How come protestant countries became so much more economically successful than Catholic countries
>>461316
China isn't protestant you dumbfuck, neither are the most economically developed parts of Germany, those are catholic.
>>461330
no but, marx was protestant
Weber wrote in his 'Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus' (1905) that modern capitalism arised only in the Western World and that Protestant work ethic was a driving force in prosperity of capitalism in the West.
This is the so-called 'Wahlverwandtschaft' (elective affinity) between Protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism.
You have a chance to go back in time and destroy one book or textual piece, be it a science, philosophy, novel, poetry, theology or whatever. Which would it be?
Hard mode: premodern.
Hardcore mode: none of the main religious works.
Impossible mode: a work that did not survive and possibly never existed.
>>461195
Alexander the Great's "50 Shades of Hephaestion". That shit was nasty, let me tell you.
>>461195
The Communist Manifesto
Luther's 95 theses. One church, one God.
>Documentary on ancient Rome
>British actors
Would it kill them to use Italians?
>>461188
But that would ruin the whole WE WUZ CAESARS atmosphere
No but it'd probably cost more.
>>461188
>Documentary on ancient Rome
>hairy brown Arab actors
When was the Christian golden age?
Orthodox: 4-9th century.
Nestorians: 5-10th century.
Copts: 4-10th century.
Catholics: 10-15th century.
Protestants: 16-18th century.
Crazy Protestants: 19-20th century.
>>461117
After the second coming
Why is the Christ always depicted as a white man?
How come historically wealthy nations always faced impending violent collapse? Wealth doesn't last forever? Why not?
>>461048
Affluence breeds societal stagnation. One generation creates the wealth, the other inherits it, unafflicted by the toil and hardship their ancestors had to endure to create said wealth.
>>461048
>Wealth doesn't last forever? Why not?
because what people call wealth is conditioned
>>461101
What the flying fuck am I looking at here
Who is the strongest man in recorded history?
my dad
>>460989
I worked with an Indian once. . . .
Mark Rippetoe
http://www.nairaland.com/955076/black-african-nobility-ancient-europe
>>460596
WE
WUZ
xD
Do you guys know any crazy Diogenes like people who just go around bothering society like this guy
https://youtu.be/jzysxHGZCAU?t=52s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPgk0Hv-eTc
>>460607
Thanks mate
these people aren't as smart as diogenes
How does sociology and anthropology explain a community like 4chan, have any serious studies been made about it?
I mean its pretty unique
>The site is completely 100% free and doesn't benefit anyone (other than paid shills and gookmoot)
>Everyone acts completely on their own volition (other than paid shills and gookmoot)
>The site is completely homogeneous in the sense we are all anonymous
>Anyone who seeks to not to be equal gets degraded and ostracized (Tripfags grills)
>Its only allowed to demonstrate identity individuality when the situation calls for it and even then it still has a negative connotation which is why the fag suffix is used and also tits or GTFO
>Being an individual is not inherently wrong, only trying to benefit from such individuality is wrong
>Even when there are flags people identify the user as an anonymous member living in x place not a member of x place who browses the site, (anon from x country, x country anon, xfag)
>Everyone recognize the rights they have and the rights everyone else has
>Everyone understand that the rights come from themselves and the society as a whole (the site) and not from a written piece by an authority figure as the society couldn't possibly function without them (muh free speech)
>Everyone challenges authority and anything they deem unfair (mods are fags)
>have developed norms that are different from that moot has written and won't give up until they get bored (change proxies/reset ip)
>Everyone recognizes the site is more than themselves
>>460472
>Everyone repress anyone who breaks the self imposed rules
>The conduct code is so developed , everyone recognize the appropriate rulling for every given transgression (derail, sage, posting gore to force delete or repel users, report,etc)
>Even those who violate the laws recognize by themselves that they are shitposters and are guilty of doing something wrong
>Everyone because of the aforementioned points believes in a universal sets of values that are at the same time amoral
>Morality doesn't exists in 4chan, you could literally watch some of the most fucked up stuff you could see in your life without bating an eye and no one considers posting that in the site is something wrong to do. (Muf feels is used to call out on this)
>Everything is weighted by logic, its worth and nothing else. Depending on the reason/perspective and quality of the fucked up content it could be embraced or the poster will be ridiculed.The intolerance is the mechanism through which the society regulates itself
>Theres only prejudice and aversion towards that which could harm the society norms and thus the entirety of the userbase
>The culture and thought of the original population is held in the highest regard irregardless of time (oldfags)
>migrants will forever be not the original population (newfags)
>Migrants must demonstrate a self desire to be part of the community to be accepted (Lurk moar, no spoonfeding)
>>460482
>4chan has proved that multiculturalism doesn't work, what ends up happening whenever theres a migration is that the migrants change the place culture to be their own (/co/umblr) to make it fit their view. This was held as the truth long before it started being a thing worldwide
>Only through constant repression (Back to reddit) the society and culture perseveres and doesn't get assimilated
>Although the mass migrants have absolutely no respect about the traditions and norms of the site and it shows in the last years.
>4chan has proved through memes there are universal things every human acknowledge. A lot of the stuff from here ended up reaching the entire planet.
>4chan has also proven and always believed that capitalism be it in any sense, material or immaterial, the idea of gaining being a motivator is fundamentally flawed and harmful. No good content ends up being created only that which yields more gain of whatever the poster seeks. In reddit karma, a shill marketing its product or other product hits, vews, sales,etc.
>>460487
There is nothing wrong with Reddit.
Some talk of Alexander,
And some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander,
And such great names as these.
But of all the world's great heroes,
There's none that can compare
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row,
To the British Grenadier.
When Britain first, at Heaven's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain:
"Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves:
"Britons never shall be slaves."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHNfvJc99YY
yes, good song, 10/10 would march to my death to while thinking of england
also the prussian march, dixie, yankee doodle, battle hymn of the republic, march of the old guard, lillyburlero(sic?), cock of the north and what else?
>>460451
Battle Cry of Freedom is a good'un
Why was The Templar Order disbanded?
Where did the surviving Templars go?
Do you like cute Templar girls doing cute Templar things?
>>460371
I like cute girls regardless of whatever they're doing
>>460378
Even if they're gassing Jews?
>>460379
Yeah
anything
>Let them eat cake
What did she mean by this?
>>460333
From what I remember, the peasantry were starving from a lack of bread so she suggested to eat cake instead.
>>460370
makes sense
cake is more nutritious than bread
>>460384
Except that you only make cake if you can afford bread without a problem
What did people in the middle ages think of downies?
I've often heard that changelings were an explaination for genetic defects like that.
For example, some depictions of elves and fairies look like people with Williams Syndrome.
>>460255
Probably just had to be looked after by the townspeople like a large child
>>460352
is that where the "village idiot" archetype got started?
Of the two oldest Christian denominations, Catholicism and Orthodoxy, which one is most similar to the Christian Church which existed during the late Roman Empire?
both
>>460213
Both denominations hold claim to the original Nicene church so it's hard to say.
As a Catholic I'd say both have valid claims. The cultural differences preexisted, Christianity was different in different parts of the Empire. The linguistic differences were already present, as well; Greek was more commonly spoken in the East and Latin in the West. The differences in doctrine likely reflect differing practices that were already present in both regions even before the Schism.
Speaking as just a simple Christian boy, with no denomination or religious experiences to speak of, I have a question both fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and scholarly learners who know enough about our faith to provide a decent answer:
Which is the more important celebration in Christendom, Christmas (the birth of the savior, Jesus) or Easter (the resurrection of Jesus)?
Easter.
The Evangelion is the resurrection of Christ from the dead.
>>460239
Easter for sherg. Without it Jesus is just a dude with a story about him. On Easter He becomes something much more after rising from the dead.
>>460141
Religion is gay. Atheism is stupid. There is no answer because there is no question.
