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Link Posted: 2/9/2024 10:19:06 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By DrPerceptron:
My TV Home Screen:
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@DrPerceptron, you are being tracked for target advertising. Read my sig.
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On March 15, 1952, the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), an Iowa-class battleship, sustained its first and only direct hit from a North Korean 155mm gun battery, resulting in minor damage and three injured sailors.

In a powerful display of naval strength, the Wisconsin retaliated with a devastating salvo from its nine 16-inch guns, obliterating the enemy position. This incident was responded to by a sister ship with the message “Temper, Temper,”.
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When we win, let us concentrate fully on advancing the human species. Let's not let anything come before that.

Lady Justice wears a blindfold because justice is blind
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COPLAND Rodeo: 4. Hoe-Down - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band - Blacksburg, VA
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Underrated.

This is a really cool rabbit hole to go down with this song, and I'm not going to spoon feed it.

Ty fren
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The war of 1812:

Less than four days after the attack began, a heavy thunderstorm, possibly a hurricane and a tornado, extinguished the fires and caused further destruction. The British occupation of Washington, D.C. lasted for roughly 26 hours.
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You know how hurricane prone Washington DC is.

The Brits: muhahaha we will take advantage of ur young nation muhahaha

God:
>extinguishes the fires
>sinks ur ships
>drives you away

What did Patrick Henry mean by this?

Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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Link Posted: 2/12/2024 10:11:31 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By MRW:
When you celebrate Valentine's day rightly, you celebrate defiance of the State in serving your family first

St. Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies after the Roman Emperor forbade young men to marry without his permission.  The Emperor wanted young men to serve in his army first.  Valentine said no, a man's first obligation is to his family, not the State.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5205/ST_VALENTINE_DEFEND_THE_FAMILY-2224370.jpg


My attempt at the above on a spare whiteboard in my classroom

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Damn. That’s pretty nice talent you have sir.
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Originally Posted By MRW:
When you celebrate Valentine's day rightly, you celebrate defiance of the State in serving your family first

St. Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies after the Roman Emperor forbade young men to marry without his permission.  The Emperor wanted young men to serve in his army first.  Valentine said no, a man's first obligation is to his family, not the State.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5205/ST_VALENTINE_DEFEND_THE_FAMILY-2224370.jpg



My attempt at the above on a spare whiteboard in my classroom

https://i.imgur.com/Eta4pFR.jpg?4

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When I was a youngin, my aunt brought over some VHS tapes for my family to watch. One of them was a historical fiction about Valentine’s Day, which seemed pretty gay to little me.

Didn’t watch much of it, but I do remember that he married Christian couples in the woods outside Rome, and was killed for it.

As I grew older, and more…contrary…that idea took on strong meaning for me. I resolved that when I married, it would be, metaphorically, in the woods outside Rome.

And we were. There was no marriage certificate filed. My pastor performed the ceremony in front of our family, close friends, and God, and no government functionary was involved.
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Mademoiselle from Armentières - WW1 footage - They Shall Not Grow Old
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Originally Posted By Cincinnatus:
As I posted earlier in the thread, my boys go to a school that celebrates WESTERN CIVILIZATION.

In Third Grade they form a phalanx and fight:

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285/D9200696-FCFC-4AEB-8DD1-4028E8ADDE36-3047769.jpg

By the time the boys reach their senior year, they must take two semesters of...

History of Western Thought (HoWT)

History of Western Thought (HoWT) explores the intellectual history of the West in order to discover the philosophical foundations of our own age. In this course, students engage with some of the tradition’s key thinkers—Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, More, Descartes, Newman, Benedict XVI, and others. Through thoughtful consideration of these thinkers’ works, students acquire an awareness of the forces that have shaped our culture and a readiness to be responsible stewards of it.

Textbooks:

Apology​ by Plato

Crito by Plato

Phaedo ​by Plato

The Republic​ by Plato (selections)

Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

De Officiis by Cicero

Confessions b​y Augustine (selections)

Summa Theologica ​by Thomas Aquinas (selections)

Utopia by Thomas More

Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes

Strange New World by Carl Trueman

Idea of a University b​y John Henry Newman (selections)

“The Regensburg Address” by Pope Benedict XVI

The entire senior class will also gather for lectures presenting other key ideas on various topics, including a multi-week unit on modern and postmodern thinkers, including Rousseau, Marx, and Nietzsche.

The Midterm and Final Exams are Oral Exams.

Class participation is required in the form of effective insights, the ability to answer questions on the readings, and in the asking of probing questions.  Comportment, attention to detail, and sustained improvement over time in the student’s work will also factor into class participation. The teacher will keep an account of how well students are participating, and students can approach the teacher at any time to ask about how well they are performing in this respect. At the end of each grading period, class participation may play a substantial role in improving, maintaining, or decreasing the student’s grade for the quarter.

Successful Students...
-carefully and critically read texts.
-write reflective essays that show real engagement with the texts and ideas.
-engage in class and readily participate with genuine interest.
-grow in their appreciation and respect for the wisdom in the Western intellectual tradition.
-begin to understand that ideas are very powerful in the formation of culture and an important force behind the drama of history.
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Originally Posted By MRW:



this is called Classical Education.

when I taught math and Physics classically, it was a two-period course of integrated precalc/Calculus and Physics.  We read the original works of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Pascal, and Newton.

Pascal rules over all of them.  I made this poster for class.  I need to redo the image as an 'icon", for he is.

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The only people who decry the west fall into one of two camps:

They hate what it has become.
They hate it because it is superior.

Neither opinion is helpful or worth listening to, so it is important to continue both our studies as well as our traditions.
Link Posted: 2/13/2024 11:09:17 PM EDT
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Wrong thread. Delete


ETA I suppose I could leave this picture of the Christmas market in Frankfurt

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Rupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALK


Good solid speech which was rejected by Ted Talks.

Tl/dw:

- The mind exists outside the brain
- "constants" like gravity and the speed of light might actually change
- genetic memory
- humans aren't conscious?
- the total amount of matter and energy never change
- nature isn't purposeless
- can living things tell if you're looking at them
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The Gates of Hades shall never prevail
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You were made for GREATNESS
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Pretty awesome thread . Western civilization is so awe inspiring its hard to put into words. The triumphs and tragedies are absolutely jaw dropping on the timelines of world history.
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Society Wants Men To Be WEAK
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excellent thread, thank you.  

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
Every guy on this forum can connect to Gothic Serpent and "Yes, we want to go in there." And "Gordys gone man, I'll be outside." Because from a young age western men are taught the epitome of a man is giving your life in the service of others.
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that hit me harder than anything else on here.

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
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Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal:
You would never see a story like this from the East.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLc7GvmS_A
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I love this story, obviously formative for him.  


ETA:  I originally read through the whole thing to see if fat electrician made a showing and wasn't disappointed.  

i love how the rebels are the ones who make the biggest difference-  

Hobart-  
The Real Tank Genius Of WW2 - Percy "Hobo" Hobart


the most badass b-17 ever-  
The Infamous Eager Beavers & Their Custom B17 Bomber - Old 666
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Originally Posted By iveseenalittleontv:
excellent thread, thank you.  


that hit me harder than anything else on here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMXK9eDrMY

 
I love this story, obviously formative for him.  


ETA:  I originally read through the whole thing to see if fat electrician made a showing and wasn't disappointed.  

i love how the rebels are the ones who make the biggest difference-  

Hobart-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRl0VICYS9c

the most badass b-17 ever-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iuq3Wfz3RA
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Originally Posted By iveseenalittleontv:
excellent thread, thank you.  

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
Every guy on this forum can connect to Gothic Serpent and "Yes, we want to go in there." And "Gordys gone man, I'll be outside." Because from a young age western men are taught the epitome of a man is giving your life in the service of others.

that hit me harder than anything else on here.

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMXK9eDrMY

Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal:
You would never see a story like this from the East.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLc7GvmS_A
 
I love this story, obviously formative for him.  


ETA:  I originally read through the whole thing to see if fat electrician made a showing and wasn't disappointed.  

i love how the rebels are the ones who make the biggest difference-  

Hobart-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRl0VICYS9c

the most badass b-17 ever-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iuq3Wfz3RA

Thanks for the video about Old 666. I've never heard that one before.
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Originally Posted By killingmachine123:

Thanks for the video about Old 666. I've never heard that one before.
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Originally Posted By killingmachine123:
Originally Posted By iveseenalittleontv:
excellent thread, thank you.  

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
Every guy on this forum can connect to Gothic Serpent and "Yes, we want to go in there." And "Gordys gone man, I'll be outside." Because from a young age western men are taught the epitome of a man is giving your life in the service of others.

that hit me harder than anything else on here.

Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMXK9eDrMY

Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal:
You would never see a story like this from the East.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLc7GvmS_A
 
I love this story, obviously formative for him.  


ETA:  I originally read through the whole thing to see if fat electrician made a showing and wasn't disappointed.  

i love how the rebels are the ones who make the biggest difference-  

Hobart-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRl0VICYS9c

the most badass b-17 ever-  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iuq3Wfz3RA

Thanks for the video about Old 666. I've never heard that one before.

When we win, the story will be paved not just with sacrifice.

It will be paved with the most amazing lifelong friendships. It will be paved with beauty and purpose.

Humanity will always have friends, it will always have humor, and it will always have compassion. And that's why we will win.
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The more I think about the difference between the mind and the brain the more I wonder how far science could go if the universities didn't beat religion out of people.

Everyone has these common stories about a loved one waiting for them before they died, or talking to a person incapable of speech but responds with a tear or a smile. Women look totally different but men fall in love with a specific one, why?

We know we have a brain that fires signals, but where does our source of wonder come from? Why are we the only species which cares for a variety of different animals for totally different purposes?

How is it both humans and animals can "feel" when they're being stared at?
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The last one doesn't exist bro. I've watched too many two and four legged animals visually and through glass too long.
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Originally Posted By iwouldntknow:
The last one doesn't exist bro. I've watched too many two and four legged animals visually and through glass too long.
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I would argue looking at living beings through glass or AV systems isn’t the same thing as sitting across a table from a human or in a stall with a four legged beast.

If I misinterpreted your comment, I’d welcome more details on your position.
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Originally Posted By Cincinnatus:
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285/29F3041F-92B2-4BEF-89B5-560EA7C7D70B-3125087.jpg

We conquer the wilderness when necessary, but visit it with respect for our pleasure.
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Nice
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
The more I think about the difference between the mind and the brain the more I wonder how far science could go if the universities didn't beat religion out of people.

Everyone has these common stories about a loved one waiting for them before they died, or talking to a person incapable of speech but responds with a tear or a smile. Women look totally different but men fall in love with a specific one, why?

We know we have a brain that fires signals, but where does our source of wonder come from? Why are we the only species which cares for a variety of different animals for totally different purposes?

How is it both humans and animals can "feel" when they're being stared at?
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Just go read cs Lewis quotes. Between God and magic I think he's got it.
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Originally Posted By 03RN:


Just go read cs Lewis quotes. Between God and magic I think he's got it.
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Originally Posted By 03RN:
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
The more I think about the difference between the mind and the brain the more I wonder how far science could go if the universities didn't beat religion out of people.

Everyone has these common stories about a loved one waiting for them before they died, or talking to a person incapable of speech but responds with a tear or a smile. Women look totally different but men fall in love with a specific one, why?

We know we have a brain that fires signals, but where does our source of wonder come from? Why are we the only species which cares for a variety of different animals for totally different purposes?

How is it both humans and animals can "feel" when they're being stared at?


Just go read cs Lewis quotes. Between God and magic I think he's got it.


Great advice.

I would also recommend William James and Lord Alfred North-Whitehead for a more wholistic view of epistemology.  

Or, there's always G. K. Chesterton.  
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Loos like a kinder, more gentle Mos Eisley Spaceport
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Attachment Attached File
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This is a great post. The anti human "we're too populated for the earth" has been around forever
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If you can keep your head when all about you
   Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
   But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
   Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
   And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
   If you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
   And treat those two impostors just the same:
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
   Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
   And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
   And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
    And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
   To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
    Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
   Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
   If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
   With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
    And which is more you'll be a Man, my son!
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If by Rudyard Kipling - Read by Sir Michael Caine
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Beautiful.
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Originally Posted By 11boomboom:

Beautiful.
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We will win.

Truth is objective.

Beauty is obvious.

To reject either premise is to reject what makes you human.
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This stoic philosopher has been largely overlooked and highly underrated. I remembered this clip when posting in the thread about him a week or two ago. For some reason, I haven't stopped thinking about it since.

Macho Man Randy Savage's greatest quote

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This stoic philosopher has been largely overlooked and highly underrated. I remembered this clip when posting in the thread about him a week or two ago. For some reason, I haven't stopped thinking about it since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz-VJl7UkB8
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If we were all wise, then we would love our time on the bottom. But we are not wise.

However, any fool should be able to look back during good times and see what he has overcome and how happy he is.

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The Thin Red Line - Tribute | My Weakness
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