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Ethics & MoralityThe five fingers of ethics
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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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Life & DeathTips and Tricks of Life?
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Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
-Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues
1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
2. SILENCE. Speak not but... |
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Writing AdviceTricks of the trade: things to consider when writing
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I think good writing is rather like good painting (which I know a bit more about, LOL) in that it is not enough to just have a good subject to paint, or a good story to write about. It's all abou... |
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Martha X: The Radicalization of Martha Stewart
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Is it possible for an oppressed person to get a fair trial in America? An examination of justice, race and sex.
Martha X: The Radicalization of Martha Stewart
by Max Gordon
Today is January 9,... |
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War & TerrorismIraq buildings NOT burning.
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"Inclusive is the liberal mindset. "
Fuck this. Stop lumping us into groups like that. I refuse to be lumped together with the socialists. I stand for social justice and personal liberties... |
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Genocides
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Is man's inhumanity to man avoidable?
Is moral sensitivity of people sufficient to protect world societies from mass murderers? Probably not. What else is essential? Elimination of extreme pov... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
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Religion Forum |
We did not inherit 'sin' from Adam and Eve, we only inherited imperfection.
The question here is not is God good or bad(which in itself is pretty stuipid), but wheather He exists or not.... |
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Society & SociologyIs Jail a mild form of torture
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Chained wings, shame on you!
Time to wake up from primitive tribal slumber.
No you won't find this story on CNN. Yet this is not something new. The Dutch, the Quakers, and post-structuralis... |
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ElectionsRemarkable State of the Union Speech...
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"I have had good Arab friends that were so brainwashed when it came to Israel it was depressing and no amount of historical facts would alter their opinion."
So you agree, they perhaps misg... |
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September 11
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Quote
"Careful with your terms sir, a lie is an intentional misrepresentation of the truth meant to manipulate facts.
Are you making such an accusation of me? "
You knew what I mea... |
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SocietyControl issUeS
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Having looked at thread "Worth dying for?", I had to think only a moment to translate that statement into Is it worth dying for?
A friend of my mother was visiting her & as we set aroun... |
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Dressing for your age?
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I really don't agree with telling people what they can wear (except for children. They need quidelines, esp. young girls, for protection and other reasons)
But I don't thing the 70+ lady... |
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Emotions & FeelingsWhy Are You Angry
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Psychology Forum |
i was also unwilling to post the reasoning behind my anger for fear of making myself angry in doing so, but since im already angry at the moment its a good time to do so... and ill probably feel bette... |
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'Absolute perfection'…
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Oh this is so Platonic!
And I quote for insightful information, or a refreshment for those who have heard this before:
Plato's Forms (http://faculty.valencia.cc.fl .us/mtripp/HUM%202230/223... |
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FuturologyProgression of Humanity
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Okay, fair points Jacker, let me address them as my mind interprets them.
Number 1) every beginning must have an end. The world will end one day
This is not a negative or a positive to me, it is... |
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Is This Freedom?
34 Posts • 12802 Views
Talk Talk |
Protesters: GOP, police went too far in New York
BY COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON
The Dallas Morning News
(KRT) - They were captured in nets, handcuffed and thrown into crowded jail cells.
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Relationships & Lovefutility of romantic 'love'
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there is still a wistfulness about this story.
he HAS made changes. but all after so much strife !!
his environment of open sanction, his stubbornness, and maybe his conviction in his love for... |
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GovernmentSecular Gov't Opinions
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The Pledge of Allegiance...
[quote "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
This is the original P... |
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Society & SociologyIs Jail a mild form of torture
35 Posts • 11350 Views
Psychology Forum |
DECIUS
You clearly have no grasp of reality.
Is reality the sort of thing which is at a distance from us and graspable...? But never mind, this is off-topic.
Okay. You pay for it. Or in la la lan... |
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You got to listen to this, its really good
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http://okcitykid.theinsideout. us/GoodSamaritan.mp3
The Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan is lying beaten
on the side of the road.
The Good Samaritan is lying beaten
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GovernmentIt Will Be Hard Work, But He Will Be You Impeached
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Bush and Cheney Indicted?
TomFlocco.com – August 2, 2005
http://www.thetruthseeker. co.uk/article.asp?id=3421
W e post this but note: the powers that be are growing increasingly concerned ove... |
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God in ReligionGod's Will
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"Church simply means gathering. When Gods people gathered together they are in church - they are amongst the Spirit in a special way."
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GovernmentA Constitutional Duty: IMPEACH IN 2007.
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That's why we the people need to speak up and let all of them know we are going to hold them all accountable, current office, or those past who were party to these crimes, democrat, republican, i... |
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ConspiracyExcerpt: Mainline U.S. Church Publishes Book That Claims U.S. Government Was Behind 9/11
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DIVIDE and conquer.
There are a lot scientists who are religious who do believe in a higher power.
But if you watch a conservative owned media you will believe that all science is anti religio... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismO no, Atheism
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Religion(most common religions) is the safest way to go through life without having to bother with death.
I don't agree with the literal, plain-text interpretation of the above comment in the... |
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