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Religion & HumanityWhat is religion?
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The point is that God cannot do something that is a violation of His own existence and nature. Therefore, He cannot make a rock so big he can't pick up, or make something bigger than Himself, etc... |
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what is the truth?
15 Posts • 2762 Views Talk Talk |
What a question?
Forums: discover, dispute acquiesce truth
Hmm . . . this topic seems familiar yet here are only 3 comments listed by two individuals?Truth is a fact about something that is accepte... |
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Appreciation for Human Error
2 Posts • 2228 Views Philosophy Forum |
I had a conversation yesterday with a girl that I sit next to in physics. We were talking about the actually implications of physics in the field of architecture. We concluded that really there was no... |
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Life & Deathwhat defines life
63 Posts • 18189 Views Philosophy Forum |
Lol.
Wittgenstein, heres an analytical answer for you:
Life is that part of time which occurs between the bringing into existance an entitiy which is capable of inner stimlus to direct its actio... |
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Riddles & PuzzlesLiar Paradox
6 Posts • 5171 Views Philosophy Forum |
Well there is actually a paradox in that there is no such thing as an absolute truth, i.e. if I travel half the distance to the doorway and continue doing so for infinity.. will I ever reach the door... |
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FuturologyChance Theory of Evolution
8 Posts • 2990 Views Philosophy Forum |
Evolution is a process by which animal and plant specie adapt to new environments in a constant search of food and shelter from predators.
Mountain goats are a perfect example. As those that showed... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57187 Views Religion Forum |
There are a lot of posts here - I don't read to fast so I haven't read them all. So I might be repeating what someone else had said.
I am impressed by this forum however. It's nice t... |
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The dilemma of Choice
9 Posts • 2957 Views Philosophy Forum |
The idea I stated is innate in all creatures, if we ever stop to question why do creatures have this self preservation thing?
We have it because existence sorts itself in degrees of relative persis... |
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Human Nature & EmotionHappiness
58 Posts • 13767 Views Philosophy Forum |
yes I know this.. I have always said that when a goal is reached then we are happy.. if a goal involves the use of money, then money can aid in the path to our happiness.. but money doesn't have... |
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The greatest flaw in relation to science
8 Posts • 2302 Views Talk Talk |
Hey Decius, I was reading these posts and I was thinking, oh my God I agree with Decius which for some reason amused me. Actually I agree with both of you, but Decius is right about disproving current... |
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ChristianityFreedom First: Separation of Church and State
2 Posts • 2591 Views Religion Forum |
http://forums.gainesville.com/ eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6211034465/ m/1911053216/p/2
P.S. As to separation of Church & State . . . I have often heard it implied that the reasoning behind this separation... |
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LawDigressing to older methods of punishment
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The main reason they don't cut people's hands off for littering is because of the idea that the punishment should be commensurate to the crime (see the 8th Amendment "Excessive bail sha... |
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GamesThree Curtains
8 Posts • 4596 Views Jokes & Games |
You are a contestant on a game show. There are three curtains. Behind one of the curtains is a new car. You are asked to choose one of the curtains. Lets say that you choose curtain #1. The host of th... |
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Ethics & MoralityDoes meaning come before awareness?
5 Posts • 2890 Views Philosophy Forum |
Does meaning come before awareness?
Depends on what one means by "meaning". The only entities to which the notion of "meaning" has any meaning at all are those who are aware of... |
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God in ReligionDoes GOD Not Existed?
171 Posts • 41890 Views Religion Forum |
Thank you rschulz for bringing my error to light. I admit that a few of the points I made were wrong and I will retract them.
Simply saying that God exists outside of time and space does not give a... |
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Kallenites, x-liberals, and Neocons, oh my!
19 Posts • 7177 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Dear Phil, I really don't understand your statement. What hallucination are you referring too. After all, yours comments were rather lengthy, mine are in reference to the pledge of Allegiance. I... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsJust Want Some Questions Answered
3 Posts • 2920 Views Philosophy Forum |
Mythoughts,
There are some threads that already deal with some of the questions you have posted, perhaps that is one reason why you aren't getting any input to your thread here. Using the sear... |
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Having Kids
49 Posts • 20339 Views Philosophy Forum |
No, I don't think with my dick (or should I call it Dr. Dr. Dick - in Applied Mathematics and the other one in Creative Studies). I suppose the real question here is 'intelligent'. What... |
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Religion & HumanitySeeking Enlightenment
4 Posts • 2548 Views Religion Forum |
I am posing this question because I think alot about what religion represents could be revealed if we really took the time to understand what it takes to make one happen, especially where it may come... |
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Mind "Lag"
6 Posts • 4543 Views Philosophy Forum |
I suppose the thought that the mind and body aren't in the present could lead one to question the nature of time itself. After all, by definition of the past, a life lived in the past has already... |
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Porn
2 Posts • 3262 Views Talk Talk |
I'd like to share this essay and ask the question, is porn political? I've included a link just because of the length:
PORN
by Max Gordon
Sapience Magazine
April 2006
Porn is in my... |
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ChristianityWhat is faith: Why Christianity?
23 Posts • 7904 Views Religion Forum |
I think I'll answer Decius's first question
Its the followers that count. If the entire world became monks, then we would hardly make any scientific progress perhaps, so Buddhisim is not th... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhat are you? Seriously.
6 Posts • 2871 Views Philosophy Forum |
Someone who is greedy will take what they can and give nothing back.
The moment they start to give or donate, they become good.
Why then is it evil to allow myself to be taxed, to ensure prosperity... |
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Alternative BeliefsGod = The Universe
72 Posts • 21717 Views Religion Forum |
Faith is Superstition. Faith is the belief that sustains religion and other types of superstition.
The meaning of the universe is not a valid question. Prove to me otherwise!
When I say Faith I&... |
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Ethics & MoralityWar - What The Hell Is It Good For
164 Posts • 32457 Views Philosophy Forum |
1. I've heard conflicting reports on the issue, including No.
2. I've heard conflicting reports on the issue, including No.
So unless you have or had actual access to the classified in... |
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