I think you're wondering if some ontology is being smuggled in with the concept of a proposition. There isn't. I will say, I've been surprised since I...
Maybe the human species evolved to have some of that? Fear of thwarting authority? I think the attitude that you have to stand up for yourself has a s...
Note I got you to backtrack your implication that Russia has an implicit right to invade Ukraine, to: nobody really respects sovereignty. My work here...
If they take Kiev and imprison Zelensky, I'm guessing they would make Ukraine a mini-Russia with maybe a few Ukrainian oligarchs beholden to Putin, an...
The US military is monitoring. They can't detect a war commander. That indicates that the Russian troops are being directed from Moscow. That would ex...
It's not unexpected. This army has no experience with this kind of war, and they have a dictator trying to micromanage instead of a war commander who ...
Sure. For logistical reasons, we would expect the Russians to try to make this a short war. That means take Kiev. If they don't, this war will rage on...
The NY Times says they've lost seven generals now and somewhere between 7 and 15 thousand military deaths. Apparently the Russian offensive is being m...
When PCs first appeared, there were a bunch of different kinds. Each had its own microprocessor. That meant that if you developed software on an Apple...
Sorry. I'm painting while talking. :grimace: One way to understand western European history is to say that Rome left a lasting mark. It's an image fro...
Notice how Marxists think of themselves as special. They have esoteric understanding of history and the world. This is the nature of apocalypticism. T...
No. Your phone couldn't have come into existence in a competitive environment. You need a single infrastructure. The same is true with PCs. You need o...
I really hate bias. I want to gather my own ideas about how cultures work, but I'm aware that simplifying leads to inaccuracy. I'm sort of stuck with ...
I really appreciated your comment. I meant that leftists would do well to spend a little time in silence reflecting on how much power they once had an...
This is true except it leaves part of the story out. If your opponent crashes your head into a brick wall, you might stop and wonder if you could have...
It was saying that the conservative leaning Court is getting aggressive about applying a conservative bias. But I thought the whole point of judicial ...
Oh, sorry. Yes, you're right. I wasnt even counting Ivan's efforts as imperialism. That didn't seem to be his focus for most of his reign. I meant tha...
Peter and Catherine. Russia was originally a mercantile based society, selling furs and timber to the south. When their trade routes to the south were...
There's a particular governmental style that has arisen three times now in Russia. It's like a wheel with powerful aristocrats, bureaucrats, or oligar...
I also read Russian comments to the effect that return to empire isn't possible in the short term, but they seemed to have the impression that that's ...
Which one is that? Notre Dame: https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/04/16/USAT/edf4fe72-872a-439e-bd11-548cc9458826-GettyImages-636538866.jpg?auto=...
It's still not clear to me how you're using "metaphysical claims" and "ultimate truths". The term "ultimate truth" comes directly from medieval Europe...
Christianity has clear religious authorities. I was kind of befuddled when I discovered that it's an oddity that way. Worldviews just sort of arise. M...
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