Post cool nonexistent states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingria
>>1068844
>post nonexistent states
If they don't exist how could I post information about them
>>1068844
inb4 Cascadia
>>1068844
Seapower so powerful they had to ask god to btfo their whole Island.
Based atlantians.
Let us begin with the Old Testament, before moving up to the New Testament. Post specifics, if able. This is hardly a thread to antagonize the Christcucks, but rather, is more of a side-project for myself, who likes to compile such information for convenience. :
>...by the 1960s it had become clear that the archaeological record did not, in fact, support the account of the conquest given in Joshua: the cities which the Bible records as having been destroyed by the Israelites were either uninhabited at the time, or, if destroyed, were destroyed at widely different times, not in one brief period.
>Archeologist Kathleen Kenyon dated the destruction of Jericho to the middle of the 16th century, too early to match the usual dating of the Exodus to Pharaoh Ramses, on the basis of excavations.
>The various books of the Bible clearly show evidence of rewriting and considerable editing. Most accept the Documentary Hypothesis, which states that the final editing of the Biblical text may have been as late as the reign of Artaxerxes II (405–404 BCE).
>According to Biblical scholar Thomas Thompson: "There is no evidence of a United Monarchy, no evidence of a capital in Jerusalem or of any coherent, unified political force that dominated western Palestine, let alone an empire of the size the Davidic legends describe. We do not have evidence for the existence of kings named Saul, David or Solomon; nor do we have evidence for any temple at Jerusalem in this early period. Stories are not enough."
>None of the conquests of David nor Solomon are mentioned in contemporary histories. >Culturally, the Bronze Age collapse is otherwise a period of general cultural impoverishment of the whole Levantine region, making it difficult to consider the existence of any large territorial unit such as the Davidic kingdom
Picture completely unrelated.
>Solomon's empire is said to have stretched from the Euphrates in the north to the Red Sea in the south; it would have required a large commitment of men and arms and a high level of organization to conquer, subdue, and govern this area. But there is little archaeological evidence of Jerusalem being a sufficiently large city in the 10th century BCE, and Judah seems to be sparsely settled in that time period.
>There is a problem with the sources for this period of history (the United Monarchy). There are no contemporary independent documents: the Books of Samuel exhibits too many anachronisms to have been a contemporary account. For example, there is mention of later armor (1 Samuel 17:4–7, 38–39; 25:13), use of camels (1 Samuel 30:17), and cavalry (as distinct from chariotry) (1 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 1:6), iron picks and axes (as though they were common) (2 Samuel 12:31), sophisticated siege techniques (2 Samuel 20:15). There is a gargantuan troop (2 Samuel 17:1), a battle with 20,000 casualties (2 Samuel 18:7), and a reference to Kushite paramilitary and servants, clearly giving evidence of a date in which Kushites were common, after the 26th Dynasty of Egypt, the period of the last quarter of the 8th century BCE.
>The historicity of the Book of Samuel is dubious, and many scholars regard it as legendary in origin, particularly given the lack of evidence for the battles described involving the destruction of the Canaanite peoples (most scholars believe that the Israelites actually emerged Canaan in a relatively peaceful manner, themselves an offshoot from the Canaanites)
>>1077831
>the bible is a history book
>the bible is one thing rather than a catalogue
>the ancients cared about historicities the way we do nowadays
>ancient history was meticulous about accuracy like modern history is
You are not a biblical scholar in the slightest.
>>1077873
>Christcucks think a book which can't even accurately record supposedly contemporary history can somehow be completely correct concerning the nature of divinity, cosmology and cosmogony, eschatology, transcendence, the future, and man's nature.
Why did pike formations stay dead for such a long time, /his/? Is it true that a feudal, decentralized state makes the raising of disciplined infantry formations impossible?
The swiss popularized the use of trained pike formations over feudal levies during the Burgundian wars in the 1470's
This led to the rise of semi professional armies by the time the French invaded Italy in the 1490's.
>>1074421
The Scots, Flemish and brabançonne people had pikes. So i'd say your thesis is fundamentally flawed.
On top of that what >>1074466 says is partially true, the Swiss were decentralized compared to their neighbours yet they popularized pike squares. It's probably good to note that they copied the pike from Austrian and Italian men-at-arms/Knights who have them a hard time occasionally.
Because it wasn't hugely necessary until cavalry became as big a factor as it did in the later Middle Ages.
And then once people started noticing its effectiveness the 1500s hit and everyone went full antiquiboo and started fancying themselves modern Romans and Alexanders.
Tell me about haiti. Why has it always been a miserable shit hole. Was it bad soil? Lack of domesticateable animals? Bad climate? Lack of staple crops?
Please tell me I'd like to know.
>>1072279
Believe it or not, Haiti (known as saint domingue) was the single richest colony of the 18ty century. It was the single largest producer of sugar in the world, the third largest producer of coffee , and a significant indigo and cotton producer. The colonial trade with the colony also was responsible for 1/8 of the jobs in france.
>>1072279
>>1072279
I've gone to vacation twice in Punta Kana in the Dominican Republic. Which is a beautiful and opulent styled resort town. But the regular cities are also pretty shitty.
Haiti isn't really any worse then the Dominican Republic.
>Continental Philosophy
British evolutionary biology is pretty region-specific :^)
>>1059235
That "if a tree falls" thread was a pretty good argument for philosophy being pointless.
Why do people choose fascism and socialism over liberalism? It's more than evident that this philosophy is responisble for all the prosperity and freedom we enjoy today.
In the western world, nobody except for autists has since the Great Depression. Even the parties calling themselves socialist have no intention of seizing the means of production or abolishing private property.
You happen to be browsing a well disguised support group for the spectrum disorders.
CAN'T SPELL SCHISM WITHOUT ISM, HUH
>>1076872
>You happen to be browsing a well disguised support group for the spectrum disorders.
At last I truly see
Why do pravoslavian christians (''orthodox'') pretend that they are part of the ''True Church'' when they're actually just schismatics? Did Jesus Christ want His ''True Church'' to be concentrated mainly in Eastern Europe? Or did He want it to be universal (Catholic) and have the gospel spread on all continents?
>>1076568
Amazing how moving further up along the vertical on this diagram correlates with churches becoming more and more ridiculous.
http://whynotcatholicism.net/view/the-early-church-was-catholic
>And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 16:18-19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes#1st_century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KV6PXSODgE
i am struggling with the idea of starting to study philosophy, is it a useful, or is it the meaningless chatter, like many accuse it to be ?
Provide me with arguments for and against it please
Pro:
It's fun.
You can think differently about things.
Get into arguments.
Cons:
Distracts you from getting work done.
Tricks you into thinking you are smart.
>>1076210
Depends what you can get. Analytic or continental. Just finishing my BA in analytic philosophy (predicate logic FTW) and going on to MA in continental philosophy, for the fuck of it. In either case as a study its overrated. Except 1st order logic and cognitivism, you'll want to shoot yourself because of all the old fags like Plato, Aristotle and Socrates.
>>1076210
>Humanities fags think their degree is worth more than a piece of toilet paper
>mfw
Good luck with your job at 7/11, OP
I see a lot of hate for this guy on this board. Why? Scholars tend to rate him highly.
>he's a Democrat
>better rationalize reason why he was shit
The Alien and Sedition Acts were pretty dumb though.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
>>1072975
Henry Cabot Lodge was the worst thing to ever happen to America.
Why didn't the allies dissolve Germany post war just leaving the German states instead of one big state?
>>1072782
Because if they did the Germans fighting spirit would be routed again and you'd have another war within a couple years
>>1072788
>German
>fighting
>spirit
>>1072795
Delet this
ITT: The most despicable cunts in history.
Why was the West so un-aesthetic during the Cold War?
because you are basing your opinion based on pictures that only capture the best of it
Consumerism is by nature unaesthetic.
t. aesthetics pro
How on earth is this religion viewed in a negative connotation? Is it merely due to the "Lucifer = Satan" meme? There is literally nothing to paint Lucifer as a malevolent being.
>Lucifer in this context is seen as one of many morning stars, a symbol of enlightenment, independence and human progression
How could this possibly be opposed?
There is no Lucifer in the Bible.
>>1063362
>How could this possibly be opposed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU
>>1063362
Most successful religions formed a symbiotic relationship with governments of some sort, either offering complacency for the masses, or legitimization for rule.
If a religion does neither, it's less likely to thrive.
What are the main factors in influencing terrorism? What do you guys think? (since its such a booming subject today)
>>1080466
The decline of the novelist/writer after Samuel Beckett.
>>1080474
fuck
Self-destruction, capitalism, fear, and bullshit.
Why did Modern Russia blob so hard?
>>1074996
-30% to coring cost is one of their national ideas
Are you implying that it is multiculturism fault? Perhaps even leftists are responsible?
>>1074996
Because Paradox are hacks who can't into late game design.
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