How different would the world be had Barry won the elections?
>>2997051
What world?
well there wouldn't be any humans left, so it would definitely be an improvement
>>2997051
More radioactive.
hey there im woundering is this Pope Benedict XVI in this photo ?
Jesus, I hope that kid is ok ...
>>2997017
and if not then who is it ?
>>2997017
That looks nothing like Benny. He's just some random Italian prelate.
What the fuck was his problem?
he was a sniveling coward and compulsive liar
>>2996892
He didn't think big enough.
>>2996892
He didn't exist
>When you realize every conspiracy theory throughout history has literally been formulated by Capitalists to distract from their dodgy backroom dealings
>when you shit up /his/ with a worthless thread because you're like 17 years old and have nothing to contribute to any discussion besides poorly relating what you learned playing video games and shitposting
>>2996830
So what you're saying is... It's a conspiracy?
>>2996852
It's a conspiracy to create conspiracies, yes.
>US history
Even as an American, I find US history to be extremely boring.
>>2996750
Why?
Well that's great, OP. Thanks for your input.
Is there any reason why a "war economy" that was geared to produce capital and domestic goods rather than weapons to blow the armies of other nations up with wouldn't work? Normal war economies seemed to work pretty well for the World Wars.
>>2996732
You just described the Soviet system in a nutshell.
>>2996784
So what exactly would be the problem with having that but with political liberty and not getting into ridiculous and pointless arms races?
>>2996793
It would have lower per capita standards of living because decentralized market systems are more effective at communicating economic incentives.
What is the state of modern Christian theology? Or theology in general?
<3
>>2996589
Ever since people started actually reading the Bible, you have increasingly shrill and desperate attempts to hide how contradictory it is. This leads to a lot of flat out asspulling and "interpreting" statements of people who aren't even attributed to in the texts themselves to try to keep a minimum of coherence together.
>>2996598
Refute this.
>>2996521
Sorry, I don't speak eye strain.
>>2996521
First tell me what "this" is
>>2996521
>Anyone wanting details on anything in my eight page communist gangster computer god exposee letter, please send post paid reply envelope.
I think it's self refuting.
I'm in doubt, I have reasons to believe, and reasons for no believe, religion have made nothing good for humanity i know, but i just mean about god, what do you think god means, why do you believe or why you dont believe
>>2996518
It's been scientifically proven that the Jewish God is real.
Personally I find these two videos helpful for your two main questions:
Who/What is god:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMf_8hkCdc
Why believe in god:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2rLgrBtTI
>>2996518
It's all a product of the homo sapiens brain, our pattern finding and hypersocial programming and desire for exciting revelations causes us to imagine some magical person beyond our understanding.
Why were beards so popular in the 19th Century and why did they die out in the 20th? Why are they coming back now in the 21st century?
>>2996488
fashion.
>>2996488
gasmasks
>>2996488
Heard that it's a reaction to being in hyper civilized society and that the trends of shaving and growing chase each other throughout history.
By the 15th century the Spanish had an empire superior to the Roman empire. How come the Spanish didn't achieve hegemony in America?
>>2996469
The Spanish adopted a model of colonialism that was essentially about primary resource extraction, especially of precious metals and precious metals like gold and silver. Places that couldn't be looted that way were of little interest to them.
The English, on the other hand, were actually trying to build viable communities, which in the long term are actually more economically successful than looting.
>>2996469
Britain only had Canada, the East Coast of what is now USA, and the Bahamas,
Meanwhile the Spic empire stretched from Southwestern North America down to what is now Argentina.
They so fucking dominated Americas
>>2996469
The Spanish colonies had no industry, unity, or much of an economy, even more so after they declared independence from Spain. The English colonies on the other hand, right after independence created a successful government , got a ton of land from the British and French, and invited millions of European immigrants to settle in those lands to create a large population. Then they BTFO'd Mexico. They successfully assimilated the European immigrants and formed an industrial economy.
How genius/wise people (prominent scientists, philosophers, etc.) dealed with the depression? All this wickedness and suffering in this world and human existence but they overwhlemed their emotions thus became succesful. If you can recommend some literature on this issue would be great.
>>2996400
You're looking at it wrong. You assign value to something that doesn't necessarily have value: human life. Does a dog care about another dog halfway around the world? I hate to say it, I really do, but value is a social construct. I assign value to things, but the method in which I determine what has value and how much may be considered arbitrary by another. The way you react emotionally is up to you.
On an unrelated note, my friend unknowingly found the best answer to the question "why don't people enjoy philosophical discussion anymore?" -
"I don't know"
Without trying to sound like an art critic, it's a fantastic response. It represents the apathetic approach people take nowadays to any thoughtful discussion, even a response to a simple question. The lack of effort to even suggest a reason exemplifies this laziness, which I think is the reason. I thought it was interesting, anyhow. Well, my coffee's done, off to work.
>>2996472
>Does a dog care about another dog halfway around the world? I hate to say it, I really do, but value is a social construct.
You're comparing a dog with human, which is a special animal. Yes, animals don't care about the bad things or other animals. But we do. Whether value is a social construct or not, this is another discussion. We, as humans, have very complex consciousness which makes us open to psychological demolition. What I'm asking is how to live the life as blind to these pain and suffering, both of humans and nature, and focus on self improvement and philosophical achievements.
>>2996549
You have to accept if you have no power to change anything
what if Sweden joined the central powers
less somalis and arabs but more turks today shitting up stockholm
What if I payed you $100 to fuck off
>>2996301
What possible contribution could they make?
What are some examples of civilizations sharing some aspects of their mythology. The greeks and egytians both had sphinx's.
dragons
Japan and Korea both have shapeshifting foxes that seduce men and eat their livers.
>>2996287
It is extremely common to the point of being universal that mythology is invariably shared by neighbouring peoples. I can't think of a single mythological trope, archetype or monster that is unique to a single mythology.
Imagine that Diogenes somehow managed to shitpost his way into transcedence and ascension as an Olympian deity, gaining an official place in Greek pantheon (this is important: he ascends as a god, not retroactively becomes one).
What are his designated domains, powers, mythos, champions and relationships with other Greek gods and supernatural beings?
Personally, I'm pretty sure he would be bros with Dionysus and Eris/Discordia.
Also, probably a patron of something involving both madness and wisdom at the same time.
>>2996113
if he did make it into godhood, he had something to do with the creation of this website no doubt
>>2996113
where is the emptiness that preceeds the emptiness of ur mum's cunt m8
>>2996113
Gods don't have "domains" for the most part, that's a D&D trope that has become "common knowledge" among stupid people who now nothing at all about actual religious practise. Diogenes would be the patron of shitposters and dogs (he'd share this with Hekate). His myths would simply be the story of his life and his teachings, just like other man-gods such as Dionysos. Gods don't have "champions", this is another retarded D&Dism.