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Can we escape our pre-conditioning?
21 Posts • 9743 Views Philosophy Forum |
To try and answer your original question: yes people can overcome our unconscious biases and fears. The first thing that comes to mind for me as to how, is an event that is equally or stronger than th... |
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PoetryRandom Quotes & Poems
15 Posts • 5884 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
Wonder Across America
Dreams you can see
Spread about the world
You wistfully think of being free like the birds
Of being able to attribute with the veracious firmanent and all its grandeur
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DreamsDreams... useless or amazing
50 Posts • 14045 Views Psychology Forum |
also its been proven that even little kids can control their dreams. its not a rare thing. Everyone i know can do it. not to mention, its been proven that if you dream over and over about doing someth... |
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Do we live a 'lie of character'?
2 Posts • 2520 Views Philosophy Forum |
I suppose at the moment I feel relaxed at the basic routine of things, but I have noticed I don't seem to have the same kind of imagination as when I was younger. I think that might be because I... |
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ChristianityCatholic Churches feel grim
18 Posts • 6563 Views Religion Forum |
Pete,
I do understand this. If you read my initial post, it pretty much just said how I feel about the Catholic church. I'm pretty much a Christian with a very open mind about things and plent... |
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Habits & BehaviorPerfectionism
17 Posts • 14002 Views Psychology Forum |
You forget there is another rode to perfectionism. Misery. The feeling that there is something wrong with the world, to quote morphious 'like a splinter in your mind driving you mad.' But no... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainCombinatory Telepathy
4 Posts • 3244 Views Psychology Forum |
and soon you'll discover you are not reading his mind, you are just reading the 'genie' who is commanding him thru messages and letting you know what it is going to command thru a '... |
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SpiritualityThe Logical VS The Faithful
0 Posts • 10410 Views Religion Forum |
Stealph-
I understand the points that you are trying to convey, but NOTHING applies to everyone, except that we all live on Earth. By this I mean that the faith that you described in the "fox ho... |
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Gender PsychologyI Hate Women
84 Posts • 34379 Views Psychology Forum |
ihatewomen........
I would turn and face your hate. Confront it. Look it in the eye. And be aware of everything that crosses your mind. Watch every thought and image, and acknowledge them. Try not... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeIs there a path to wisdom?
12 Posts • 3402 Views Philosophy Forum |
Is there a path to wisdom?
How can I know what I do not know? How can I trace that boundary between knowledge and ignorance?
In the dialogue 'Apology' Plato writes about Socrates while in the du... |
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Society85 PERCENT OF THOSE TAKING THE POLL SAY IMPEACH BUSH
15 Posts • 3789 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Makes you wonder who all takes the poll? It must be the same people who thought that the first WTC bombing was caused by extremist right wing radicals worked up by talk radio.
I'm sorry - I do... |
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The number 23.
5 Posts • 2953 Views Philosophy Forum |
Most people I have found believe that the number 23 and the so called "conspiracies" that surround it, are all in ones mind. And I agree to that in some degree. But how can something that ca... |
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SpiritualityThe Logical VS The Faithful
0 Posts • 10410 Views Religion Forum |
"love the lord your god with all your heart, soul and mind.
love your neighbor as yourself..."
I'm not even aware of a point to the first one, the second is a joke when you look at... |
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Best/Worst Feature
11 Posts • 3587 Views Talk Talk |
Best feature:well, ummmm.....let me think....oh ya, I am a very good actor,think deep, a good writer,humourous,have a open mind, logical. am sympathatic, but only to those who need it.
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 41965 Views Religion Forum |
Elemental - why are you trying to make DumbTeen a "believer" ? its clear he has already made up his mind. through all of your rantings there you have still yet to provide any "logical&q... |
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ElectionsDoes Ron Paul still stand a chance?
3 Posts • 2765 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Wow, I really hope you are right about that. When I heard him say he would not run as an independent it shocked me quite frankly. Everything you've laid out here seemed in my own mind to be the l... |
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Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
194 Posts • 41812 Views Philosophy Forum |
The one that comes to mind right away would be Einstein. But I suppose it depends on what you consider to be "reasonably trustworthy". There would be quite a few spiritual teachers who I wou... |
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ChristianityTruth about 666, the beast and seal of the beast
117 Posts • 24422 Views Religion Forum |
Please reread scriptures and throw out all rubish from your mind!
That speaks AntiChrist, who was born to be free! Who was born under sign 666!!! |
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God in Religionwhich God do i follow?
31 Posts • 9909 Views Religion Forum |
that makes perfect sense.. its just very hard to describe for where we se the words "heart" "soul" mind brain etc.. theres distincitve feelings we can knida relate..
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Age/sex make us feel different about posts?
14 Posts • 3592 Views Talk Talk |
I really try to understand the point one makes. If it is well explained and the person has a way of backing up their points of view, I try not to brush it off. Even it its gross, sexist, racist or big... |
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United 93 and World Trade Center
8 Posts • 2708 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
Not much of a better way to put it Attolia. We must never forget what happened that day, but portraying it in two seperate movies just seems like a way to make money off of a tradegy however, if all t... |
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GovernmentKerry Bad For America
26 Posts • 7498 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
This dude is obviously a ditto-head. He probably listens to Hanity and Rush religiously. There is nothing any of us can say that would persuade him to change his mind. The fact that this has been the... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsThe Matrix Is Real
123 Posts • 36454 Views Philosophy Forum |
To bad thoughts like these only come at me at night and drive me crazy and keep me awake, and when i finally fall asleep i will forget about all of it in the morning and can start all over again about... |
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DreamsAn experience of the paranormal?
2 Posts • 2679 Views Psychology Forum |
I was going to post this on the "What probably is = what is fallacy" thread, but I didn't want to take too much away from the focus of the topic because I feel as though I am going off... |
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Gay Bishop??
57 Posts • 15514 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
It boggles my mind that anyone could see a homosexual person as evil. It boggles my mind that someone would choose to live by the words of the bible instead of making their own judgements of other hum... |
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