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ChristianityThe fraud of Christianity
102 Posts • 23961 Views Religion Forum |
its because the message is right. but we think that the messenger is someone besides god. like people. good smart people. or evil bastards that want to keep society in check. but still, the message is... |
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Human Nature & EmotionSad about the world
11 Posts • 3779 Views Philosophy Forum |
It's natural for a society to identify with those closest to them. Monkeys will be more caring towards other monkeys and Americans are more caring towards Americans. It's a well known societ... |
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Society & SociologyWhat makes a person bad?
35 Posts • 9100 Views Psychology Forum |
An attitude of kindness is what you have and it does not and is not working.
I disagree. My attitude is one of optimism, that putting plans behind ideals, so that they become ideas being put into a... |
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Habits & BehaviorHead games
33 Posts • 11255 Views Psychology Forum |
there could be a whole new thread about the "drama queen phenomena."
what i am talking about is a more deep rooted hatred that women have for the fact that they have to look and/or act sp... |
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Habits & BehaviorParanoia
13 Posts • 3796 Views Psychology Forum |
At those times, I love cuddling up with my mother. :D
I feel paranoid too, but not of things in the dark. I'm growing paranoid of the workings of society and the government.:( I've become... |
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Ethics & MoralityCan War be a good thing?
86 Posts • 28419 Views Philosophy Forum |
I don't think you can say that. Until the action of murder is committed you don't really know how it feels. I also think that people react differently to the concept murder. Some feel sorrow... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhat are you? Seriously.
6 Posts • 2882 Views Philosophy Forum |
Just one... An investment in some stocks allows for projects to be funded by that company. If the projects were of benefit, perhaps money well spent. And, I guess, some people get to decide who to giv... |
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Society & SociologyExcerp: Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
34 Posts • 12724 Views Psychology Forum |
[quote="cturtle"]Rig ht on, western civilizations used (abused) their natural resources until they were depleted then colonized others' lands to provide the means to continue their expan... |
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Right or wrong....
300 Posts • 58662 Views Philosophy Forum |
what im trying to say is that if the taking of ones life was an absolute wrong, then it would be just plain wrong. regardless of any motives or consequensces or any other exeptions.
But when one ta... |
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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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ElectionsRon Paul for President
14 Posts • 5348 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
does he intend to create new agencies that are very limited versions of the same ones that perform the necessary tasks required in a semi-libertarian society?
To the best of my understanding, yes.... |
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War & TerrorismShared Sacrifice
7 Posts • 3097 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
In regards to the salary of soldiers giving their lives to our country in a time of war, I mean come one, they are walking into bullets and bombs for starting wages at Wal-Mart, whle the people who se... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 26984 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
I posted responses to Leftwood late last night I wonder if you read them. Here's some quotes from this website: www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI _EduPamphlet6.html
I refuse to discourse with any... |
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Law & GovernmentShould violent criminals be castrated?
18 Posts • 9826 Views Philosophy Forum |
wow, ok. good to know that.
So, not sure then how the castration thing arose .. <?>
I dont have a good suggestion for how a society should handle lawbreakers in general. wish i did. Howeve... |
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Self-centered or introspective?
28 Posts • 16502 Views Philosophy Forum |
if youve been locked up in your room for over a week attempting to calculate the exact amount of influence Hume has had on society, or contemplating the "true nature" of the string theory (a... |
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the Holocaust of north and south america.
7 Posts • 2938 Views Talk Talk |
I could write an article on the subject it is a big subject.
I recognise that the worst of the oppression and destruction of native civilisations is over but there are still realy bad residual effec... |
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SpiritualityWhat if.....
36 Posts • 10354 Views Religion Forum |
Uneasy, it's not that easy. Either you create people and giev them free will, meaning they will eventually fuck up and make bad things happen, or you create the "utopian" society you sp... |
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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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Rehab & AddictionDrunken
27 Posts • 10280 Views Health & Wellness Forum |
There is little certainty. You may value equal education but that may only apply to you. Some may value sobriety while others value binge drinking. It is not a matter of lack of values just that there... |
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Ethics & MoralityEvil
19 Posts • 6391 Views Philosophy Forum |
A modern philosophical definition isn't needed though. Evil is an archaic word which has no relevance in today's society. It has magical and supernatural connotations, it insinuates that som... |
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Can't we just hold it?
6 Posts • 2544 Views Philosophy Forum |
Our educational system is designed around the basic premise that the students will accept what is told to them and that this acceptance is very important for their future welfare and for the welfare o... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 26984 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
Is it or is it not safe to say, that neither you nor I know why anyone is or ever acts homosexual?
Is it safe to say that we cannot possibly for certain know its role in nature?
And is it also... |
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Why be polite?
39 Posts • 27220 Views Philosophy Forum |
Politeness exists so that humans can coexist with everyone, manners and politeness comes along with some similar points of society, it's there to keep order and stop chaos.
Without politeness... |
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God in ReligionIf god exist why doesn't he show himself to the world?
145 Posts • 33613 Views Religion Forum |
How do you differentiate between what really is the conscience of the pure soul
What is the definition of a pure soul?
I can only speak in the contents of my life; I would define my self as a pu... |
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God in ReligionQuestioning his Behaviour
284 Posts • 49561 Views Religion Forum |
Errm I think you may find religion, notably Christianity, or at least Christians, has changed quite alot over the years to mould in with the present society. The Bible I am sure is interpreted differe... |
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