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BooksHave you achieved a sense of fulfillment?
21 Posts • 12062 Views Talk Talk |
i understand what you are saying Vigil and maybe my response to this was a quick and easy way out. this sense of purpose and fullfilment is one of my main worries, like you i want a job in which i fee... |
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Physics & CosmologySomething out of nothing
40 Posts • 8787 Views Science & Technology Forum |
because we have satellites looking at the earth?why do we have sattelites? because some took steps to understanding nature and then used all these ideas and though hey why don't we go into space?... |
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Life & DeathIs Life Worth the Strife?
23 Posts • 7499 Views Philosophy Forum |
Is life worth living? A stupid question, an impudent question - because it is impossible to answer? No. Quite the contrary: because everybody knows the answer. We can be be assured that not one person... |
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GodBecome Your God
11 Posts • 3456 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think I see what you're saying here...I find this idea facinating, especially after reading a series on "The Foundations of Religion and Philosophies: the Cornerstone of Humanity and its E... |
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Religion & HumanityHow come the transition for polytheism to monotheism?
16 Posts • 10027 Views Religion Forum |
While I don't 100% agree with either of you when it comes to being born atheist or not I find myself leaning more towards what liljohn said. Mainly because I feel that a young human race would ha... |
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God in ReligionQuestioning his Behaviour
284 Posts • 49442 Views Religion Forum |
To help answer you question Petesmith:
Athiest ethics usually boils down to 'Me first, always!' ideology. Atheists may have exactly the same views about what counts as good and bad, and may... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismO no, Atheism
17 Posts • 7067 Views Religion Forum |
I'd also like to point this out.....
In the Bible they say god made man out of dust. WE ARE ALL STARDUST. That's a fact.
Evolution can just be gods way of creating anything I mean, it&... |
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Science vs ReligionIntellagentdesign
82 Posts • 19288 Views Religion Forum |
Okay, well I am by no means an expert on evolution, but here's what I know. The reason you can't see a change in human appearance is because you can only go as far back as a couple thousand... |
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Chaos theory
70 Posts • 16855 Views Philosophy Forum |
Heres something extra about Chaos Theory- Fractals.
A Fractal can be a geometric object which is always irregular on all scales of length. In other words they are never smooth. Fractals possess inf... |
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Is there anything you shouldn't educate children?
28 Posts • 5912 Views Philosophy Forum |
... please, if thats one of my twigs snapping, just wait till the the hole damn tree comes one day.
In dire anticipation, I assure you.
Do you not understand that humans push each other as a soc... |
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GovernmentObama is a Communist - should we really vote for him?
23 Posts • 5380 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
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"I don't understand what you mean by this. (?) "
i mean that if one were to take a little bit of time out of their day and look at where the majority of what product they bu... |
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GovernmentPlans for George W. Bush Presidential Library
29 Posts • 8590 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
And again, that is why it becomes fairly contradictory when trying to generalize or profile and should be stopped as well, we only manage to sound like an assumptive ass and end up causing arguments t... |
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Religion & HumanityThe True Religion?
96 Posts • 28928 Views Religion Forum |
Jesus chose 12 apostles. The number is obviously important, because they had to replace Judas (and they did). Later on here comes Paul who is now the 13th apostle? Seems kinda fishy to me.
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StoriesShort story on vampires: Part 1
25 Posts • 7054 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
There is one final part to go.
Ironically, it was the very first piece I wrote. I believe it was on the topic of "conflict" , where I had to put two very opposing characters in a scene to... |
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BooksNovels - what are some good novels?
5 Posts • 5331 Views Talk Talk |
It might be helpful if you listed a few novels that you have already read, the likes of which is in keeping with the kinds of plots you are most interested in. Let us know what it was you liked about... |
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Do we really exist?
31 Posts • 18996 Views Philosophy Forum |
Your thought parterns, and their subsequent accumulation of quantum/electric ghosts(Your Mind), have existed throughout all time, perhaps even lent form to this universe in some way
Care to elabora... |
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Framing: Thug, Terrorist, Pirate, any Difference?
3 Posts • 2185 Views Philosophy Forum |
A form of government wherein the citizen is sovereign one must have a citizenry that comprehends the facts. What we have learned is that the facts are often distorted by the framing of the issue. I su... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsTruth, reality and the meling pot
13 Posts • 2945 Views Philosophy Forum |
good reply.
1st my assumptions:
1. Reality is all that is.
2. Absolute determinism does not exist; i.e. one does have the ability to change things.
If evil forces create truth and truth has... |
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War & TerrorismAbout the war......
56 Posts • 17876 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Tanker...I like this, if ignorance is bliss your in 'hog heaven'!
I love the fact that every Bush supporter makes the war an issue of allegience to America...continuosly. You see, some ve... |
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War & TerrorismA World Built By Conflict
3 Posts • 2693 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Throughout history the number one cause of the rise (and fall) of civilization is conflict.
Harmony does not give rise to civilization. For example, the last peoples who lived in harmony with the w... |
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'Absolute perfection'…
13 Posts • 9725 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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Those Who Really fought for freedom
6 Posts • 3183 Views Movie/TV Reviews |
I agree with your intentions here. Its an old cliche but still holds true that the past is there to learn from, and act upon interpretation. This is nothing against your post, of course, but merely th... |
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HomosexualityGay Marraige, For or Against?
32 Posts • 16572 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Allowing same sex marriages will inevitably open a can of worms. Allowing the rights of same sex marriages will ultimately lead to the allowance of polygamy and at some point lead to the acceptance of... |
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Are we on a 'Ship of Fools'?
3 Posts • 2353 Views Philosophy Forum |
Are we on a 'Ship of Fools'?
From Katherine Anne Porter's novel, Ship of Fools, which was a big prizewinning best-seller in 1962, the producer and director Stanley Kramer produced a powerful a... |
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Is Recycling a joke?
10 Posts • 9580 Views Philosophy Forum |
Some older vehicles may have trouble with synthetic oils, I keep getting a low pressure warning.So I am going to drain the crankcase & add nondetergent (single weight oil) SAE 40. If that cures it... |
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