The Philosophy Now Forum

What is now Belarus is not geographically connected to Novgorod. And the formation of modern Belarusians is not connected with Novgorod, Belarusians were formed on the territory of Rus' that was under Lithuania, and the Belarusian language was also formed there. In Western sources, the territory of ...

It is clear that they were not talking about Muscovite Rus, but about the Rus that existed before Muscovite Rus. What is important here is that the king of Rus, not Poland, founded Lvov. Russia is still called Rus, and has always been called so, because Russia developed from ancient Rus. And Stalin ...

By the way, Poland, along with the Nazis, invaded Czechoslovakia before Germany invaded Poland. And before that, the West surrendered Czechoslovakia to the Nazis, taking the Sudetenland from it to the Nazis. Stalin proposed a territorial exchange with Finland, offering twice the territory he had re...

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2026 4:21 pm
As I stated above, Putin is no angel any more than the US or any other country is.

An angel, from a philosophical perspective, is immaterial, so the comparison is inaccurate.

And Gary, do you have any angels in your family, if it's not a secret?

Russia also invaded Poland and Finland during that war. They were no angels until Hitler tried to invade them, too. By the way, Poland, along with the Nazis, invaded Czechoslovakia before Germany invaded Poland. And before that, the West surrendered Czechoslovakia to the Nazis, taking the Sudetenla...

RickLewis wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2026 12:54 am MAGA

I think it would be better if Trump bought your island before it sank like the Titanic.
Trump didn't have time to buy France, and here's the result, free Philistine is already there.

English (or maybe British Britain, it sounds archaic, "several states for several peoples", this is a fair solution. And England, those who have been to London say that they have not met either the Angles or the Saxons there. Everyone there wants a free, free Philistine, so give them free...

Or are dealings between nations exempt from any moral or ethical constraints? "12Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days that he may see good? 13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it." (Putin...

In any case, purchasing diesel from Russia does not mean easing the existing blockade of Iran. I would say, on the contrary, sanctions and the West’s proxy war against Russia are forcing it to interact with Iran, Turkey, even against its desire to do so. And Türkiye, last time, reached Vienna, where...

RickLewis wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2026 4:12 pm It's all about the spectacle. This way, Trump hopes he can temporarily drive down diesel prices before the midterms by importing the stuff from Iran while simultaneously appearing to blockade Iran.

Trump, however, did not ease the blockade on Iranian diesel exports.

History is the history of the struggle of worldviews, the more adequate worldview wins. The Christian Trinity is considered a mistake in Islam. And from a philosophical point of view, the Trinity is indeed untenable, for it gives materiality to the One. "5:75 The Messiah, son of Mary, was no mo...

Yes, perhaps now there is also a revolution of prostitutes there, like in Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood woke up and began to give herself with revolutionary fury to the dark wolf in the keffiyeh. And what about Belgium, Britain, are they there without revolutionary fervor, lazily giving in? Ther...

Yes, perhaps now there is also a revolution of prostitutes there, like in Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood woke up and began to give herself with revolutionary fury to the dark wolf in the keffiyeh.
And what about Belgium, Britain, are they there without revolutionary fervor, lazily giving in?

on the other side,
«One Frenchman is a romantic, two Frenchmen are a duel, and three Frenchmen are a revolution.»
1975. Prostitutes' revolt in Lyon

It's clear that Trump's style is quite extravagant, but if you look at the bottom line, blood hasn't been spilled in the confrontation with Iran for a long time. While the ayatollahs who are not yet in hell are becoming more and more neutralized. And in Gaza, too, it is relatively quiet, and Trump d...