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Life & Death*Making Life Pointless*
20 Posts • 6688 Views Philosophy Forum |
The Dalai Lama states that:
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1. Ignorance is an afflictive emotion, Therefore suffering is produced. [this is a problem for the meaning... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismHands up if you are an atheist
57 Posts • 12303 Views Religion Forum |
DT: Anti-God is indeed not correct, and not what I said. However it is fully possible to be anti-religious. But it is definitely not a requirement of atheism. Like I said there are many aspects of wha... |
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SocietyALL the world's problems in one single word:
26 Posts • 7904 Views Philosophy Forum |
Firstly, I must say that this is not a discussion of 'the world's' problem. The world will continue the revolve around the sun with or without us. Perhaps with less diverse wildlife or... |
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PoetryA Place That Cares
1 Posts • 2171 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
We're all alone
Looking for some place that will care
Care about our sufferings,
Care about how our hopes are being suffocated
Care about our minds
And the torture we're enduring
Silen... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainBrainwashed Youth
27 Posts • 7091 Views Psychology Forum |
I see getting through boot camp as a combo of patience and strength that results in what Wyote called "the cookie cutter" that takes away your humanity and desire not to hurt others.
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ChristianityHappy in heaven... alone?
20 Posts • 7556 Views Religion Forum |
Has everyone seen the movie What Dreams May Come? Well, I got the impression from that movie that heaven is what you make it to be. Robin Williams's (in the movie) heaven was his wife's pain... |
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DreamsWhat do you dream about?
29 Posts • 10636 Views Psychology Forum |
i have heard that in dreams we often act out our inner most desires. nothing restrains us from doing what we really yearn for. nor do we have any physical, social or legal limitations in dreams.
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Life & DeathAre We Ever Free
20 Posts • 8732 Views Philosophy Forum |
now that i think about it, the only thing that imprisons us is love: love entraps us in thinking that it's a spontaneous and free emotion, but the fact is that it's actually not. i belive th... |
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Vegetarian or No?
58 Posts • 13699 Views Talk Talk |
If we did want to feed all of our homeless, I don't think we would do it with meat anyway just because of how expensive that would be. So saying that animals die so that we can live is nonsense.... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40512 Views Religion Forum |
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"You must give your word a definition."
I just did give it definition. If you choose not to see it that is your choice. Love is... god, is allah, is good, is creation, is creator,... |
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Society & Sociologywhy is suicide frowned on???
85 Posts • 25157 Views Psychology Forum |
I think a lot of you guys miss the boat completely when it comes to suicide. Most likely because you've never really been educated about it, or you've never been seriously suicidal yourselve... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeEnilightenment
23 Posts • 7675 Views Philosophy Forum |
There are many perceptions of enlightment that differ in form and style. Enlightment is the illuminated by aquiring new wisdom or understanding. Enlightenment is experiencing the present. One who beco... |
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DepressionMy boyfriend is depressed
2 Posts • 8381 Views Psychology Forum |
As someone suffering from depression myself I have some idea how it might feel for you being in a relationship with someone suffering from it.
There are no easy solutions for depression. One of the... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismThe last leg for Atheism
185 Posts • 40104 Views Religion Forum |
Some view life as pain and suffering and wish nothing more but to end it.
They would intentionally kill all life for its own well being.
To them killing is a beautiful and very right thing.
I t... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57349 Views Religion Forum |
i admitted to not knowing the answer, like i said, i dont understand the way god works.
but why is free will so important? why is the existence of pain and free will better than no free will? i don... |
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Religion & HumanityDoing good: Universal Religion
24 Posts • 7983 Views Religion Forum |
Suffering and joy huh? People's joy is not much counted or reported now is it?
Human population and evironmental influence is in a state of imbalance as it has been for some time now, hundreds... |
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Life & DeathVoluntary Human Extinction Movement
233 Posts • 131317 Views Philosophy Forum |
Have you ever noticed, In the last century, every generation has its own theme? 1910, took us into the roaring 20s, to the depressing 30s, to the war and industrial 40s, to the 50s, the 60s, the 70s,... |
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SocietyAbortion
21 Posts • 5549 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
From what I know of religious track records... they've had no problem using god's name and power as their own. AMIRITE?
And to my knowledge, conception is supposed to be sacred. AMIRITE?... |
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Christianitywhy hell is not eternal
15 Posts • 4521 Views Religion Forum |
suffering from starvation can be a form of evil.. that doesnt make sense.. if there was no evil it wouldnt be like that especailly if it was all "good" it would all be bliss without needing... |
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God in ReligionGod's Will
128 Posts • 29915 Views Religion Forum |
Hey that's fine and dandy, and it seems you will have the same answer for every question, which doesn't get you anywhere but selfishly content, but that point is never more true than when we... |
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Rehab & AddictionMarijuana,weed,pot,mary-jane...etc
35 Posts • 20456 Views Health & Wellness Forum |
I'm a functional pot head. I always have a couple of 'cookies' after work. I don't smoke the stuff any more, hacked up most of my lungs already. :D
I enjoy being stoned, especia... |
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God in ReligionDefining God
61 Posts • 14655 Views Religion Forum |
If God started intervening with people lives, trying to save them, then free will would finish. We have been given common sense, it s a different matter if we don't use it. 50 years ago people us... |
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RelationshipsDoes she want to break up? Or is she confused?
16 Posts • 116682 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
My husband has abandon me and the kids for the the past 8months now, and refuse to come back because he was hold on by a woman whom he just met, for that, my self and the kids has been suffering and i... |
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God in ReligionDefining God
61 Posts • 14655 Views Religion Forum |
"We have been given common sense, it s a different matter if we don't use it. 50 years ago people used to dye of stuff like malairya, but then doctors found a cure to stop that suffering.&qu... |
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Society & SociologyThe world today.
15 Posts • 3461 Views Psychology Forum |
I see what you are saying and for the most part, i agree and admit that yes, we are indeed a primitive and barbaric people. However, what is progress without conquest and what is history, if not writt... |
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