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Forum: USA Politics 18th August 2018, 02:40 AM
Replies: 71
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Posted By TubbaBlubba
Per most assessments I've read, its success...

Per most assessments I've read, its success depended on travelling long stretches without the Iranian chain of command realizing it. It's one of those things that would have succeeded if everything...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2018, 06:58 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
"Akbar" is the elative of "kabīr"; it can mean...

"Akbar" is the elative of "kabīr"; it can mean either "greater" or "greatest" depending on context. It has a flavour that's not quite appreciable in English which gives the phrase its breadth of...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th August 2018, 12:18 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,825
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Tito spent years as a leader of the Partisans in...

Tito spent years as a leader of the Partisans in Yugoslavia, very effectively fighting the Nazis, who were also constantly trying to assassinate him (hence, why he so effectively thwarted would-be...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6th August 2018, 11:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,825
Posted By TubbaBlubba
That was Tito. I believe a note was found in...

That was Tito. I believe a note was found in Stalin's desk.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2018, 01:51 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,800
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Uh, what? As ridiculous as its power projection...

Uh, what? As ridiculous as its power projection was, to portray the US as the "sole victor" is to enormously downplay the USSR, which was by far the most decisive player in the war.



Absurd....
Forum: USA Politics 5th August 2018, 02:34 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,217
Posted By TubbaBlubba
What a great idea, endanger the health of others...

What a great idea, endanger the health of others and your own at the same time!
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 05:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,953
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Look, you can't blame the Japanese, China was...

Look, you can't blame the Japanese, China was under a Temporary Barbarian Occupation from the early 17th century until well into the 20th. Such long-ranging occupations are far from unheard of in...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2018, 05:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,953
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Jesus, what a jeremy that guy is.

Jesus, what a jeremy that guy is.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2018, 09:27 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,452
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Going by law I would be surprised if this does...

Going by law I would be surprised if this does not fall under putative self-defence. I'd expect it to result in negligent homicide at most.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st August 2018, 11:00 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
This isn't a sincere question, because you know...

This isn't a sincere question, because you know very well why the two cases are different. I'm not going to bother with this line of discussion unless you demonstrate some interest in analytical...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st July 2018, 02:16 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Not true for pre-Middle Greek though, is it? χ is...

Not true for pre-Middle Greek though, is it? χ is an aspirated k there, right? I'm only really somewhat familiar with Koiné, though.



Parthenon, eh? Yes, it sure is a good thing the Persians...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 04:00 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
You clearly demonstrare here that you don't know...

You clearly demonstrare here that you don't know what you are talking about, sorry. What is transcribed "kh" in "Khan" is not a k, but a velar/uvular/sometimes glottal fricative in Mongolian and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 03:51 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Yes, that happens when writing from a phone at...

Yes, that happens when writing from a phone at times.




No, but if you want to make a claim about the use of language it helps if the language isn't rooted in reasons predating the current...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 02:26 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Yes, I am well aware that the ancient Greeks saw...

Yes, I am well aware that the ancient Greeks saw Athens in that way (probably justifiably, though it is an argument largely from silence, and we know less than we'd like about the countless Anatolian...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th July 2018, 12:24 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I would bet that the emphasis shift in Athens is...

I would bet that the emphasis shift in Athens is from Latin too, but I can't prove that.

No, my position is perfectly coherent when you consider vital context such as the milennia-long role of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 01:23 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I have not demanded perfect grammar from anyone,...

I have not demanded perfect grammar from anyone, and when typing long sentences on a phone it's easy to make grammar errors that are too much of a hassle to correct. You are engaging in a pointless...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
There's a childishly easy way to turn the...

There's a childishly easy way to turn the formulation you use here around, but I'm not going to be playing semantic games with you about what "speaking Mongolian" or "erasing language, means in this...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 10:19 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Sorry, what point are you trying to make here?...

Sorry, what point are you trying to make here? You can't possibly argue that the two are comparable.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 08:39 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Yeah, that's probably about as close as you'll...

Yeah, that's probably about as close as you'll get in Finnish.

In Swedish we say "Djingis Khan", which isn't very good if not as bad as the English one (j is unvoiced in Swedish, so it's like a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 05:40 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Really? By sticking fervently to a name that...

Really? By sticking fervently to a name that bastardizes the Mongolian rather than attempting to approximate it and defending it with "it's the English name", you are erasing a bit of the Mongolian...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 05:37 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
That was one of several points I made, which is...

That was one of several points I made, which is contingent on Genghis being a poor representation of the Mongolian. It was you who started arguing about how important it is that "in English, he's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th July 2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I have given you numerous grounds - one of the...

I have given you numerous grounds - one of the more pertinent ones, a commonly made point in academia, is that we ought to show respect for the Mongolian nature of Mongolian history and not engage in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 11:09 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Right, but it is the grounds on which I reject...

Right, but it is the grounds on which I reject your equivalence. Unless you have another substantive ground for the comparison that proves... whatever you're trying to prove, I guess?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 10:32 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Right, fair, but the point being that "Munich"...

Right, fair, but the point being that "Munich" isn't a bastardization of München, it's a sensible representation of an older name.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 10:28 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
:confused: What variants of Hindi? Hindi is one...

:confused: What variants of Hindi? Hindi is one of two main variants of Hindustani (the other is Urdu), basically the lingua franca of the northern half of Greater India. It's a heavily...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 07:25 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Where have I expressed such an expectation? I...

Where have I expressed such an expectation? I have merely said that there are many good reasons consistent with wide-ranging practices to use a better representation of the name. Those who find my...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 07:19 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Suppose we accept this assertion as true. What is...

Suppose we accept this assertion as true. What is its substantive content? What does it matter that "usage defines language? So wvat, if according to some standard we can slap the label...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 06:49 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Then why engage in the conversation if your only...

Then why engage in the conversation if your only point was an obvious fact the equivalent of a google ngrams search? Yes, Genghis is widely used. There are also many reasons not to use it. That...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 06:37 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
... except of course among people who study the...

... except of course among people who study the individual and language in question.

Reluctance to revise such matters is a poor aspect on how English is generally handled. IMO there's a degree of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 06:31 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
That's a weird case in itself though. It's...

That's a weird case in itself though. It's possible that Mumbai is a back-rationalization of "bonne bay", the good bay, by association with a local goddess.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 10:05 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I have rebutted the validity of literally every...

I have rebutted the validity of literally every example of a similar word you have presented, and presented strong reasons for rejecting "Genghis" as an appropriate representation of the name,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 09:11 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
What?

What?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 08:25 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
And yet, all the supposed examples you provide...

And yet, all the supposed examples you provide follow consisten patterns, being senskble adaptions that have evolved with the English language, or are traceable to an older root word, rather than...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Those are all English names following standard...

Those are all English names following standard rules for how Greek/Graeco-Latin names have transformed into English. E.g. the ending of "Markous" is cut off to give "Mark". The shift in the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 03:24 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Except it's not an English word, it's a Mongolian...

Except it's not an English word, it's a Mongolian word meaning "Oceanic"; Chinggis Khan means "Oceanic Ruler", where the "Ocean" in question is probably China (his name was Temüjin, 'man of iron')....
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th July 2018, 03:07 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Jesus is an anglification. I have actually argued...

Jesus is an anglification. I have actually argued with people regarding which of the common Latin spellings should be chosen as representative (Iesus, Ihesus, Iehsus, etc), my stance being that the h...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 06:35 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Q is the standard transliteration of that sound...

Q is the standard transliteration of that sound in Chinese and has been forever. E.g. "Qing Dynasty, "Qin Shi Huang". Ch is the accepted transliteration for roughly the same sound in Persian and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 06:23 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Really? My edition of "The Mongols", 2nd ed., by...

Really? My edition of "The Mongols", 2nd ed., by David Morgan, probably the most widely used introduction to the subject, uses "Chingiz" and "Chinggis", the latter in an addendum to the 2nd ed at the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 10:30 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Genghis Khan is simply a terrible romanization...

Genghis Khan is simply a terrible romanization for English. I believe it comes from French where at one point he was referred to as "Genghiscan".

Iranologists use Chingiz, Sinologists Qinggis,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 10:26 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
That Dawkins is incredibly ignorant of basic...

That Dawkins is incredibly ignorant of basic orthographic features of the language he whines about?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th July 2018, 04:18 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Jeez. Arabic has only three vowels - a, o/u, and...

Jeez. Arabic has only three vowels - a, o/u, and e/i. They're modulated based on the properties of preceding consonants. "Moslem" is probably closer to the average English pronunciation. I use it...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd July 2018, 09:15 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
You may wish to check out the Eastern campaign. ...

You may wish to check out the Eastern campaign.



I think I had a whiplash from the number of jumps back and forth in your post. To whatever extent the phrase has the effects you imagine, it is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2018, 04:39 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,797
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Really? Antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Really? Antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2018, 06:22 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,797
Posted By TubbaBlubba
In Sweden literally the only differences between...

In Sweden literally the only differences between halal slaughter and ordinary slaughter is that the animals are given water, and have their heads turned toward Mecca during exsanguination. They're...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st July 2018, 06:26 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I'm dumbfounded on multiple levels. One being why...

I'm dumbfounded on multiple levels. One being why you'd be so trusting of these particular Hadith (because AFAIK the Qur'an does not cover this battle) as to accept their word on what particular...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st July 2018, 06:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,661
Posted By TubbaBlubba
AH is a heavily moderated forum where answers are...

AH is a heavily moderated forum where answers are expected to be up to a scholarly standard with analysis from multiple perspectives. The lower end of what is acceptable would be something like this...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st July 2018, 03:45 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Oh Jesus wept.

Oh Jesus wept.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st July 2018, 01:20 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
The Sykes-Picot agreement never went into effect...

The Sykes-Picot agreement never went into effect and as so is a tad overrated. But yeah, Mark Sykes was triple-dealing all over the place.

That said, the idea of a bad border somewhere having...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th July 2018, 04:24 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 16,829
Posted By TubbaBlubba
I mean, it's not a Worst Religion contest....

I mean, it's not a Worst Religion contest. Jihadist terrorism a la Al-Qaeda is a peculiar phenomenon of the past 40 years that must be understood on its own terms and which cannot be directly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2018, 01:52 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,797
Posted By TubbaBlubba
Thanks, I was probably thinking of the vertebral...

Thanks, I was probably thinking of the vertebral arteries which if I understand it supply a considerable portion of the brain's bloodflow in cattle and very little in sheep. Is this correct?


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