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Dressing for your age?
68 Posts • 18998 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think Attolia is trying to ask, why are there certain social constraints, in particular for older people who may act/dress differently or like younger generations. Many people are ageist, who discri... |
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Societya society at eachother's throats.
18 Posts • 6447 Views Philosophy Forum |
I guess I made a bigger deal about this than I wanted to orginally. At least I don't have to worry about these kinds of experiences myself. People tend to be rather nice to me *grin* . Of course,... |
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Politics: How They Corrupt Education
14 Posts • 7206 Views Talk Talk |
I can never quite understand what you say Eldred?
Suicidal,
That is crazy, 500 people in a classroom and 800 try to get in, damn. Why are there not enough Professors again? What is the conversion... |
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AnimalsThree reasons I hate Orcas (Killer Whales)
0 Posts • 6570 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Whilst I don't agree with how Atollia presented the argument here- using big words- she has a point. And I think that the reason whales don't have social morals is simple enough fact that th... |
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Habits & BehaviorMy son and his odd imagination habit
6 Posts • 14079 Views Psychology Forum |
I think you've probably got a little artist on your hands. I refused to play with other kids during my primary school years...I was content completely in my imagination. I think it's a great... |
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Emotions & FeelingsSimple Human Emotions
4 Posts • 2731 Views Psychology Forum |
Emotions are mostly tied to chemical responses in the brain, the release of endorphins. This can be a response to fear, or other stimuli, and serves a dual purpose. First, it can effect pain receptors... |
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Does rap music insight violence amongst young peop
38 Posts • 34597 Views Talk Talk |
Do you believe that rap music causes young people to act violent, or to become more anti-social towards other people? |
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GovernmentIraqi Statue honoring President Bush
63 Posts • 14672 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Education works in Europe at least.
I mean, private education only exacerbates class lines. It removes equality of opportunity and makes social mobility more difficult. Besides that, it creates a q... |
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Society & SociologyCuteness- inborn or bred?
29 Posts • 7437 Views Psychology Forum |
Love is blind. Especially mother's love. I'm not implying that cuteness is required to receive love, but it certainly is a factor. Any girl would be more loved if she was beautiful vs. not a... |
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ElectionsRemarkable State of the Union Speech...
85 Posts • 21552 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
"I liked his social security plan"
Thats funny, no democrats and many republicans didn't.
You like threatening countries don't you. Because that's worked so well for us... |
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A new path.
6 Posts • 2655 Views Talk Talk |
I feel you, i do have friends, but there anti-social. THe way I remember i made a lot of friends at places (there all in colledge, so i cant hang out with them at the moment) was simply just show that... |
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Can we escape our pre-conditioning?
21 Posts • 9744 Views Philosophy Forum |
Sigmund Freud believed that conditioning occurred during early childhood and adolescence. However, since then the main view of social psychology is that conditioning never really stops. Some will dwel... |
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Famous PhilosophersLocke vs. Hobbes
11 Posts • 18408 Views Philosophy Forum |
I would tend to agree with Hobbes. I see far more instances of selfishness under our social contract than kindness. I'm not saying there isn't kindness in the world; I'm merely saying t... |
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Society & Sociologyauthority unfariness
10 Posts • 3465 Views Psychology Forum |
Well that's just how society makes people think. If someone's breaking the law their considered bad people. They don't understand because they are sheltered. It's interesting how p... |
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LawSame Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized Worldwide!
59 Posts • 22027 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
If 1000 lions with big white teeth charge at you you don't say: look at those 50 lions; they look alright dont they?
You think too hard okcitykid - simplicity is brilliance.
Wikipedia:
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That time of the month!
19 Posts • 5619 Views Talk Talk |
Testosterone does increase muscle growth as well, I know this has nothing to do with actual violence but it would mean that men would be expected to be more violent. Then we could turn this into anoth... |
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SocietySocial Engineering
15 Posts • 3539 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I very much would like the opinions of others, as Ironwood requested.
It is important to understand social engineering was not a Rockefeller invention. Humanity has survived by teaching the young w... |
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IslamDefending Muhammed
62 Posts • 15815 Views Religion Forum |
Religion is also about belonging to a certain group. And as long as its a group thing, you bet there will be social control of one form or another. That group will protect its reputation. So you can... |
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Money
32 Posts • 11902 Views Philosophy Forum |
Is money the problem or a society that incourages greed, doing so by the need to aquire that which will sustain life, and the surprisingly strong notion of social status, what else goes into such a st... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsQuestioning Reality: Are we for "Real"?
118 Posts • 36379 Views Philosophy Forum |
the common consensus of opinions, the subjective reality of the fictional norm of social interactions, concepts which we define our reality?
Life is in the living, the experiences which forms the int... |
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War & TerrorismLegitimacy of Iraq War: US dollar verus the Euro
0 Posts • 3701 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
so are you saying that only a small dent would be made... when weighed out with the majority of factors concerning macroeconomics.
what about that huge national debt... all that jazz they keep thro... |
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philosophy of friendship
31 Posts • 17774 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think friendship is important in that you (or maybe it's just me) need someone to help occupy your time, share your thoughts with, and just to keep you from feeling lonely. It is hard to find a... |
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Does Race Exist?
7 Posts • 3915 Views Philosophy Forum |
Por. It exists now; it will not always exist. I have eyes. It exists. Forget the nanny bunch who try and go against social opinion by being politically correct when they're trying to fight agains... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
145 Posts • 33610 Views Religion Forum |
but what is a conscience if it is not something molded by the morality of the social engineering of people in power to control people en mass. I mean religion is just an old fashioned word for governm... |
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Emotions & FeelingsYour Own Insecurities
22 Posts • 8464 Views Psychology Forum |
Disenchanted, it's possible that you're in settings that don't appeal to you for now. Maybe they talk about things you could care less about. You can either try to find ways to get the... |
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