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The "F" Word???
21 Posts • 6650 Views Philosophy Forum |
swearwords are little more than punctuation, but they are also words that for no particular reason have been deemed offensive.
most swearwords are only offensive because someone decided they were.... |
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Religion & HumanityThe End justifies the Means
13 Posts • 3101 Views Religion Forum |
I think Jesus' largest problem, in my view, was to introduce the idea of evil. Why this was done, I don't know; but it could be because human's react better to fear; specifically the fe... |
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GodIs Influence of Religion Too Much?
18 Posts • 6833 Views Philosophy Forum |
Well, yeah, in some places it's been very commercialized, but for the most part I think it's still a very Christian holiday. Yeah, I'l grant you the fact that forty years ago the line t... |
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IslamMuslim women who cover their hair
27 Posts • 70226 Views Religion Forum |
Almost every injustice committed in the name of religion is for the sake of power instead of "honor" or "God." One culture has centered a family's honor on something as trivia... |
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Random QuestionsHow do you define success?
4 Posts • 14109 Views Talk Talk |
I guess some people look up to religion to define success for them.
I think it is a better idea to define success for yourself - based on what makes you feel happy and successful and proud of yourse... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
253 Posts • 122360 Views Religion Forum |
Somehow when people use the word God they expect it to me 'sufficient answer' when in fact it doesn't solve any problem.
I will give you that one. We know what is right and wrong, an... |
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Relationships & LoveIs there solace in being alone?
8 Posts • 3315 Views Psychology Forum |
I just recently ended things with a girlfriend of 5 years. I have my reason of course but that's not what I need help with.
What I need help with is now I feel completely and utterly alone. I feel... |
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Children Ruin Lives
25 Posts • 8414 Views Talk Talk |
That's another thing. Why do parents use children to define their character? You are still an individual. It makes sense to feel such a strong connection to your own children, and perhaps their a... |
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Life & DeathVoluntary Human Extinction Movement
233 Posts • 131353 Views Philosophy Forum |
TO: CrypticTruth
TERMS:
* Belief (conjecture)
[ind] [ind] confidence in an opinion without justified proof.
* Devil's Advocate
In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who takes... |
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Life & DeathSoul: Born or Grown
0 Posts • 2018 Views Philosophy Forum |
Good point decius I think that has alot to do with the way other people treat the different kids. Just because they share genetics doesnt mean the siblings are parented the same way and doesn't m... |
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GovernmentIt's time for Kofi Annan to resign from the U
14 Posts • 5907 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
WHAT.
You fucking believe a US Senator over a world leader?
I'm sorry, usually I'm really reserved about other people's opinions and debates and whatnot, but NO ONE friggin messes wit... |
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Starcraft 2 (no, NOT Starcraft Ghost)
12 Posts • 3322 Views Talk Talk |
Well I was sort of expecting a bunch of level 80 Troll Shamans to join the site just to tell me, "I iz teh suxor and a noob", but I didnt really care about that.
Personally I only really... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43597 Views Religion Forum |
'Well, if you cant see the logic and reasoning behind why homosexuality isnt "right"..then thats completely absurd.'
You are still using religious and personal opinion. It is not 'right'... |
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God in ReligionProblems with God
55 Posts • 12073 Views Religion Forum |
Ironwood you are just boring me to death now, you don't know what the hell you are talking about!
To make such a statement would mean that obviously you do know what I'm talking about, an... |
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Homosexualityborn gay
182 Posts • 45897 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
You poor, scared, feeble, weak minded trolls just look at you, wondering all sorts of stoopid stuff. Are people born gay?, will I go to heaven if I am gay? no wonder society is falling apart. It'... |
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War & TerrorismTo The SwiftBoat Vets For Truth
97 Posts • 22447 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I stand by my claim and would make it of any hypocrite that equated the treatment of our POWs in Nam to the way we treat POWs.
But you still haven't explained your accusation.
You can idoli... |
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War & TerrorismAmerican warmongers
72 Posts • 23741 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I think all of you are much too gracious. I've lived in America for 50 years and I've never seen anything like the political climate we have now. Most messages on the internet are an outpour... |
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Stem cell research, favor or opposed,
8 Posts • 3524 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Embryos have no feeling, no thought, they are plants not conscious beings. They are grown, they are not yet born (neither literally nor figuratively).
I have no qualms about killing a plant in exch... |
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Habits & BehaviorThoughts, anyone?
4 Posts • 4393 Views Psychology Forum |
I agree with Decius that when a new behavior is taken on, you go to the extreme and then come back to the middle. I know for me I have become strong in that I won't let anyone take advantage of m... |
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American members i have a question for you
8 Posts • 3061 Views Talk Talk |
The answer is both since we did break off from the UK and are a seperate country but we do have deep roots in Europe and now asia and latin america but mostlly Europe. We share common things with Euro... |
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Emotions & FeelingsWhy Are You Angry
25 Posts • 6573 Views Psychology Forum |
whenever something makes me angry, i usually look at myself and try to understand why i'm getting angry. 9 times out of 10 when i can honestly understand why i'm getting mad, i realize how s... |
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so where's the girl stuff?
66 Posts • 12595 Views Talk Talk |
I would agree that answering kids questions and not withholding information from is the way to go with these things, but I think the only thing that it would actually do is make sure that if curiosity... |
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Let it go anywhere
38 Posts • 8321 Views Philosophy Forum |
I don't believe in hell, I do believe in heaven. Really, really, real bad people don't go to heaven, they just die, that to me would be hell. Most of us I think just keep getting reborn unti... |
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Is There are real right and wrong?
61 Posts • 15478 Views Philosophy Forum |
you guys are saying there isnt an absolute right are wrong implying that that cliam is wrong.. isnt this a paradox?
(i didnt read the measages yet.. but im assuming thats what you guys said.. and... |
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Is There are real right and wrong?
61 Posts • 15478 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think that the majority of people can not live with out right and wrong. It kills the core of what the beleive in. I think that ya'll are the same way. You fear the fact that we can't hone... |
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