Throughout history, which culture has been the most masculine? I'm talking manly men doing manly things like getting buff and fighting a lot while being incredibly heroic and honorable.
Jews
>>1155913
Every ultra manly culture also had a hell of a lot of gay sex.
Every effeminate culture bans homosexuality.
I personally put more stock into the idea that Christianity is just a sham, but I'm still not sure. I feel like the only arguements in support of the religion that I've heard are little more than "muh faith". I do want to hear the other side of the issue, so please feel free to discuss
Define "Validity". The historical veracity of Jesus's existence is pretty much accepted as a fact. Every legitimate historical scholar accepts that Jesus was a man who lived in Galilee at the time that the bible says he did, that he was baptized by John the Baptist, that he traveled the land as a preacher and spoke of Salvation and the Coming Kingdom of God, and that he was eventually Crucified under the orders of Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. This is much is basically considered irrefutable by modern historians.
As for validity of "Jesus Christ is the Messiah" beyond simple faith, it IS worth noting that Jesus was hardly the only figure at the time who was considered to be the Messiah by his followers. It was actually relatively commonplace at the time; Roman Occupied Judea had scores of men claiming to be the Jewish Messiah who would lead God's Chosen People to overthrow their oppressors. The real difference is that most of these Messianic Sects either fizzled out or just extinguished after the head of them died, but Christianity only grew stronger and more popular after Christ's Crucifixion. There are numerous reasons you could give for this, but you can probably guess which ones followers of Christianity go for.
>>1154919
Both of these are correct, though you have to keep in mind that 'The Messiah' was supposed to create a new Jewish state immediately. Not die on a cross as some bullshit sacrifice.
That said, you could argue that the destruction of Rome by Christianity was miraculous and fulfillment of the prophecies saying Rome would be destroyed.
>>1154963
>though you have to keep in mind that 'The Messiah' was supposed to create a new Jewish state immediately. Not die on a cross as some bullshit sacrifice.
That's subject to interpretation though; Christians will point to the idea of the "Kingdom of God" that is attributed to Christ, and the idea that a universal kingdom of the Lord in which all believers are a part of was established through him.
In this context, many passages that were meant to predict the coming of the messiah ("Once he is King, leaders of other nations will look to him for guidance", "He will include and attract people from all cultures and nations", "Knowledge of God will fill the world", "He will be a messenger of peace", "Death will be swallowed up forever", etc.) seem to be fulfilled.
Why did Nazis think Jews were racially inferior? What even led them to come to that conclusion?
Because Jews secretly control the entire world. How they could pull that off without being racially inferior?
Jews are fucking ugly as they stink. You tend to think of people like that as inferior subconsciously even if they're actually smart.
>>1169419
They're aesthetically unappealing and bodily unfit, in addition to a general inclination towards treachery and tribalism.
Did she deserve it?
>>1157848
Yes.
Nobles can suck on Lenin's mummified dick.
>>1157848
Only lonely reactionaryfag virgins will say no
>>1157853
>only lonely reactionaryfag virgins will say no to a young woman being murdered in cold blood
pinkos are soulless
you'd enjoy the gulags
What are you planning on watching, /his/? Gonna start pic related and Blackadder soon, hope they're good.
>>1152614
The Tudors is good but don't expect historical accuracy. From the same dude involved in the one good Elizabeth movie and that one bad sequel.
If you're into interpretation of history on TV watch the Showtime Borgias and than the European Borgia. Its weird.
>>1152624
HBO's Rome is my favorite, what would you recommend?
Also, why doesn't Byzantium or the HRE ever have any good movies about them?
>>1152624
It's pretty accurate, granted he doesn't get grossly fat but there's no egregious history snafus.
itt: People who literally did nothing wrong
>>1171614
>died like a bitch with the job half done
>did nothing wrong
Pick one
Other than creating one of the most violent and repressive states of all time and the Soviet Secret police and killing millions of people?
He was personally worse than Stalin, but in circumstances that didn't allow him to do as much.
>tfw end ruthless killings
>tfw end oppression
>tfw end serfdom
>tfw get painted as villain by imperialist, neo-colonialist racist capitalists
>tfw everyone buys it hook, line and sinker
>mfw I have no face for this
>muslims take over north africa
>after a maybe 400 years christianity disappears
>muslims take over the indian subcontinent
>after a few hundred years indians are still mostly hindu
Explain this pls
>>1167547
Too many Indians.
>>1167547
Arab rule vs. Turkic rule. Look at how the Balkans are still mostly christian despite everything.
>>1167563
Syria-Palestine and Egypt were mostly Christian until 12th century though, i.e. 500 years after the conquest.
What was the most powerful fighting force relative to it's time period?
pic related, i think they'd be pretty high on the list
The USA probably could conquer the entire world if it wanted to
>>1165349
Any reason as to why the Mongols didn't conquer the Byzantines? They were weak as fuck.
>>1165364
true, I wasn't thinking of modern militaries
Enlighten me about Anarcho-Feminism friends. In a classless society where the merits of the individual are key would women not have a severe disadvantage due to their physical inferiority? Let's say it blunty, what prevents men from overpowering women when they feel like it with little repercussions because they don't have the strenght to fight back.
To me it seems like women have more benefits living in a law state than an anarchist one. Atleast here their rights are protected by society and the law.
>>1163408
>what prevents men from overpowering women
A culture which shuns unnecessary violence, of course.
And don't expect women (or anyone who's in any way marginalized by the status quo) to be defended by the law; it's fairly obvious that laws have been selectively enforced for as long as there have been laws.
>>1163408
Anarchism isn't lawless chaos.
It's a responsibility for people to look out for each other, which includes protecting from rapists and such. And since in the absence of prisons or anything of the sort every crime would probably be met with the death penalty or other such street justice.
To give an example, if you rape someone then her friends and male relatives would probably murder you and this would be received as justified by the community thus protecting them from revenge killings.
ITT historical figures who you'd love to have as a friend
Pic related
>>1157171
>>1157174
Why did they prefer it thick in the past?
Were they all high test knights trained from infancy to lift heavy pieces of metal and swing them around?
>>1169529
they didn't prefer it thick. the women in your pic aren't that fat, they just aren't anorexic
>>1169529
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>>1169571
and?
Why future doesn't exist but past does?
Because it hasn't happened yet.
We make our own destiny.
t. Sarah Connor
Unless you believe that time itself is illusory, the past doesn't "exist" either. It happened, but it no longer exists.
ITT: The greatest generals.
> Now, surviving for 40 years of constant warfare in the 15th century is a big enough deal by itself, but this guy went above and beyond – his biographer credits him with personally killing 3,000 men on the battlefield during his career.
>>1162223
If he was taking a selfie his phone wouldn't be in the picture. Fake as fuck.
The only correct answer is Subotai
>Communism doesn't work
>Actual communism hasn't ever been tried
Shut up. Functioning communism would be awesome. How could we MAKE it work?
Invent star trek style replicators.
>>1161224
Why don't you try living in a commune?
It's been tried and would surely work depending on your objetives
>>1161224
Achieving post scarcity without having Skynet kill us or dissolving into grey goo
The last mammoth probably died around the time the Code of Hammurabi was written.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-wooly-mammoths-died-isolated-and-alone-180955208/?no-ist
It really makes you think.
>>1150914
is there any chance whatsoever that a human from a civilization has ever encountered a mammoth?
>>1150921
They lived on Wrangel Island. Just Inuits.
>>1150936
please dont respond to trolls