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IslamMuslim women who cover their hair
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I would say that the women wear the headress to protect herself. Being raped would be bad, but dishonoring your family could mean death.
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Ethics & MoralityThe Morality of Action
24 Posts • 8890 Views Philosophy Forum |
Just because you don't take the time to educate yourself on what is harmful to others and what is not does not destroy your responsibility.
Look, no one has given me a circumstance of an acci... |
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ChristianityIs anyone here...
60 Posts • 13595 Views Religion Forum |
i liked glow sticks response. Her mentality is one that will lead you closer to "religious truth" it is nearly impossible to reach nirvana or heaven because of our tribal (cultural) prejudic... |
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Alan's Philosophies
17 Posts • 7103 Views Philosophy Forum |
Hye, since this is a philosophy thread, I figured I'd actually post something on philosophy. I consider myself a Christian Existentialist, which to most people is contradictory, but whatever.... |
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God in ReligionDoes it add up??
46 Posts • 13156 Views Religion Forum |
thanks wandering...:)....I understand the being lost part because we fell out of where we supposed to be...:).... and murder is killing that's not needed...:).........but the dying is not what sh... |
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Emotions & FeelingsEmotions Journal
7 Posts • 2963 Views Psychology Forum |
Day 2 28/1/2010
Felt listless, felt like I didn't have much to do. Normally would hang out with H.
Spoke briefly to R on MSN. After a bit of prodding she revealed she was pleased with how T... |
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What value do we place on a child's time?
3 Posts • 2257 Views Philosophy Forum |
What value do we place on a child's time?
Labor has been commodified in the American culture.
I would guess that the average working person makes about $30 an hour. That would be $1200 per week... |
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Random QuestionsStupid things we've done as kids
49 Posts • 15041 Views Talk Talk |
"I'm pretty sure I was either 4 or 5 when this happened. Okay, here's the deal. When I saw The Little Mermaid when I was little the scene where Ariel's voice is taken away by Ursel... |
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RelationshipsWhen will the pain of heartache go away?
17 Posts • 26581 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Yes we agree that it is a temporary state in which to live. It has served me well for the past 5 years and maybe I retreated to fantasy when I discovered, much to my horror that my life , my reality f... |
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why i run
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Morning is the best time to run, before the air is corrupted with obligations, and the bushes are sealed in a glowing gossamer. That's when I like to go. Not only is it an amazing progression in my go... |
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Exsistential Angst
7 Posts • 3726 Views Talk Talk |
Have you ever contemplated non-existence? What is it? That is something we can never understand.
Because it isn't real. You know that there must be SOME existence out there other wise you wo... |
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BiologyCloning
93 Posts • 25261 Views Science & Technology Forum |
"I guess I see your point, I just don't think that it is the same thing. For one a clone is not a God made creature,"
That distinction I find arbitrary. They are the same, making a kid... |
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To have children or not to have children..that is
16 Posts • 7329 Views Philosophy Forum |
"I can't be a wife. I'm not that sort of person." Sarah Brightman (and me)
I was molested as a child and have never had a boyfriend. Never wanted one, so kids were not a conside... |
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Religion & HumanityMorals for sale
14 Posts • 4936 Views Religion Forum |
Morals are indeed a great thing, but morals are a learned trait, not inherent in the human animal. So the question is who decides what morals are appropriate? Christian morals are founded on cultures... |
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GovernmentSo It's W - Not Jr.
14 Posts • 3992 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Did Dowd write that? I should have known - she is such a sophistic thinker and often deceives her readers with misleading statements as she did with her piece on Gannon.
The point of her piece is b... |
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Emotions & FeelingsEuphoria
17 Posts • 7763 Views Psychology Forum |
I have had two moments in my life where I felt completely one with everything around me.
The first time was following an intense argument with my very Irish wife (although I love her to pieces). I... |
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The Mind
49 Posts • 13221 Views Philosophy Forum |
"What are the postive uses of the mind? There aren't any"
"MIND" is an illusory reflection of cerebral fidgeting. It comprises all the random, uncontrolled thoughts that bu... |
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HistoryPrehistoric Human Brain Found Pickled in Bog : Discovery News
1 Posts • 3180 Views Science & Technology Forum |
A brain in near-perfect condition is found in a body-less skull of a person who was decapitated over 2,600 years ago in England.
One of the world's best preserved prehistoric human brains was... |
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Speed Of Time
64 Posts • 16840 Views Philosophy Forum |
Well, regarding the third cause condition, I don't see why it is imposible for us to understand. It is simply instinct, like babies knowing where to find milk etc, and all ths is embedded into ou... |
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Life & DeathMy Theory on Life
8 Posts • 3615 Views Philosophy Forum |
Sam...look deeper into religious origins, not just the religious dogma spewed by the Church.
I'll give you a brief summary of my perspective.
Abraham's belief...ALL IS ONE.
The orgina... |
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MIchael Jackson
0 Posts • 7487 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
Leave the poor guy alone. He gets enough ridicule as it is from every1 else.....does it make u feel better to put someone down? I have watched a few interviews on Michael Jackson and to me, he seems l... |
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Life & DeathTips and Tricks of Life?
7 Posts • 4542 Views Philosophy Forum |
never go to sleep mad at anything or anyone, if you do then the next day will probably end up being an unpleasant one.
if you are talking to a woman that is sitting next to you and she crosses her... |
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ChristianityThe time is NOW! IT is your choice.
50 Posts • 12380 Views Religion Forum |
'Because it hurts...it is not borne of love for another. In fact it is using another.'
Not when both parties are consenting adults. This as opposed to the non-consenting children your own priests v... |
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i dont know just read it!
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I know what you mean. I'm an empath, well we all are at some level, and I find that I have a tendancy of attracting people with emotional problems, people who've been hurt in the past, who a... |
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Poetry*Smiles with in Solitude*
202 Posts • 49378 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
Sit and just listen to the lyrics of a song.
Watch as the rhythm overwhelms your every being.
Your heart beats at the pace of the music,
You are one with the melody.
It's just a few minutes,
But... |
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