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Ethics & MoralityThe five fingers of ethics
2 Posts • 9602 Views Philosophy Forum |
I have reduced my complete ethical system to five basic principles; the five fingers of ethics
Briefly, these five principles are
-the thumb: the universalist imperative: do what everyone should hav... |
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How do we know?
60 Posts • 16376 Views Philosophy Forum |
yes. good questions.
i like the original post so ill get to that one last. first i'll deal with the adam and eve dilema. First, i think that it is important to read the bible passage in genesis.... |
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Life & DeathThe Value of Human Life
1 Posts • 2140 Views Philosophy Forum |
It is important that we speculate on the point of our existence and evaluate what we do because if we get these ideas sufficiently misconceived we could end up in dire straits.
One thing that seems... |
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DreamsDreams... useless or amazing
50 Posts • 14047 Views Psychology Forum |
This topic is very interesting to me. I have always had very detailed and "lucid" dreams... I have, in fact, experienced at least bits of dreams or images from dreams later on in life (somet... |
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God in ReligionCan someone disprove this logic?
101 Posts • 19379 Views Religion Forum |
I am going to deny you that much access into my own life. You would not believe me if I told you, and I would not expect you to. This faith is not based on people but rather on God Himself.
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BiologyWhat About Eugenics?
23 Posts • 10819 Views Science & Technology Forum |
so when u talk about eugenics and the thought of erasing different races just try changing the soul first and then alter the body.
As I have "already" mentioned, this is not the purpos... |
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Relationships & LoveI met my boyfriend on the internet..so what!
63 Posts • 43889 Views Psychology Forum |
Im posting this because I am frankly FRUSTRATED at the responses I get when I tell people I met my boyfriend online.
Here is the story -->
When I was sixteen, a guy IMed me and we talked. As time... |
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SocietyAnarchy, misundersood
41 Posts • 13028 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Ok, here's the idea. I am an anarchist and basically we believe in anarchy because we see the world as corrupted only by the state. (All governments.) History tells us that people have lived thei... |
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Gender PsychologyWhat type of women do men want?
3 Posts • 7948 Views Psychology Forum |
I've noticed a recurring pattern in friends and acquaintances regarding the type of women they prefer... and I'm talking fairly good looking, alpha-male athletic types... While these type of... |
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TechnologyAnti-Matter Engines
7 Posts • 4799 Views Science & Technology Forum |
there is no resource to fuel this engine we have to make anti-matter in atom smashers and anti-matter engines can't currently be tested because we have only been able to create something like 20... |
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Age and time
7 Posts • 2845 Views Psychology Forum |
I was once told by a former principle that the older we grow the faster time moves.
I don't know what he meant when he said it but the same idea has been riveting my mind for the past few mont... |
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SocietyControl issUeS
5 Posts • 2307 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
An excuse or a 'scap goat' to blame. Been hearing some advertising use of military returnee's statement of their pride of service.
Call it old fashion of me but I think that if you... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63412 Views Religion Forum |
Ironwood,
Your "reorganization" per se, is appreciated.
Let me clarify something for you real quick. When I posted my original post on this thread it was just a passing thought on the... |
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42 Posts • 10435 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
So much anguish
So much pain
Hearts are broken
But love remains
How destructive man can be
To molest so callously.
And to a soul whose spirit's crushed
And adulthood has been so rushed
Do no... |
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Physics & CosmologyReality in the melting pot
11 Posts • 10510 Views Science & Technology Forum |
This is an interesting refutation of the multiverse concept.
Paul Davies.
According to 'multiverse' theorists, life as we know it could be nothing but a Matrix-style simulation
Five... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsThe Matrix Is Real
123 Posts • 36456 Views Philosophy Forum |
What if you were told that the Matrix is real? What if you were told that Zion exists?
What if you were told that Neo is alive, here in this world, in your world?
What if you were told that... |
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General HealthSwine flu 1 million dead and counting
2 Posts • 3380 Views Health & Wellness Forum |
Swine flu is a scam.
It is however debatable in certain contexts as to whether it is childish to see it as a threat. Given that "official" and "trusted" sources that people rely o... |
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Prevelent of Existences
1 Posts • 2613 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
I whish for a dream. One were you and I sit together entwined, upon a soft blanket. We sit on a slightly slanting hill, one of which has a small creek, flowing swiftly into the far distance. A soft gu... |
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StoriesChronicles from the Gutter.
22 Posts • 8531 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
ah dammit, i'm twenty seven again. You know, i'm sick and tired of beginning all over again. i'm always in this attitude...every day is a new day where i can become anything i want caus... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainBlocking Out Incomplete Thoughts...
2 Posts • 4995 Views Psychology Forum |
You should read Ouspenky's The Fourth Way...Very interesting theory of the human mind...According to Ouspensky, the human mind is composed of thousands upon thousands of little "I"s, ea... |
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Relationships & Lovefutility of romantic 'love'
76 Posts • 20431 Views Psychology Forum |
As explained in the article, the hunter, by definition, seeks to provide for only one mother. The mother plays a unique part in the hunter's life... men have a unique place for their mothers, and... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 41968 Views Religion Forum |
*dead*
Did you even read the quotes that I stated? If you did, then you are trying to find an argument around it by pasting over the past with a different kind of argument. You are not very good at... |
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How did they accomplish the rarest of military feats?
6 Posts • 3394 Views Philosophy Forum |
How did they accomplish the rarest of military feats?
The people, who made up Israel and considered for centuries to be non fighters, were surrounded on three sides and facing a far superior enemy... |
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Rant OnRANT ON ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!
124 Posts • 33364 Views Talk Talk |
I am an actor with some talent in singing and acting, and as a freshman, I earned fourth on the cast in the school musical. Big mistake accepting that part. Now it's not like I don't enjoy t... |
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Relationships & LoveThings you should know before you marry
9 Posts • 3018 Views Psychology Forum |
Obviously, some people generally need to know more, based on philosophical viewpoints (especially religion).
Others may want to know based on need, like for health reasons or issues (dog-lovers poten... |
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