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A Universal Morality that Works??
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A review of "Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics", by Stefan Molyneux
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Moral philosophers conside... |
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SocietyWhy Do They Hate Us
53 Posts • 13106 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
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And while we can't prove it, we are probably torturing people in guantanimo bay as well.
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I know the findings of the congressional del... |
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Emotions & FeelingsWhy Are You Angry
25 Posts • 6595 Views Psychology Forum |
if you get mad at the fact that so many people seem to be shallow and superficial, then you are just letting yourself get caught up in the same superficiality that you despise them for. as a society w... |
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Charlie and The Choclate factory
10 Posts • 8695 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
alright i saw this movie. it was a lot of fun, the dialogue was well made and updated for this generation. the back story of Willie Wonka was great. the little mini story about the oompa loompas was g... |
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Gender PsychologyThe Nice Guy Syndrome
4 Posts • 5139 Views Psychology Forum |
It occurred to me recently that I believe it to be very likely that in the past, I have been placed in the position of The Nice Guy in regards to a relationship I have shared with another female. She... |
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People
11 Posts • 4047 Views Philosophy Forum |
i agree with meth on that one, as much as you want to say it we are not all equal.
however, i do disagree with the following statement
"Association with those of low character and behavior... |
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Relationships & Lovefutility of romantic 'love'
76 Posts • 20496 Views Psychology Forum |
his fantasy flashes are involuntary. he takes no action to realise those fantasies. yet, involunatry as they may be, they exist. i have never been witness to any behavior on his part that implies purs... |
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SocietyVIDEO: Shouting CCTV Cameras
1 Posts • 1985 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I suggest every citizen to prop a camera around every government and corporate building as well as the homes of the heads of them so we too can monitor "anti-=social" behavior from sources t... |
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do you ever?
18 Posts • 5860 Views Philosophy Forum |
You know, I used to. And then I realized, "Jesus, these people are talking about extremely stupid shit right now, I don't need to be going along with this when I could be doing something mor... |
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Gender PsychologyThe right to dress provocatively?
80 Posts • 37807 Views Psychology Forum |
The question should be this, why can't the criminal restrain themselves.
How another dresses is not the real issue, but the person who commits a violent act against them. The perpetrator has ot... |
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ChristianityJESUSLAND
27 Posts • 9912 Views Religion Forum |
First of all angel, let me explain something. nowhere in the Bible does it say that what is natural to human beings is right. quite to the contrary, people's natural urge is to sin. that is why w... |
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Females Inferior?
31 Posts • 13227 Views Philosophy Forum |
This is 2003, we humans have allegedly advanced so much. We have allegedly come to know how ridiculous past societal views were. The issue of being female has been a fact used to define ways of life/b... |
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Free will
12 Posts • 3836 Views Philosophy Forum |
hmmmmm...freewill vs determinism
Being a believer of science I am a determinist. This is what i think:
Firstly every event must have a cause. Human Actions are events. Therefore, every human action... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 42131 Views Religion Forum |
dont take this personally!
One of the problems in this life - find ourselves in is the fact that we are divorcing ourselves from the well-spring of human rights. "We are endowed by our Creato... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57528 Views Religion Forum |
" If there were no evil, good in itself would not be considered "good" because it would be the behavior of all beings. If there were no good, evil would not exist because "evil&quo... |
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Internet Safety- Exaggerated or Underrated?
10 Posts • 7128 Views Philosophy Forum |
Such things as tv and now the internet have only begun to expose the reality of human behavior.
Before things were able to be kept "in the family". Quiet secrets turning people's mi... |
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CBC: The Human Behavior Experiments
1 Posts • 2130 Views Photos, Videos & Music Forum |
Excerpt: Why would four young men watch their friend die, when they could have intervened to save him? Why would a woman obey phone commands from a ... all » stranger to strip-search an innocent em... |
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SocietyModern Republicans are Monkeys
0 Posts • 503 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I haven't the slightest idea what Reaganism is, other than it being a reference to behavior similar to that of Ronald Reagan and his administration during his presidency. Everyone keeps throwing... |
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Gender PsychologyThe right to dress provocatively?
80 Posts • 37807 Views Psychology Forum |
Boy did this thread ever get long. I had no idea... *eek*
Kooky, while I respect your experience in this subject and really appreciate that you help these women, some of what you say clashes with... |
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EconomySix Principles of Global Manipulation
16 Posts • 6393 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I love that you have at least as much information and understanding as you do.
I know I don't know all the dirty secrets of the world, and I believe it should be safe that you do not either,... |
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Gender PsychologyWhat Is Wrong With Being A Slut
37 Posts • 14964 Views Psychology Forum |
Amen, DIgital Kitten. You bring up reasonable points. It does seem like Atlantis' explanation is just an evolved form of Victorian Social Darwinism (refer to 19th century history about this peopl... |
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Free Speech
0 Posts • 8800 Views Philosophy Forum |
I'm for free speech. Not having it limits the flow of information and gives the government too much control. On the other hand, free speech gives PEOPLE too much control in the sense that they ca... |
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AnimalsThree reasons I hate Orcas (Killer Whales)
0 Posts • 6570 Views Science & Technology Forum |
It's difficult for land creatures(humans) to have compassion for sea creatures(victims of orcas). They live in a different world than us essentially. If we were able to assert dominance over sea... |
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Betrayal
4 Posts • 3187 Views Talk Talk |
that is pretty vague there, i may be able to produce more insight if you are willing to add more specifics about the situation. for now ill try and deal with what youve given...
it seems to me that... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57528 Views Religion Forum |
This is way off topic now, but o well.
In response to someone asking how there has to be good AND evil, think of it this way. If there were no evil, good in itself would not be considered "goo... |
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