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THREAD Conscious and Sub-ConsciousThe Power of Illusion
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Psychology Forum
DCS, please listen to what was actually said again. It's not any one illusion in particular. The only specifications he made were to not get into specifics. I operate while under the spell of...
THREAD Dieting & Ideology: Delusional Duality?
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Philosophy Forum
Dieting & Ideology: Delusional Duality? I suspect most of us have seen the NutriSystem commercial on TV many times. This is a 'weight loss' system said to 'Transform Your Body'. It is touted t...
THREAD Atheism & AgnosticismAetheists Are Illogical
70 Posts • 24825 Views
Religion Forum
given a sober appraisal of the facts, no evidence for His existence can be found. I feel this is an inaccurate statement because we cannot say that no evidence exists, we can say that of all the th...
THREAD JokesCouple of dirty jokes
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Jokes & Games
There was this businessman who was getting ready to go on a long business trip. He knew his wife was a flirtatious sort, so he thought he'd try to get her something to keep her occupied while...
THREAD Music ReviewTop 8 reasons why Superman's Bryan Singer should be beaten
0 Posts • 1916 Views
Movie/TV Reviews
I'm a big fan of this movie - just to shake things up ; ) For starters, things weren't 'copyied' from the other superman movies - they were homaged, there's a difference. I...
THREAD Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
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Religion Forum
I agree. When someone does something wrong - it is easy to say, "The devil made me do it." The devil is an excuse I don't believe in. And the threat of hell is used to force people to c...
THREAD PerceptionI Find Myself Here
20 Posts • 7321 Views
Psychology Forum
As I was reading this, Im pretty much thinking and going through the exact same things right now. But I started "maturing" a little younger, at around 16, when I was introduced to one of my...
THREAD 'In the moment' disorder...
2 Posts • 2013 Views
Philosophy Forum
The following is a theory I thought up today... It has do with the possible relation between mental disorder and unnecessary use of short-term and long-term memory. There are many situations where w...
THREAD GovernmentThe meaning of democracy
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Politics & Current Events Forum
Good, we are making progress. Now what are the principles of this ideology? This is wikipedia'a definition of an ideology, and you can use it for a frame work for discussion. An ideology i...
THREAD Society & Sociologyfashion
26 Posts • 8580 Views
Psychology Forum
You can work against a problem or with the problem; I prefer the latter. Lets just seperate cause from effect. Of course you are on the right lines with the causal connections and the reasons why p...
THREAD The Bridge to Terabithia
3 Posts • 2051 Views
Talk Talk
To get things started I'll go first. I thought the movie portrayed the original fantasy genre fairly accurately. Anyone who has read The Lord of the Rings (the original fantasy novel) will recogn...
THREAD Habits & BehaviorSuperiorority complex
4 Posts • 3760 Views
Psychology Forum
i believe you are correct in your assumption about the lazyness and lack of work ethic amongst most people. the difference between a person with a superiority complex and a person who is simply frustr...
THREAD BiologyBan peanut butter in schools?
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Science & Technology Forum
My daughter is allergic to peanuts, actually she's allergic to all nuts except coconut and I know it is hard for people to understand, but unlike most other childhood allergies, this one is poten...
THREAD Human Nature & Emotionemotional voids.
9 Posts • 5422 Views
Philosophy Forum
so as i was driving home i was thinking about my recent breakup with my boyfriend of little over a year. and then i was thinking about voids… and what people do everyday to fill a void they have...
THREAD Do Personal Issues Reflect World Issues?
3 Posts • 2840 Views
Philosophy Forum
I came across a statement today that brought up a question upon myself - The problems you see in the world mirrors what problems are in yourself. That you as an individual react to and see the world...
THREAD Random QuestionsKarma
39 Posts • 8976 Views
Talk Talk
I understood what he was saying. I understood what he was defining karma as. I merely disagree with him, reasonably so. I do so because I see no karma in a rock accidentally being kicked, at any level...
THREAD Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
194 Posts • 41933 Views
Philosophy Forum
You are confusing the soul and emotions, there is a difference between feeling something and implied meanings developed to explain why something is felt, just like applying to life itself, to claim yo...
THREAD Negative...
15 Posts • 3689 Views
Philosophy Forum
Well... I think that some are trapped into cycles of negative thinking. They see one bad thing, and expect the worst - therein you are correct that its reactionary, esp. to fears. It is not necess...
THREAD Stoned in love, but not with you.
10 Posts • 3051 Views
Talk Talk
Lostbefound: There seems to be many elements coarsing through your mind in regards to the dilemma you find yourself in. Maybe it would be easier to break things down and have some sort of organization...
THREAD DepressionDepression
6 Posts • 3433 Views
Psychology Forum
When I get upset about something, no matter what it is, I get upset about everything. It's like every negative thought is a snowball rolling down a mountain. If I'm upset about losing a Star...
THREAD Gender PsychologyWhy men really will never understand women
26 Posts • 8562 Views
Psychology Forum
Sounds like she's just been listening to the latest Pink song too much. :P Seriously, I feel for you Al, as you and I are in the exact same situation. I think we need to meet down the local to...
THREAD Society & SociologyLife and Decisions
9 Posts • 3084 Views
Psychology Forum
You may have been right in some aspect of what you said, though as far as i remember we are talking about DECISIONS here. The subtopic about a family of George only came as an example. I think you...
THREAD Habits & BehaviorThe Acceptance of Bullshit
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Psychology Forum
Excellent, its not something people like to talk about. My change into the cynical, pragmatic person I am now began when I was about 13. Long story short, I was uncool, but I had a friend who was ver...
THREAD ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43696 Views
Religion Forum
Actually it says blind faith is good. The term blind faith is not in the bible. The term comes from a lesson that Jesus teaches. Inorder to enter the kingdom of heaven you must believe as a child. A c...
THREAD Why did you join this site? How did you find it?
17 Posts • 9070 Views
Philosophy Forum
I was searching for philosophies of life and found myself here.- there was some really great things to read and discuss- still as well! Welcome Wandering Nobody- I hope you find some of what you ne...
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