Was he a patriot or a traitor?
Fall guy.
How accurate is the song from American Dad?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lFV1uT-ihDo
>>573529
Its not really high treason, but yeah it was pretty bad.
Did the Battle of Poitiers save european culture?
>>573419
Poitiers (732) btw
>battle thread
sage
>>573419
Considering how it was not the first defeat of the Muslims, and that the Muslim presence pass the Pyrennes survived that defeat, I dont think so.
Great propagandistic victory, though.
The more I read about religion, the more I think he was right with this.
All theological disagreements are at the essence metaphysical, and religious beliefs are eventually described in a metaphysical system.
>>573385
thats because popular religion is a play-act to translate metaphysical concepts into meme form that the popular imagination can relate to and run with
>>573409
This desu. If you actually delve into it there's reasons for everything done in religion, but uncritical fedoratards and bible bumpers fail to realise this and instead just think religion is a set of rules or something that you're "born" with.
It's really a shame, because there's a lot to be taken from proper, introspective spiritual practice.
>>574104
desu i don't think it should be made popular; those who can figure it out themselves will while the others can engage each other in their squabbles, where some dumb theologian will try to seek for proof of his texts in modern science or the opposite where a fedoratheist will try to use positivism for... inserting a banana into his asshole
Were the 50s - 90s some of the greatest decades in human history, in terms of what was accomplished relative to the time frame?
Never before has such a short time period caused such a massive production and output of scientific development, cultural, artistic, and social merit, never before seen.
Just think back to what we as a race accomplished within those 50 years.
>>573342
>American history it's universal.
Thomas Piketty's Capital.
Basically, the post-World War II boom caused a spike in productivity that will never be equaled until we change an economy to one that doesn't reward death by giving the overall growth of the rate of capital a lower increase than the average return on investment.
Yes, especially between 50s and 70s.
What does /his/ think of Parsis and Zoroastrians?
This might be due to its status as a minority religion but I like its simplicity. "Good thoughts, good deeds, good words", no bullshit sectarianism like in Islam or Christianity.
Immigrant Parsis are kinda dumb for not accepting converts tho, considering how it dates back to a deal they made with the king of Bombay.
>>573336
BTFO BY ALEXANDER AND THE ARABS
FUCK OFF ZOROKEKSTRIANS
Zurvanism is interesting. It was basically an attempt to rationalize the original Zoroastrian creation myth, and why both good and evil exist in the first place.
>The "classic" Zurvanite model of creation, preserved only by non-Zoroastrian sources, proceeds as follows: In the beginning, the great God Zurvan existed alone. Desiring offspring that would create 'heaven and hell and everything in between,' Zurvan sacrificed for a thousand years. Towards the end of this period, androgyne Zurvan began to doubt the efficacy of sacrifice and in the moment of this doubt Ohrmuzd and Ahriman were conceived: Ohrmuzd for the sacrifice and Ahriman for the doubt. Upon realizing that twins were to be born, Zurvan resolved to grant the first-born sovereignty over creation. Ohrmuzd perceived Zurvan's decision, which He then communicated to His brother. Ahriman then preempted Ohrmuzd by ripping open the womb to emerge first. Reminded of the resolution to grant Ahriman sovereignty, Zurvan conceded, but limited kingship to a period of 9000 years, after which Ohrmuzd would rule for all eternity (Zaehner, 1955:419-428).
How do you define ethnicity?
All of mankind traces its ancestors back to Noah's 3 sons.
Shem = semites
Ham = blacks
Japheth = euroasians
>>573283
>gallo-romano-germanic
Wtf is this
>>573283
So... You just took the pic from /int/ and come here to try to get some /int/electual replies here too?
>S-Scotland was never conquered
>I-I'm God's Executioner
Aren't Scotland united to England because a scottish queen ruled both ? Shouldn't be England the cuckhold
>>573249
scottish speak english and are basically englishmen with funny accents at this point
they got cucked in the end
What is your favorite country, past or present, either because of its history or what it is currently. Pic unrelated.
>>573183
>CSA
>country
rebel scum
To answer the question though, The United States of America. Freedom is the only way
>>573183
What a disgusting rendition of the flag
Pic related is beyond better
>>573183
If it wasn't for perfidious Albion...
There is no such thing as a truly selfless act.
Whenever you commit some act of charity, you do so in order to give yourself some level of psychological satisfaction - to provide yourself with your own "happy ending". In this sense all of human nature is based on an irresistible urge to benefit the self. Even Suicide is a selfish act; when the japanese suicide bombers of World War II steered their planes into american ships they were not truly doing it for the emperors glory, but to satisfy their own desire to have lived a worthy life in the eyes of their peers. Pure greed.
Nice anime villain speech family
This is why I sociopath.
>>573093
Yes, even your post is an example of it.
>Turkey is destroyed by Europeans in the first Balkan War
>Turkey is destroyed by Arabs and Brits in WW1
>By 1919 Turkey is surrounded by Greeks, Armenians, Brits and Frenchmen on all fronts
>Basically reduced to Ankara
>Still managed to come back and murder 500,000 innocent civilians
What went wrong /his/? How did Europe allow this to happen? Why didn't Bulgaria just walk in and take Instanbul?
>>573080
The Anglos might give the Turks a few slaps every now and then, but they will never take care of the problem. Why? Not only would the Arabs have self-rule, but Russia and Persia would put the area under their influence. Think of the fame Russia would have if they took back Constantinople.
Britain is essentially the kid with all the toys who cries when kids get other toys. As such, Britain keeps the Turks in power to insure that Russia and other countries don't disrupt the balance of power. Genocide and tyranny doesn't matter to the Anglos.
>>573080
That's what always happens with wars like these. People rally up, get highly motivated and push back.
A lot of people really underestimate the feeling of "no turning back, nothing to lose" and how excellent of a call to arms it is.
>>573125
The Eternal Anglo is behind everything.
What are the Semitic languages? Are they all descended from proto-Jews?
>>573050
yes
>What are the Semitic languages?
A family of languages in the middle east, north africa, and the horn of africa
>Are they all descended from proto-Jews?
No, idiot
Are Indo-Europeans descended from proto-mormons?
>>573050
Semitic languages are languages spoken by Semites, a racial group to which Jews among others including the Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians belong
Were Victorian Brits as prudish as the stereotype suggests?
Was there an increase or decrease in prudishness and rules of etiquette compared to previous era?
Any interesting titbits about the formality and manners of Victorian Britain?
Queen Victoria herself was a sex maniac (it's why she had so many children) and very loud in bed with prince Albert. I remember reading that at least one palace had the royal bedroom soundproofed because of the fact.
>>572905
>Were Victorian Brits as prudish as the stereotype suggests?
nope
the "heights" of prudishness were very high indeed, true
at the same time it is an era of an absolutely MASSIVE boom in pornography
shit son there is a wonderful book about this exact subject but i forgot it damn
literally deals with what you asked
maybe i will remember or find it
>>573281
If you remember the book please post it
So we've had /his/ for a while now. This is my first post on this board, I was giving it a few months so all the memers and retards from /pol/ would go away.
What's the verdict on /his/ so far? Any intelligent discussion to be found?
I love the economics and political conversations everyone has. They are incredible.
Not sooo much the Historical threads, but I'll pop in a WWII discussion every now and then.
>>572826
It needs less religion and atheism threads and tards
>create /rel/ see >>571958
Too much religion shit. I'd be fine if they discussed actual theology or some sort of relation between a sect/religion on history but they don't. It's always moronic baiting and petty arguments.
How do we restore the Christianity in an age that is slowly falling away from religion?
Aside from church doctrines and corrupted organizations, how do we help people understand the importance of Jesus in the New Testament?
Is it possible that Christianity could restore it's root of deep spiritual practice rather than Orthodox church rituals? I like church sometimes, but it's important to meditate on God more than it is to say "I went to church today"..
Also, how to convert people without telling them they are going to hell and your doing them a favor. Jesus never gives up on a disciple, but the present day, people aren't looking out for your salvation but their own, like they are the high and mighty..
Any other thoughts?
>>572796
>How do we restore the Christianity in an age that is slowly falling away from religion?
You don't. Mankind was always meant to be free from such shackles.
>>572838
Fuck off pidorashka.
>>572838
what's a good WH40K novel for someone who doesn't know much about the universe but want's to get into it? I heard about Thousand Sons and gonna read it, but is there more?
/his/-approved games tread? Is this allowed?
Incest-infanticide-genocide-rape simulator 2016.
>>572648
Dis niggah knows
Red orchestra. 1 is technically better, but the upcoming game will be good.
The company is under fire a lot but they arent bad at all, theyre better than some v approved companies like nintendo.