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PoetryThoughts Unchained
40 Posts • 10846 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
Perception.
Ever the optimist.
I look out my window and see...
Cars drive past, celebrating the invention of the wheel.
We have come so far from caves and clubs. Every human I see wants to... |
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Society & SociologyFear and Action
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A very interesting post
There is no reason to fear law enforcers in a democratic civilised society If you are innocent of any past or present crimes .
Which is why you where so relaxed but annoye... |
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SocietyA New Discovery
27 Posts • 9965 Views Philosophy Forum |
"– ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW IT IS NOT BEYOND YOUR CONTROL AT THIS POINT SINCE NOTHING CAN FORCE YOU TO HURT ME AGAINST YOUR WILL UNLESS YOU WANT TO – you are compelled, completely of your own free w... |
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Existance
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This is a post I submitted on a website recently in response to the question of whether, if a God exists, if he approves of smoking marijuana. Now this is a fairly week topic, but my response branched... |
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Welcome to the new Captain Cynic!
1 Posts • 3756 Views Administrative Contact |
For those of you who are first timers to the site, by 'new' we don't mean newly
launched - Captain Cynic has been alive and running for 10 years. No - by new
we mean Captain Cynic now has undergon... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeWittgenstein's notes called On Certainty
4 Posts • 4660 Views Philosophy Forum |
What follows is my own analysis of On Certainty, and this analysis is done with very little input (reading or otherwise) from other philosophers. Hence, some of my thoughts may diverge or converge wit... |
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Kids these days!
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Sorceress, I know you mean well. But youve mostly just reworded what I was pondering- then made it sound like the poor wittle kiddie is the innocent victim here. It was the puppy that was the victim.... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainEmotions vs Logic
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This is from a game called Dragon Age. I thought it was relevant.
Tranquil
From Dragon Age Wiki
'Some laugh at me. I no longer mind.
Once upon a time, I studied as they did. I learned und... |
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Life & DeathVoluntary Human Extinction Movement
233 Posts • 131316 Views Philosophy Forum |
I have nothing to hide, Wooly. Here's the email you sent to me, with my response:
TO: NicOfTime
SUBJECT:
Negotiation for Resolution of May 20, 2009 Posts
PROLOGUE:
I am the 'Spoke... |
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ConsciousnessALTRUISM and SELFISHNESS
23 Posts • 26522 Views Philosophy Forum |
Everything is towards self intrest. In the end we are oursleves and nothing else.
Selfishness and selflessness are terms that define our actions, If we rationalize everything to be in our self intr... |
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ChristianityA Cartoon Banned by the Mormon Church
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I agree. It is rediculous because it is wrong.
Let me just correct a few things and also introduce some other idea's.
Mormons DO believe in countless gods that were once human and that God hi... |
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PedophiliaPaedophilia
189 Posts • 72504 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Well logic dictates that until your body develops in a manner conducive to reproduction you will not be sexual since sexuality is biologically used for reproduction. Hence, scientifically a child is n... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsHandbook For A New Paradigm
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You're trolling this thread
You're trying my patience.
You're trying to deter the focus
Most of the posts in this thread are simply stating that it is "interesting" o... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhat is existence?
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although it seems strange.... just think about this then see if you have the same perspective
1. there is no such thing as time
2. there is no such thing as space
3. there is no such thing as &q... |
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Three Generations Fish ~An Article~
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~This is an article that I submitted to a Local WIldlife/family life TV Program and they are now going to be doing a segment on it for their show as well as publish the Article. Just felt that maybe h... |
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There is No God and You Know It
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Okcitykid, first things first....realise that science is based on testable hypotheses who accept or refute theories. Religion on the other hand claims fact. Belief in a god is unreasonable. An Atheist... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhy do we exist?
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My personal Bible is short.
Here it is:
IT IS. DIG IT. Amen.
But for purposes here, I'll elaborate a bit.
In the begining, there is nothing.
No space. No Matter. No energy.
Noth... |
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School uniforms
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In my opinion school uniforms is a BAD idea. For one you people keep talking about the way the kids get teased. But you dont think kids get teased with uniforms? Kids hate uniforms expecially the juni... |
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EconomyWhat Economic Governmental Sytem Works Best and How?
24 Posts • 12352 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Little John I am talking about saving the world here, economic greed of the ubermench and the general lack of concern for the rest of the world that thinks things are preordained and that people cant... |
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Notes on a Scandal
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Based upon the true story of a schoolteacher who was convicted for having an affair with her 15-year old pupil; this movie is a brilliant play on the conventional roles of sexual power, betrayal and p... |
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Child & Family PsychologyWhy won't they listen?
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You are correct in your findings for why kids dont listen. Everyone is different; but ALL are trying to fit in.
Like a jigsaw puzzle.
Think of a time when you are developing, metamophasizing, a... |
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SocietyKhat, your thourghts?
22 Posts • 6119 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
The concept which describes this is called socialization and is apparent in both sociology and psychology. However, as for A. Seth God, it is clear to me that you have a limited understanding of psych... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismMy article in American Atheist Magazine
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Futile Confrontations Between Theists and Atheists
Futile conflicts between theists and atheists, often amounting to "we are better than you" confrontations, are common, as one can verify... |
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Human's Inevitable Downfall
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So called "humans" are unlucky creatures endowed with a brain that is superior in many ways, yet the ability, skills and intelligence, is inseperable from its instinctual animal ethos, so sa... |
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GovernmentGovernment Child Sex Trade
25 Posts • 10339 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Ok, I'm just finding out some more on this and there have been convictions, if you dared to bother to watch the film the Larry King fellow did go to prison, he apparently got out too.
But this... |
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