Posts from philosophy

Well, what about anatomy, life safety, and physiology? These are the most relevant subjects! You need to know how a word affects which nerves and parts of the brain, and how it affects them!

I'm going to be a psychoanalyst, not a psychiatrist. Although, you're right about some things. "OBZH" (Fundamentals of Life Safety) is just a big joke – I wonder if anyone has actually survived using that knowledge. In our entire 11th grade, we only had military training – we wrote down who would get a double ration in the army and what size the puttees should be. And what about those who are unfit? And what about the girls? History is also interesting – I learned it from 5th to 9th grade (normally), then the same thing from 10th to 11th (already more interesting), now the same thing again in university. And those who get a second higher education, do they have to learn the same thing for the fourth time? Of course, you need to know your own history, but not to that extent! Luckily, both subjects aren't too stressful.

Sometimes it seems to me that history repeats itself, but each time you can still learn something new! For example, our historian at the institute said that science has revealed what happened to Rus' during the Tatar-Mongol Yoke! I don't know, it sounds like nonsense, but it turns out that at that time Rus' was controlled by Poland, Lithuania, and other of their allies! That's why they invented the story about the yoke to hide their misdeeds from the future - what a load of crap!

I heard from Bushkov that there was a civil war in Russia instead of the Mongol invasion. He even provides coherent arguments:
1) All the battles take place mainly in winter – the favorite time for Slavic warfare, and the worst for the Mongols.
2) An army of that size simply couldn't have existed.
3) Even if it did exist, there wouldn't have been enough provisions for the people.
4) Even if it did exist, there wouldn't have been enough provisions for the horses.
And there's more, all in all, it's very logical...
History is constantly being re-examined, but shouldn't we focus on sharing new discoveries rather than repeating what's already been studied?

It seems to me that the teachers believe that without mentioning the common points, students might not understand the essence of the new material!

Yes, but there shouldn't be 90% old content! Then it would be better to have it so that you study it once and that's enough.

They get too carried away – that’s why they overdo it!

In principle, they are not to blame – our education system is like that.

Yes, by the way. We have a concentric system of education. That is why history repeats itself. And the most interesting part is that while no one actually knows it, everyone considers themselves an expert in it. Even fewer understand history. They are always looking for "good guys" and "bad guys." But in history, there are neither. There are facts. There are trends. There are connections and prerequisites. But there are no judgments.

P.S. So much has been fabricated about the Mongol "yoke." Yet no one considers that:
1 - The Mongol population was only 200 thousand, up to 1 million including neighboring nomadic tribes. And their maximum (total) army was around 250 thousand. Only about 80-100 thousand came to Rus. Moreover, they weren't heading for Rus, but to Hungary; it just so happened that the southern Russian princes clashed with the Mongols, and this was the result.
2 - The word "yoke" was first used in the sense of "oppression" in the 17th century, when the Zaporozhians complained that life was hard under the rule of the Russian Tsar.

Finally got the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie today. Man, about ten years ago, it was my favorite fairy tale. Such a kind, sweet fairy tale. And why don't they make movies like that anymore?

Well, if one could peek into the eyes of their beloved, with a clear and sober gaze... who knows...

I don't know, Ganymed, why are you making fun of us? Either you didn't understand my phrase, or you did, but for some reason, you're teasing.

What if we doubt? Doubts sometimes lead to good ideas... and Grandfather Freud also thought so:)
However, this is not personally about you, Drakolich, but just... in general:)

And lately, everyone seems to like waving Freud in front of my nose. Why not Schopenhauer? Or is it fashionable to accuse someone of who knows what?

I don't know, Ganymede, why you're laughing. Either you didn't understand my phrase, or you did, but for some reason, you're making fun of me.


And lately, everyone likes to wave Freud in front of my nose. Why not Schopenhauer? Or is it fashionable to accuse someone of who knows what?

Hmm... and there's nothing to say... but I'm definitely not making fun... perhaps. Well, let's leave Freud alone, let him sleep peacefully:smile15:

Finally got the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie today. Damn, ten years ago, this was my favorite fairy tale. Such a kind, sweet fairy tale. And why don't they make such movies anymore?

Yes, Bowie is good... in my opinion, he is underrated as an actor... although in 2000, a movie called "The Prestige" came out with him. It's quite deep, but still... I think he's capable of more in terms of acting...

I really like Bowie. Especially as a singer. His album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is a masterpiece. And as an actor, he's amazing. I was thinking about it the other day. What are we all doing here on the forum? We're discussing all sorts of nonsense, it's like some kind of cult. But then I thought about it again and realized: it's better to be a cult of Heroes than a cult of maniacs.

Well, Bowie as a singer and musician in general is a separate topic :) His contribution to the development of music in the 20th century is perhaps the most outstanding... it's no coincidence that in 2000 he was recognized as the best musician of the 20th century, and that means something :)

Regarding the Forum... each Forum is a kind of interest club, and it's great that there is such a "club" for Heroes of Might and Magic :) In general, the Internet has opened up completely new opportunities... to imagine that people from different cities and countries can communicate on topics of interest to them and gather in communities without leaving their homes - that's great!

Yes, the internet brings people together. The main thing is that they discuss normal topics. For example, a forum for a movement against illegal activities opened in Tyumen, and they are discussing dates and locations for raids there. It's awful.