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Human Nature & EmotionOptimism VS happiness
13 Posts • 14156 Views Philosophy Forum |
I guess at least one of the points I've been making about happiness here is that it's not a destination where one can arrive at and remain as long as one chooses -- but more like a barometer... |
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PoetryThe poems that we read
17 Posts • 15174 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
this was the first poem that really got into me
PRAYER BEFORE BIRTH-Louis Macneice
I am not yet born; O hear me.
Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the club-footed ghoul... |
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SocietyArguments for the prohibition of drugs
22 Posts • 9072 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Personally I believe that Marijuana should be legalized, why? One it can't be fatal, doesn't cause anger (Not that I've seen...I have seen it cause paranoia, but I've seen the same... |
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PerceptionInsecurity
15 Posts • 4673 Views Psychology Forum |
I'm wondering why you broke down and cried when you had to give the speech? Was it nerves, or was there more to it?
Well, I was giving a speech about selective mutism, and rushing through the... |
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Having Kids
49 Posts • 20408 Views Philosophy Forum |
I'm sorry to be a little rude here, but aren't we supposed to be discussing philosophy and theories about life, not people's personal problems? I'm probably more than a little bias... |
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GovernmentObama is a Communist - should we really vote for him?
23 Posts • 5411 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Obama is pretty far from communist... To say that obama is a communist is actually ridiculous. This is where Obama sits on the political spectrum... The only socialist I see running in the campaign is... |
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SocietyAmerica is F***ed
0 Posts • 1436 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Well, I don't recall saying that it wasn't bad although my post may have given the impression that I didn't think it was that bad. However, I am well aware of the atrocities that all co... |
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TV Show ReviewsA Song of Ice and Fire Series By George R. R. Martin
3 Posts • 3796 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
For anyone who loves fantasy and hasn't read this series yet, you should definitley go and pick up the first book in the series "A song of Ice and fire: Game of Thrones"
This series... |
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New Official owner.
5 Posts • 2389 Views Talk Talk |
Well it is official as of 2 o'clock April 1st.
I am the new owner of the meat market I have worked at for the past 10 years. The old owner took me in as a renegade 15 year old and trained me... |
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PoetryThe poems that we read
17 Posts • 15174 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
Always enjoyed William Blake:
The Grey Monk
"I die, I die!" the Mother said,
"My children die for lack of bread.
What more has the merciless Tyrant said?"
The Monk sat dow... |
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IslamContradictions in the Quran
62 Posts • 16984 Views Religion Forum |
Okay I think "channeled" was the wrong word choice, Muhammad is considered a prophet, like all the others shared in Christianity and Judasim (ie Moses, Abraham, Jesus). He was not commanded... |
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Relationships & Lovefutility of romantic 'love'
76 Posts • 20485 Views Psychology Forum |
why is it that men, no matter how deeply they love their woman, can never stop lusting after a playboy bunny ?
why is it explained away as a genetic hardwiring - that is condoned and well accpeted... |
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Speed Of Time
64 Posts • 16840 Views Philosophy Forum |
It's hard to say how God would perceive time and ultimately I think it is irrelevant b/c God (assuming he exists) is said to exist outside time. I think if God did look at the world, he would vie... |
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Cliqueless
0 Posts • 5643 Views Philosophy Forum |
aparently you don't feel a need for a response... because you put your audio post in a way that cannot be listened to... or read for that matter
again... the desire to not be responded to is a... |
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Rise Against- Swing Life Away
5 Posts • 2506 Views Photos, Videos & Music Forum |
Incredibly sad.
Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck?
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?
I'll show you mine if yo... |
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Kids Sing Portal "Still Alive"
3 Posts • 2785 Views Photos, Videos & Music Forum |
This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate
My satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
Because we can.
For the good of all of u... |
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BooksBook dissection
20 Posts • 12999 Views Talk Talk |
another one:D. this was the first book i read,i choked on it at the end. it's "The Stranger " by Albert Camus. this is at the end of the book when Mersault (the main character) is at th... |
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Why do we search when no answers are given?
16 Posts • 5357 Views Philosophy Forum |
One of the unfortunate things is that life isn't like one of those huge epics where there's a particular wiseman with a long white beard who has the answer to EVERY question you could ask. W... |
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EconomyWhy not tax the Rich?
52 Posts • 23443 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Swedes propose a tax on men.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A group of Swedish parliamentarians proposed levying a "man tax" to cover the social cost of violence against women.
"It must be... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
216 Posts • 85403 Views Science & Technology Forum |
3 December 2012
A Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Spain
Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete
Sometimes falling ice crystals make the atmosphere into a giant lens causing arcs and halos to appear... |
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AstronomyAstronomy Picture Of The Day
216 Posts • 85403 Views Science & Technology Forum |
15 January 2013
A Solar Ballet
Video Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO AIA Team
Sometimes, the Sun itself seems to dance. On just this past New Year's Eve, for example, NASA's Sun-orbiting Sola... |
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Lets learn a little #1
12 Posts • 4041 Views Talk Talk |
1. What is your biggest pet peeve?
>> people who are not self-aware.
2. Is there something that you like to do that people find absolutely disgusting or hideous? (ie my friend likes doing l... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
145 Posts • 33700 Views Religion Forum |
hahaha and computers are evil-'period'.*roll*
nywayz, one needs to have a really open mind if you want to know God. To truly understand life and what is the cause and essence of life, belie... |
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Human Nature & EmotionPartners In Life
27 Posts • 7904 Views Philosophy Forum |
Mathematically, I need my partner to be who I am. When so much of your existence circles around one individual, it is foolish to say that person does not shape you in any way. Its an impossibility. We... |
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ElectionsRemarkable State of the Union Speech...
85 Posts • 21617 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
"You know, I think we two argue too much about principle, when we agree for the most part "
I was just thinking the same thing a few days back. lol
"However, I see nothing wrong w... |
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