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Kids these days!
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Look, I'm not saying what the kid di or what kids do in general isn't wrong. Of course its wrong, we all agree on how awful their behaviour is and we are all outraged by the consequences of... |
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War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
62 Posts • 21886 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
cturtle - To be honest I haven't looked at the morality thread for a while, I'll pop in again to see what's up.
"Because as you stated I really have questions about feeding and... |
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'Absolute perfection'…
13 Posts • 9757 Views Philosophy Forum |
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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War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
62 Posts • 21886 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
"Not everyone believes in his teachings or his messianic qualities."
I don't believe in him either, but regardless, his life is exemplary of a moral one.
" So serving yourself... |
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Vegetarianism
30 Posts • 9494 Views Talk Talk |
Hey heyjme1,
Once again, I like and respect your answers and stance on my issues. I have to admit to being a little confused of the meaning of your first paragraph. I think I disagree with you? (if... |
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Ethics & MoralityEthics: DARE YOU IGNORE IT?
17 Posts • 6093 Views Philosophy Forum |
Can an ethical statement be 'true'? Is it simply 'true' that 'thou shalt not kill' in the same way that 'the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second' is true?
The latter fact is a truth concerni... |
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Ethics & MoralityThe Morality of Action
24 Posts • 8887 Views Philosophy Forum |
My "true morals" are unselfish acts. Anything you do to help others and especially if you have to sacrifice something to do so.
Its true many religions call this moral, but to me this is pu... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismAetheists Are Illogical
70 Posts • 24818 Views Religion Forum |
If you conclude you will die someday, I bet the idea of an afterlife is very appealing. If you wonder how everything around you exists, the concept of a perfect creator should be sufficient. If you ha... |
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Law & GovernmentShould drugs be legalised?
14 Posts • 4058 Views Philosophy Forum |
Again, agree with the libertarian talking points. There is, with most of the harder drugs, a severe compromise of normal neurochemistry once the user has become dependant, that result in every kind of... |
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Philosophy of action
2 Posts • 2009 Views Philosophy Forum |
Most people see philosophy as remote, esoteric and estranged from what they might consider to be 'reality', but this argument - if it is to be dignified with that title - ceases to have mean... |
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What truths would a wise person pursue?
5 Posts • 2819 Views Philosophy Forum |
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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Life & Deathwhat is your theory on life?
270 Posts • 54953 Views Philosophy Forum |
^^i know you understand and know what respect is....and I know you seek to test the knowledge that I portray i contain, when infact I don't know shit....hahaha..... you see I could never stop ans... |
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God in ReligionThe God Thread
158 Posts • 41875 Views Religion Forum |
My beliefs in God are really complex, so I'll try to describe them in as few words as possible.
- First, there is a God in the sense that there is a Source of morality and wisdom seperate from... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43686 Views Religion Forum |
So what is your main worry?
Do you feel our government favors Christianity above all religions? Does this effect their decisions?
I cant see any laws created with a basis, of "utilization of... |
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God in Religionproofs for God's existence
23 Posts • 7371 Views Religion Forum |
"someday, human beings may look at another universe, one without life. then, a universe without life is observable."
By definition, universes cannot interact. If they do, then they aren... |
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ChristianityWhat is faith: Why Christianity?
23 Posts • 7936 Views Religion Forum |
I don't know if you are in a position to answer this question because it is sort of posed as a rebuttal to PeterSmith's assertion that Christianity is the only religion that provides "g... |
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GodWhy did God create the universe
119 Posts • 39394 Views Philosophy Forum |
Theory, she covered your initial question.
Beuphema, no problem but don't discount your part.
But you must now take stock of what else you need to address.
As I told dbh and Decius and... |
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God in Religionwhich God do i follow?
31 Posts • 9932 Views Religion Forum |
Only things that jeopardize the structure of society should be criminalized. Drugs have a negative effect on people. People under the influences of drugs are prone to behave in a manner hazardous to t... |
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Ethics & MoralityNotes on Ethics
1 Posts • 2436 Views Philosophy Forum |
I bought and read a book on moral relativism. The protagonists of the debate resemble two people who, though travelling in opposite directions, have fallen into the same pit. Both views are expressed... |
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ChristianityCellphone VS Bible
41 Posts • 13673 Views Religion Forum |
You're right, it doesn't make a difference how old she is, what matters is that she posted it. And any person experienced with this website knows that any post expressing your belief in a go... |
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God in Religionwhich God do i follow?
31 Posts • 9932 Views Religion Forum |
This statement is inaccurate; because when people decide they want something they simply change the laws so that accountability is negligible.
And be held accountable to whatever degree of accounta... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57486 Views Religion Forum |
*according to christian creed (or at least to my understanding of it) , heaven's a place where no sins are done and a place to which only good-hearted people are admitted. i think that, if you be... |
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Right or wrong....
300 Posts • 58829 Views Philosophy Forum |
"if it is based on a gut feeling, than what is the purpose of morality in the first place? should all gut feelings be trusted? "
NOPE.
In fact I believe the whole history of man is basical... |
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LawWhy is Prostitution Illegal?
96 Posts • 51568 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
For some time i have wondered why is prostitution Ilegal? I thought that it was simply a law of morality that is both outdated and out of touch. I think it should be legal for several reasons.
Men... |
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How can we achieve Redemption?
6 Posts • 8742 Views Philosophy Forum |
In my opinion, redemption is psychological, as are most other emotional states. If you have no religion, and you have no-body to pray for for forgiveness, than I suppose one of the immediate reactions... |
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