2. I’m grateful that there hasn’t been another terror attack the scale of 9/11, but what has honestly stopped something like that from happening again elsewhere?
6. Is there any philosopher/philosophy who argues for maximum freedom for humans until there's a good reason to limit it?
18. I am Colin Elliott, ancient historian, author of POX ROMANA: The Plague that Shook the Roman World and host of The Pax Romana Podcast; AMA about the Roman Empire, including (but not limited to) money, coins, economics, epidemics, emperors, insurrections, crises and counter-factual history.
20. Z is for zebra... How far back were African animals commonly known to children in the US? Would a child in 1850s Ohio know what a zebra, giraffe, or elephant were?
24. What was the attitude of a WW2 veteran towards an average civilian back home in comparison to a WW1 veteran’s?
29. In households where there's only one room, does that mean that people are having sex with the rest of the family around? (NSFW)
30. Is there a name for a type of fallacy whereby someone assumes that because a group or a movement is earlier or has seniority, therefore better or more accurate?
31. In the present we view life in for example the 1700s as really harsh and bad, but did people in the 1700s view life in the 1400s as harsh and bad, and people in the 1400s view life in the 1100s as harsh and bad, etc.?
36. Why didn't the Norse contact with the American indigenous peoples result in disease spreading too?
38. What do philosophers mean when they say that the individual self is a modern concept? What is the historical proof that leads to that conclusion?
42. Are there any non theistic worldviews that claim there's life after death which are worth considering?
45. Reading Epic of Gilgamesh. Did Mesopotamian priestesses/prostitutes have husbands/children? And some other Q's.
46. Why do women like for men to cum in them(without hopes of pregnancy)? Can they feel that shit? (NSFW)
52. What’s something you wish people understood about you? how does it make you feel when they don’t? (NSFW)
58. How did the transition from harpsichord to piano happen? How would this have looked to the average person?
59. What non fiction book or memoir written by a woman on the topic of the experience of being a woman in this world would you recommend to another woman? (NSFW)
66. What are decent arguments against the notion that free will is an illusion, as expressed by Cosmic Skeptic?
67. Is there any philosophical belief that is against human beings creating their own meaning and that creating our own meaning is bad?
72. Was having a large amount of kids in fear of most of them dying before adulthood actually a thing people thought about?
73. If scientific inquiry and religious mysticism are both equally "true ways" of viewing reality: can I be justified in believing scientific answers just because they "work" more often than religious answers?
74. What are some jobs that you would really like to try for a very short time that don't require a new degree or anything? (NSFW)
76. Freddie Mercury never revealed he had AIDS until the day before he died, but Queen's music included references to his declining health, did audiences pick up on these?
91. What differences have you noticed in the people you’ve dated that had sisters versus those who didn’t? (NSFW)
106. AMA I’m Ron James, author of the newly released *Monumental Lies: Early Nevada Folklore of the Wild West* and numerous other books about the American West and about folklore
107. How does Kant get from his categorical imperative to the idea that it is illogical/unreasonable to act immorally?
112. My brother (28M) started dating his old high school teacher (34F). My family is supportive of the relationship but I'm extremely icked out by it. Am I being unreasonable?
113. Why is Lauren Boeberts scandal being labeled a "Vaping Incident" and not a "Indecent Exposure/Sexual Misconduct" incident? (NSFW)
122. When Indians living in India prior to 1947 were issued British passports. Did they've same rights as Englishmen, when travelling abroad? And could they move to mainland Britain?
132. Is there a historical reason as to why French arts and culture are so popular and highly-regarded?
135. Mark is the oldest gospel. There is no nativity story, nor anything regarding Jesus continuing his ministry after his resurrection. Is this a good indication that the first Christians didn’t hold these beliefs, and that they were a later invention?
140. So one of my wife's best friends eats ONLY cheese and potatoes, and has for years. How the hell is that woman functioning ok?
148. Places like Pigeon Forge, TN (and Branson, Jackson Hole, etc) are seemingly tourist destinations where the kitschy, densely placed attractions are the entire destination without much of a city around it. How did this type of extravagant American vacation city come to be? Were there once more?
149. I'm a Roman Jew in 1st century AD under Caesar Tiberius' rule. What are my chances of hearing about this guy "Jesus of Nazareth"?
151. During the Revolutions of 1989, how come Nicolae Ceaușescu was the only communist leader to face a violent death?
154. In critique of pure reason, how does kant prove the objective validity of the pure concepts of the understanding ?
157. I heard on a podcast that letters written in the past were often overly verbose on purpose. "Writing and receiving letters was like an event, part of the fun is deciphering what is written." Is this true? Did people in the past sometimes have trouble understanding letters they received?
160. Has there ever been a philosopher who's been willing to acknowledge that they or their philosophy might be wrong, or was mistaken?
162. Women who had to make the decision between keeping the baby and getting an abortion, what was it that solidify your choice? (NSFW)
163. Why do all girls seem to find other girls attractive, even though they’re not bi/lesbian? (NSFW)
168. At any point after the American Independence, did England plot to attack America again and retake it?
169. Is the discussion about the existence of God actually that prevalent in university and academia (at least I America and/or Europe) as it sub makes it seem?
170. Before the second half of the 20th century, how common was it for husbands to take care of their wive's pleasure through oral and manual stimulation? Was fellatio more common than cunnilingus? Did no one know what a clitoris was? (NSFW)
173. If WWIII kicks off would nuclear missiles be shot down over water (given enough time) and/or would nukes be dropped as bombs like WWII?
174. So... a Bosnian friend of mine asked a question I couldn't answer. Who was the first person to make bread? I hope this is allowed and isn't pedantic. I did not have a good answer. Please help.
175. What is the purpose of the “Illusion of Free Will” given the deterministic nature of the universe?
176. What is the history of sugar? Before the widespread availability these days, how did pre-modern people get that sweet stuff?
177. In many WW2 movies such as "Saving Private Ryan", it seems that the soldiers slept far less than 3 hours per day for weeks on end. How much sleep could one realistically get while in a situation such as that film?
179. If Germany calls itself Deutschland, why don't we call it that? Same for all other countries, why not pronounce their native names?
181. If we ought to follow the experts, then should we follow the majority of theologians and philosophers of religion who believe in God?
183. Psychiatrist Henry Cotton believed that operating and removing teeth & organs could fix mental illness in an era without post-operative antibiotics. His hospital had a 30-45% mortality rate. Wtf was going on with early 20th century psychiatry? How was this justified as late as the early 1900s?
184. Why were there so many German immigrants in USA at late 1800s? Though German states were wealthy at this time period
185. Women who are now single after being in a loving relationship, how do you go to sleep every night with no one next to you for warmth? (NSFW)
192. Women, if you were asked to leave your desk job to embark upon a trans-Antarctic expedition on a big wooden ship, what would you do? (NSFW)
194. How many guys out there make an effort to make a woman cum first? Or just if it happens it happens, it's up to her? (NSFW)
198. When Caesar was crossing the Rubicon, did regular soldiers/officers realize they were essentially commiting a coup?
210. The word "housewife," was already in use in the 1750s, such as in Martha Bradley's cookbook, "The British Housewife." Where did the term come from? Was it an attempt to make a class differentiation? How old is the term?
221. Women who knew they were going to marry their SO soon after meeting them, what was that like? What made the encounter/them different? (NSFW)
224. The United States has been described as an "American Empire." How true is this? Is the United States an empire? Was it ever an empire? What about during the American military occupation of the Philippines, Haiti and other developing nations?
228. Why were snipers in ww1 considered cowards/despised when it seems artillery men and machine gunners aren’t?
236. Many impostors pretending to be the children of Nicholas II have existed. However, most of them seem to have either impersonated his youngest daughter, Anastasia, or his youngest child and only son, Alexei. Is there a particular reason for this?
246. What would be the most accurate philosophical descriptor/school of a person who pursues truth, regardless of how that truth might manifest (including deflationism/anti-realism/anti-truth)? E.g. The pursuit of Truth being one of/their core foundation/s?
252. Dating as a black man, women seem to assume I live up to the BBC standard. How do I let them down easy without scaring them away?
255. Would Hume still have maintained his sceptical theory on causation/necessary connection in this day and age?
256. What's with police officers asking, "Where are you coming from?" or, "Where are you headed?" Do they really expect a truthful answer?
259. In "Pillars of the Earth" (1100s), the Monks convince congregants to do manual labor on a church as a method of penance. Is there historical evidence of this being a widely used method of penance?
264. Why are all native American chiefs referred with their English names like Sitting bull,red cloud instead of their actual native American names ?
269. Is there a substantive difference between ancient cults and modern cults or is it a linguistic one?
272. My A-Level History Teacher said that "Thomas Beckett's murder was so scandalous that a Finnish peasant would probably have heard about it." Is it likely that my teacher would have been correct?
278. Asking a US soldier if he has killed anybody would be considered extremely inappropriate. And a soldier boasting of his kills would be considered unusual in most circles. Has this always been the case? For example, would revolutionary soldiers think killing the enemy would be a thing to be proud of?
281. If a friend stays the night at your house, how long can they hang around the next day before you want them to leave? (NSFW)
283. Women who entered into long term relationship before their 20's and have been in relationship their whole twenties. How are you now? Do you feel like you missed out something? (NSFW)
300. Why did the Romans withdrawl from England have such an impact on culture and society in Britain when they had coexisted for over 500 years?