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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
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An alternate explanation for evolution has to do with quantum mechanics (modern physics). In quantum physics, particles have more than one property at any given time, as if several variations of the p... |
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Time and Absolute Zero
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No, animals have no awareness of time, as you need memory for that, the ability to compare two different events and establish this happened then and this happened then.
Animals only have awareness of... |
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Alternative BeliefsWhat do you believe?
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You obviously didn't read the part where I siad "Humans can't escape working". Of course people need to farm to make food and work for other necessities in life, that'd be stu... |
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What truths would a wise person pursue?
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What truths would a wise person pursue?
The book Beyond Alienation by Ernest Becker attempts to clarify the nature of the human problem and to provide a solution for this problem. If humanity is to... |
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What IS existance?
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I really wish I wouldn't have gotten logged out before I posted. I honestly felt like my post was telling the entire world every feeling possible, and it vanished in the blink of an eye and no on... |
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SpiritualityThe Logical VS The Faithful
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these are survival instincts, the same instincts that taught us to eat and what to eat. Ya, basic instinct to eat . . .
previous statement in another thread)
When I was young ( had a horse get into... |
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SpiritualityI'm think I'm losing faith in God.
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First of all... I want to apologize for saying that this debate was heading down the pitfall of absurdity...not only was it pretentious of me it was also partially a false statement. There is nothing... |
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Is This Freedom?
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Think "The Matrix", I would say its fairly safe to think of it this way, there is basically an alternate reality to our entire history, as kooky as that sounds, but what people need to wake... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
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"apes and humans similarities could simply be coincidences."
Nonesense , the genetic similarity is something like 99 percent. With millions of genes the odds are incredibly small, like 1 cha... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismAetheists Are Illogical
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It all comes down to humility.
As you age, and if you age and are observant of the universe around you, and you absorb facts and information about how everything around us has come to be, you learn... |
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SpiritualityWhat happens after we die?
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I don't prescribe to either theory, I know that I have know idea and so make no claims.
Let me ask you this real quick, what purpose could the idea of an everlasting soul possibly serve, what... |
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SpiritualityWhat happens after we die?
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" lets say i like smart guys, and my 1 friend likes attractive guys, and my 2nd friend likes any guy that will pay attention to her. why the difference in attractions?"
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Ethics & MoralityScience of Morality, Anyone?
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Science of Morality, Anyone?
Where, in American culture, is the domain of knowledge that we would identify as morality studied and taught?
I suspect that if we do not quickly develop a science... |
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Habits & BehaviorHumility
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Humility is synonymous with the ability to learn - open-mindedness. It's accepting that someone else may teach you something that will take precedence over a previous lesson. Very few people in t... |
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God in ReligionLoving, Kind, Forgiving, Blessing God?
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Well, in that line of thinking, looking at our conversations I am left wondering, what does it say that we are asking these question or seeing these contradictions or imperfections, ya know, the ones... |
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Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
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Evil is a standard. The mind does the rest. I respect Hitler's moves. It took balls for Castro to overthrow Baptiste. The people who suffered for them consider them evil. Those of us who judge(th... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
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Mr. Humble - "But what about the people who contributed to the 911 attack fund for the families? And what about the millions of people who were saved due to disease research? See there is a prett... |
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Are we all 'dittoheads' to some ideology?
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Are we all 'dittoheads' to some ideology?
Wikipedia informs me that 'dittoheads' are 'faithful listeners to The Rush Limbaugh Show. Limbaugh explains that these adoring fans are not necessarily tho... |
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Life & Deathwhat defines life
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You're right, actually. And wrong as well.
Look: Socrates is a hero of mine, chiefly because he showed that a rational man is, at bottom, a virtuous man. He gave himself to reason, granting h... |
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Habits & BehaviorThe Acceptance of Bullshit
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Its an ugly reality that forces a broadening of the mind, but in that expansion comes the point of view, like a big step back, that allows you to see how people are actually genuinely innocent and wel... |
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The "Void"
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Not to disagree but I think that there is an unexplored aspect of this phenomena. Women come to a point of feeling of crisis as they reach the age when they may no longer can reproduce, this is especi... |
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SocietyWe, consumers
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In my opinion, whatever choice there is for a society to exist without some form of consumerism, it would indeed be an unrealistic change to expect people to make. The only other alternative that I ca... |
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ChristianityWas Christ really resurrected?
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I don't even know if you are recanting or being sarcastic, what is sealed about my mind, I have never witnessed even the possibility of such events let alone actual ones, and am skeptical towards... |
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The Impression That I Get
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the impression that i get from Fin is.. that he thinks he is smarter than he really is. he dreams huge but acts on nothing, he has tons of friends but they do him no good in achieving his dreams, they... |
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Gender PsychologySexyness and Sluttyness
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It isn't implied that being sexy means you're a slut.
Right. However in this thread "sluttyness" was being used to describe both sleeping around and simply behaving in a sexual... |
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