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THREAD Conscious and Sub-ConsciousConsciousness is just the tip of the iceberg
24 Posts • 12760 Views
Psychology Forum
About eleven million bits of information are passed form our senses to our brain every second. Out of this eleven million we can only be consciously aware of sixteen. The rest of the information is pr...
THREAD ChristianityCatholics vs Christians
158 Posts • 58596 Views
Religion Forum
Catholic and Christian are the same thing. Catholic is a part of the Christian Religion. However - there is a large portion of the Christian Religion that believe that Catholics are not Christian. The...
THREAD PerceptionOne tries One's best…
2 Posts • 2899 Views
Psychology Forum
I have been of the opinion that in each situation we're in, we always try our best. We try our best to succeed, and to get to a goal. Now, I'm a little less sure… What may complicate things...
THREAD ConspiracyExcerp: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
214 Posts • 62188 Views
Politics & Current Events Forum
So no one here feels any information from this or any of the number of other private citizen investigations, films, lawsuits, and all of their questions and concerns don't merit some serious inve...
THREAD EconomyObservations of Enron
0 Posts • 470 Views
Politics & Current Events Forum
What made the enron scandal possible was not just the willingness of large groups of people to screw over others for mass amounts of money. There were laws changed. Specifically for this purpose...
THREAD Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
33 Posts • 10159 Views
Religion Forum
Even by saying certain words we connect to the entity of that word and all that it implies. So by playing around with words we can conclude what is evil and what is good. Regenerative and degenerative...
THREAD Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
33 Posts • 10159 Views
Religion Forum
Even by saying certain words we connect to the entity of that word and all that it implies. So by playing around with words we can conclude what is evil and what is good. Regenerative and degenerative...
THREAD God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 41960 Views
Religion Forum
To put it bluntly, since I have joined captain cynic, by far this has turned out be the worst thread. It's like everyone is having a petty school argument. Majority of the people here are just vo...
THREAD God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
253 Posts • 122322 Views
Religion Forum
As for proving that God exists, I believe that is not impossible, but it is outside of my ability to prove. I don't think we were meant to know either. Why should you have to know if God exist...
THREAD Law & GovernmentShould violent criminals be castrated?
18 Posts • 9823 Views
Philosophy Forum
The purpose of prison is to reform criminals, however this is not always possible. Many criminals repeatedly break the law and are undeterred by the prospect of punishment. There are several factors b...
THREAD Gender PsychologyWhy men really will never understand women
26 Posts • 8539 Views
Psychology Forum
Ack. I cant believe I posted that last post. I promised myself I wouldn't ever bring my personal life onto this site. I guess the time Ive spent here has changed me a little. And maybe I fe...
THREAD Human Nature & Emotion"simultaneous and equal cooperation of logical intuitive thinking"
6 Posts • 3255 Views
Philosophy Forum
So, I was thinking, you could say that the human has two primary elements which influence it's functioning. I mean these elements to be the instinctual/intuitive part and the rational/logical par...
THREAD God in Religionproofs for God's existence
23 Posts • 7350 Views
Religion Forum
"i'm not sure i follow. you're saying that since life is nesasary to observe the universe the universe has to have life and hence is probable? that may be completely wrong, but i didnt...
THREAD Ethics & MoralityEvil
19 Posts • 6391 Views
Philosophy Forum
I've said it a hundred times and I'll say it again: There is nothing intellectual about pointing out relevant versus absolute truths - it is a copout that quasi-intellectual dolts grab onto...
THREAD Atheism & AgnosticismO no, Atheism
17 Posts • 7076 Views
Religion Forum
Religion(most common religions) is the safest way to go through life without having to bother with death. I don't agree with the literal, plain-text interpretation of the above comment in the...
THREAD Ethics & MoralityWar - What The Hell Is It Good For
164 Posts • 32530 Views
Philosophy Forum
- call it intuition or clarity paired with knowledge and experience - but it is possible to recognize truth That is an outright assumption. Especially in regards to people and lying, as well as spe...
THREAD Leadership
3 Posts • 2136 Views
Talk Talk
From the 1990s onwards a lot of mistrust has ocurred relating to governments and history and anything with the stamp of authority. All this is well and good for it is imperative that we question thing...
THREAD DreamsThe Mind Portal...An Un-Researched New Discovery
37 Posts • 21151 Views
Psychology Forum
"It has many, many keys (I already made a list). I think it is important to note here that in order to get in to it, you have to get into life. Without rich experiences the portal won't open...
THREAD ChristianityWas Christ really resurrected?
67 Posts • 17194 Views
Religion Forum
I have a fairly old bible, so I do not have that 'added feature' you refer to. I also do NOT use the King James Version, nor the New World Translation. It would depend on the bibles '...
THREAD OPEN THIS THREAD! LISTEN TO MY RADIO SHOW ONLINE!
1 Posts • 3667 Views
Jokes & Games
Attention fellow dreamers, humans, and aliens! This is your friend Karissa AKA Star Girl... I am an aspiring radio announcer, one day I will be famous...like Angie Martinez, Big Boy, Carson Daly, L...
THREAD Atheism & AgnosticismThe last leg for Atheism
185 Posts • 40088 Views
Religion Forum
Belief in a god is unreasonable. An Atheist doesn't need to "prove" the nonexistence of a god. A person who asserts the existence of something will assume the burden of proof. The theis...
THREAD War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
62 Posts • 21837 Views
Politics & Current Events Forum
"But what does that truely have to do with 911 except for the United States declaring an Official war as opposed to a cold war with whom ever the United States chooses?" Irak wasn't fo...
THREAD BiologyScience versus Instinct
37 Posts • 11513 Views
Science & Technology Forum
Ok, lets start with the term 'instinct', to help settle some confusion. "Instinct' means the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior. Instinct is pre...
THREAD Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63387 Views
Religion Forum
"For your own research for answers, let's look at the bang theory. Here you have a huge bang, without a catalyst, because even a catalyst has to have an origin, so let's assume, logica...
THREAD Human Nature & EmotionArtificial Intelligence
15 Posts • 4580 Views
Philosophy Forum
well, i never said i didn't believe in the human soul...i just am not very clear on my definition of this thing called a soul. if youre talking religiously, then, no, i am not a religious person,...
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