Why did the Mongols not try to invade India?
>>2851550
werent the mughals muslim mongol rape babies?
>>2851550
Mountains
>>2851550
This guy blocked their path.
Who's the best saint?
>>2851549
Simeon_Stylites who had spent four decades living on a pillar and inspired a bunch of other people to do the same.
> In this last and lofty station, the Syrian Anachoret resisted the heat of thirty summers, and the cold of as many winters. Habit and exercise instructed him to maintain his dangerous situation without fear or giddiness, and successively to assume the different postures of devotion. He sometimes prayed in an erect attitude, with his outstretched arms in the figure of a cross, but his most familiar practice was that of bending his meagre skeleton from the forehead to the feet; and a curious spectator, after numbering twelve hundred and forty-four repetitions, at length desisted from the endless account. The progress of an ulcer in his thigh might shorten, but it could not disturb, this celestial life; and the patient Hermit expired, without descending from his column
>>2851549
best how?
most holy, most knowledgeable...what?
In any case I'm going to have to go with Augustine. Defending Christianity for an entire empire and slamming pagans who would disagree, very impressive.
Jerome is also up there, if only for his incredibly extensive works of history.
I'm very interested in this lecture series, but I'm afraid the empirical framework is going to be vastly constraining, unless empiricism becomes refined in a much deeper metaphysics, which the bible itself does provide by the understanding of its incredibly powerful philosophical-sophistication (mostly in the new testament)... which is by no means easy to decipher (it is first encountered as a secret mystery, until the mystery of God should be finished). Sadly, to get the spiritual tradition into a neat framework, many issues will get horribly tarnished by an obtuse treatment or interpretation, until re-read with the complete synthesis in mind; the synthesis which itself is part of the refinement process prescribed in the new testament, a process that's roughly paralleled by Jung's style of therapy, although Jung himself developed his thinking on the subject quite well, his inability to incorporate the full functionality of a church (church meaning the complete set of gifts put to work by the communion on the living soul— of the members in particular), was a missed opportunity, but Jung was always a bit covert in his reliance on Christianity: his famous phrase— what you resist, persists, is perhaps an obvious inversion for the "give and it will be given" verses, which even include directly the redounded aspects within action.
Hoping if Jordan Peterson reads my comment, if nothing else, I would offer two definitions which I like to use in my understanding of the Christian scriptures, as the specifics of the knowledge I have gleamed is couched in my own theory of mind and deep psychology, but I would like to offer two of my fundamental tools for bridging the metaphysics of the Scripture into psychological terms:
definitions and general notes~
(cont.)
Spirit: definition- "the heading that a purpose has"; or said another way- the latent 'metaphysical' direction within the purpose (thus when the doctrinal discussion in the bible starts getting heavy, you can start to relate "spirit of man" = spirit of the vessel (a.k.a the fleshly thought) vs. the "spirit of God"= the spirit of truth, these are generally synonymous in the bible, although they are referred to by different grammar to make the issue being explored more directly accessible: it is my contention that much of the 'literal' inconsistency of the bible is due to lacking proper understanding of what's being communicated, if you are reading an inconsistency, your filter of interpretation is what is generating apparent error, because it stopping you from moving into a deeper consideration of the 'spiritual dynamic' being described, and you've not put in enough work to arrive at the meaning that's worth considering).
(cont.)
God: I often don't focus on this concept too much, especially because its an atheist triggering-word, but its important to note that the bible refers to the word God very-very differently and uses it quite differently also. Sometimes when God is mentioned, the focus is on the understanding of god from a purely philosophical (semi-objective framework, God-the ultimate, in relation to itself), this is kindof important to distinguish between what is being said about the actions of God relative to it-self, and then relative to the subjective perspective of the proper vessel of God (man) renders quite a different confusing account if these matters aren't investigated as separate and but inter-related subjects. It is my contention that properly understood, the word "God" simply means: authority;— the word God is even used in the bible to name the devil (i.e "God of the world"- is the title given to Satan in the scriptures, "god of the world"/"spirit of 'the vessel' (the vessel being "man"/flesh), is the best way to conceive of the deepest and most essential nature of deception), and describes the limited authority that 'the devil' obtains (so already, one should understand the doctrine includes a massive distinction between 'the world' and the 'earth'— which contains important layers of analysis when understanding the relationship between Christ and Christ-consciousness to 'the world', and how the 'world is overcome'; and what the Kingdom of God properly entails: and how little it means to the world in general, and how vastly important to is in the subjective experience).
(cont.)
The major style of contribution in form of parable: parables make an illustration of internal considerations; this is why so many parables are overlooked and sorely misunderstood grievously, because they are 'mined' for literal significance, when its only the composition of the considerations that's being codified. [the woman who feeds the dogs the scraps of food, because the dogs are hungry also... and implicitly a starving dog can also become like a wolf].
If anyone would like to join a discussion group on these and related matters, centering around psychology and philosophy, please join me on: https://discord.gg/NGbusjR The focus is much in vein of Jordan Peterson's discussion with Sam Harris (so atheists welcome), but also the psychological grammar of religious systems, (including alchemy) and other related philosophical matters. I just started this discord server, so I'm hoping it will start up successfully.
>This triggers the Rome/Iran cucks
Literally where?
>>2851386
Go be a burger somewhere else
>>2851385
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
WE NEED A NEW CRUSADE NOOOOOOOOOW
Why did the Hindu-Arabic numeral system become more commonplace than Roman numerals?
>>2851215
Because writing 1976 is a lot easier to write than CLXXVI. Also pic related
>>2851215
Because scientists used it. Traders used it.
Thus general public adopted it.
Scientists of the time learned much of their work from the arabic sources. Traders of the time traded with the middle east.
>>2851976
You missed an M
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>>2851096
Idiot.
>>2851096
What a moron.
>liberated England from brutal papal tyranny
>genius composer
>unrivaled athlete
>great warrior
>brilliant philosopher
>destroyed multiple pussies with a foot long penis that was the envy of continentals
Is this /ourguy/?
FIRST WOMAN TO GIVE BIRTH GETS TO STAY IN MY KINGDOM
>>2850873
strong pimp hand too
if women cucked him, he cut their motherfucking heads off
>>2850873
>destroyed multiple pussies with a foot long penis that was the envy of continentals
really makes you think...
How did the idea that Nazi Germany and the Waffen-SS embodied a European Army against Bolshevism/Judeo-Bolshevism/Asiatic Hordes take hold?
I've noticed it's very prominent in both 1930s and modern day fascist thought. Certainly there were many volunteers who joined the German effort, but they were only ever a tiny minority and generally outnumbered by the resistance forces in their home countries.
Was it the role of HIAG, the SS veterans organisation in West Germany, who tried to link it to NATO as an anti-communist predecessor? And how much were they motivated by anti-communism vs nationalism and fear of German reprisals?
>>2850840
>outnumbered by the resistance forces in their home countries
Start studding history and seem less movies. SS used to have more french volunteer in one month that the resistance could in the war.
>>2850840
To be fair, the US government made a conscious decision to encourage this kind of thinking. The cold war put the US in kind of an awkward place because it put them heavily at odds with the Soviet Union, who had briefly been considered allies during WW2. In particular, the US wanted to recreate the German army as a bulwark against soviet aggression while at the same time making sure that they didn't retro-actively justify Hitler in any way. The solution? "Clean Wehrmacht." The decision was made to intentionally downplay war crimes committed by the Wehrmacht during the war. In this new narrative, the average Wehrmacht soldier was simply a patriotic individual fighting to defend his country, whereas all the nasty genocide stuff was completely the fault of the SS and Hitler with the Wehrmacht having no knowledge (and thus no responsibility) of such things. Many Wehrmacht commanders who had been convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg where pardoned so that they could help rebuild the German army as a fighting force.
>>2850867
>Certainly there were many volunteers who joined the German effort, but they were only ever a tiny minority and generally outnumbered by the resistance forces in their home countries.
top kek. This meme is pushed a lot by France, Belgium and the Netherlands, who accidently their jews and dindu nuffin. The reality however is quite different
>visit /his/
>oh cool I've always wanted a history board!
>muh white people
>muh colonialism
>"dude what if the Romans fought the Zulu?"
>"why was X so misogynistic?"
Is there any place on here to actually discuss history?
Try making a thread about history instead of memeing about memes with a meme
>thinking 4chan is a serious place to discuss anything
>>2850806
You are free to discuss history of Hitler in any of the 20 threads my dude.
I recently made a DNA test. My father was from Sierra Leone and I found out something quite extraordinary: from his side of the family I had 1% Papuan and 1% Native American from the Amazon (and 1% Central African if that means anything). As we all know, these were not places from which people travelled to other countries or continents. How on earth could a Papuan from Oceania or an Amazonian from South America end up in Africa? These were all countries that were visited by the Portuguese who had slaves, right? Yet I'm not aware from which countries they had slaves from. I hope this will spark some interesting conversation. Thank you.
Stop making this thread.
And you are a cuck and a faggot for giving your DNA to a corporation.
>>2850736
Stop making this thread asshole.
Also
>father is black
>knowing who your father is
>>2850755
Never have I ever received a proper answer here. I shall continue my quest for my long lost family, despite how many threads I will be obliged to make more.
>>2850781
I'll stop when I've found out about my ancestor's possible history. That joke was funny the last time you posted it, as it was know. I hope you'll be present during my possible next thread, unless I find my catharsis on the subject tonight.
Are the days of generals and higher officers leading their men on the battlefield completely gone, /his/?
Well, it's hard to envision what a large scale conventional war would look like today, and what circumstances could trigger one, but I imagine it would not be too different from the wars of the twentieth century. The US doctrine of dropping multi million dollar missiles on anything that moves would not be viable against an opponent with comparable resources.
>ywn ride in front your advancing troop, inspiring them with your gesture of supreme devotion to the cause by putting yourself at greater risk than them
feelsbadman
Also, Mad Dog Mattis supposedly served as a tank gunner for a day during the invasion of Iraq if that counts.
>>2850739
the days of conventional war is over
The days of proxy wars are among us
Looking for casual reads about the Founding Fathers/American Revolution time period. I've read Joseph Ellis's "Founding Brothers" and am currently working on his "American Creation". Also, if anyone knows any good shows/Youtube series/podcasts that are pretty great that'd be awesome, I tried watching John Greene's Crash Course series but it's too general and his liberal bias is meh.
Hoping to find something I can listen to while working or read on my lunch break about the American Revolution. Also interested in Native American history, but I'm not sure how specific I can be since I don't know too much.
>>2850701
Don't even bother. I came here earlier asking for help on a similar topic (Colonial America) and was ignored.
>>2850707
>the founders disliked the idea of democracy
>most founders were third-generation immigrants
I don't know much about many of those founding fathers but this smells like bullshit
Why and how did Germany lose World War I when there were still German soldiers on French soil?
>>2850520
when germany surrendered the western front had already broken. should they have waited longer the allies would have begun an invasion of Germany
>>2850520
Because they were getting driven back and their armies were collapsing, they were starving, their situation was hopeless, their allies had collapsed, and when the next campaign happened they'd be fighting through the Rhineland with destruction on their soil instead of on Franco-Belgium soil. The Eternal Teuton is readily willing to dish out destruction to others but is less willing to take damage himself.
inb4 jews
Also that line in the south looks sketchy, the front mostly approximated the pre-war border there and the French even had taken some German territory in the southern part of Alsace-Lorraine.
>>2850520
Because the home front collapsed because suprinsgly bombing and torpedoing is less effective than blockading
Thoughts on this guy? What was his end game?
>>2849937
His endgame was getting cucked by Bolsheviks
>>2849937
fucking every last woman in the russian empire
>>2849937
>What was his end game?
pussy
>go browse history books on Amazon
>look up reviews
>every time there's some butthurt liberal complaining that the book doesn't mention anything about women's or minority rights or the book is too eurocentric
>>2849307
>follow the american history museum on instagram
>ww1 100 year anniversary since America entered the war
>nothing but endless post about WOMEN and how great WOMEN were during the war. Look at all these WOMEN NURSES DID YOU KNOW BRAVE WOMEN WON WW1?!
>>2849471
We are living in the age of the roastie. Remember to avoid making eye contact with them when you see them in the street and keep your head down, lest you risk being caned in public.
>>2849307
>books written in a European language are Eurocentric