolation. But many others came purely to get rich quick. And the country itself was founded based on the principles of a bunch of liberal humanists. The result is competing ideological traditions that are not really all that compatible.
>>1326589
This
>>1326589
This actually explains it pretty well.
Hello, gentlemen. I have a doubt: I want to learn by myself the different types of social movements like anarchism, communism and others. What material or books do you recommend me to read about? I'm not going to found a new USSR or something if you ask.
>>1326462
Read "To the Finland Station" by Edmund Wilson.
It may be an older book, but it is a literate history of modern Socialism.
>>1326462
> go to any former communist country
> see the social and economic devastation it left
> grow the fuck up
What was the best Anglo-saxon kingdom and why was it Wessex?
>>1326337
>why was it Wessex?
Because they stomped Guthrum and his """""great""""" heathen army.
>>1326337
Northumbria gets my vote because Lindisfarne is arguably the greatest Anglo-Saxon contribution to world culture.
>>1326337
Kent because reasons.
What elements contributed to Shaka's assassination? Everything seemed to be going rather well for the Zulus. Was it just his brother's lust for power?
Didn't he go batshit crazy when his mom died ?
>>1328267
Yes, he literally ordered everyone to starve to death on purpose.
>>1328273
>the one great ruler in subsaharan history
>goes bat shit crazy cuz his mama dun died
Is it possible to be a Christian and still be a good person?
Everything is possible if you believe in Jesus.
If you define "good" by Whig terms, no.
>>1326072
Being a "good person" is subjective.
How many hours a day do you spend on Wikipedia or researching things to put on Wikipedia?
I spend about 10-12 hours a day on Wikipedia-related things, mainly on history and culture related articles.
Less than 30 minutes. Just how terrible is your life that you spend every waking moment on wiki
Why don't you read books instead
>>1325837
I go on Wikipedia to look at broad information and to review or brush up on some subjects I might be rusty in. If there is something that interests me enough I'll buy a book about it or something that goes into greater detail on the subject.