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Fate
35 Posts • 14188 Views Philosophy Forum |
What little "fate" that can be said to exist is found in your chromosomes. Any talk of predestination or bad things happening to good people is just weightless whiny bullshit spread by the r... |
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Runescape
27 Posts • 18228 Views Jokes & Games |
I just want to tell u that im quitting runescape sadly. =( But before I quit I was considering to have a massive drop party in world 1, but then I thought no, cause then all lvl 3-35's would get... |
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God in ReligionGod's Will
128 Posts • 30049 Views Religion Forum |
what bollocks.... a well known expert on Nostrodamus, James Randi had this to say...."The legend of Nostradamus, faulty as it is, will survive us all. Not because of its worth, but because of its... |
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Habits & BehaviorDifferentiating between Positive and Negative Reactions
0 Posts • 402 Views Psychology Forum |
What is with the trend of dodged points of relevance and slanted self defensive lectures?
For numerical sake, I'll focus on 7)
First, what the hell do you think people are trying so hard to... |
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LawHomosexual Marriage
100 Posts • 29147 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Jon Stewart recently said something kind of interesting, he mentioned how terrorism and even more so gay's were such issues in this election, and how in new york which has taken the brunt of amer... |
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Science vs ReligionEvolution vs. Creationism...Thoughts?
8 Posts • 3775 Views Religion Forum |
Thoughts I posted on a discussion board for a class of mine...
I don't think that public schools should be able to teach creationism. If they do, they should have some sort of system that allows th... |
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FuturologyWhat do you think the Future will be like?
43 Posts • 16688 Views Science & Technology Forum |
I believe that the future definetly lies with the merger of man and machine. But i believe that there will probably be 2 types of humans, those that rely solely on technology and will become very obes... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 27081 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
"No, an irrational reaction does not take precidence over innocuous existing reality. Just because some people fear the dark does not mean there should be no darkness... or clowns (though clowns... |
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About You / IntroductionsTell a random fact about yourself.
663 Posts • 158796 Views Talk Talk |
My user icon, if anyone has noticed, is a picture of Gideon Yago. The reason it says 'take me seriously' is because about 4 or 5 years ago MTV had this genius ad campaign. The commercials wo... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsQuestioning Reality: Are we for "Real"?
118 Posts • 36471 Views Philosophy Forum |
None of it will matter if we don't start actively seeking the truth to the source of terror, and if we let the government strip us of individual rights and rights as a soveriegn nation. I say you... |
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I'm kind of sad
19 Posts • 5620 Views Talk Talk |
Well scoff at me if you like, but this site has changed my own lifestyle a good deal. And yeah, maybe I'm just scratching the surface of things at this point, but I have no doubt that change has begun... |
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IslamDo you know what Islam means?
67 Posts • 16925 Views Religion Forum |
"Wrong - Levitical Law prohibits the enslavement of the Israelite."
And hence, allows the enslavement of everyone else.
"You desperately need to study the history of the early Chris... |
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ElectionsIgnorant Voting the Death of Democracy
60 Posts • 15880 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Well, folks since our presidents are chosen by how well they perform of TV I feel I should remind those whom it concerns that the 2nd of 3 debates is on tonight, and after general views of the democra... |
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Mental IllnessAre insane people really insane
23 Posts • 9898 Views Psychology Forum |
These are of course, vague. A good example of a specific test is to be found with people who say they have out of body experiences. Some claim they can look down at their own body when they have out o... |
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SpiritualityIn any Spiritual Text is there a way to give up Free Will?
5 Posts • 3121 Views Religion Forum |
I am listening to the Bhagavad Gita, I have read the Bible, I've browsed the Quran.
Just about every spiritual text talks about either worshiping god in full love, being a full devotee, or sac... |
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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 • 5917 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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SpiritualityWe didn't exist before we got here
48 Posts • 13681 Views Religion Forum |
There is no other organism that has been more biologically advanced than the species homeo sapiens.
It is speculative because neither you nor any living or dead scientist or researcher knows that... |
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luck??
16 Posts • 7452 Views Philosophy Forum |
ok well i wanted to get a discussion going but alright let me set it up this way:
1) All actions are subject to cause and effect.
2) Not all the causes or effects of actions can be known by a single... |
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War & TerrorismDecius B against the War?
55 Posts • 14935 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I know this is sad, but I want to hit punch the bunny.. honestly, DINGLE THINK FOR 5 SECONDS WITH A MATURE MIND!
1. YOU ARE THE MEDIA!! You are everything wrong with the media today. You don't f... |
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Ethics & MoralityWar - What The Hell Is It Good For
164 Posts • 32677 Views Philosophy Forum |
"Well I think its nonesensical and surprising that an Irish-American thinks Britain can define nations."
Good point - lol - but I'm talking about history and precedent and the fact t... |
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FuturologyProgression of Humanity
16 Posts • 9265 Views Philosophy Forum |
Hmm, I don't know what to say about feeling helplessness about a situation. I can see how people may come to feel that way, putting their efforts behind something and having it fail and backfire.... |
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PoetryMy favorite poem by Denis Johnson...Should be read aloud.
1 Posts • 9808 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
It would be swell if someone would record their reading of this for me and post it. I don't have a mic right now.
Just remember to take a breath at every line break and mind the punctuation a... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismA case for atheism
34 Posts • 10613 Views Religion Forum |
Seem to have gone FAR off topic.
No longerarguing for or agains Atheism, but for or against the existence and/or truth of science.
Science is made up of theories, we all seem to agree, yes?
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeIs there a path to wisdom?
12 Posts • 3418 Views Philosophy Forum |
In the summer of 48 my older brother told me that if I wanted to play high school football I had to 'get ready'. In his terms, 'getting ready' meant running to get in condition for the rigors of footb... |
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