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What truths would a wise person pursue?
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All the intellectual -- or any other -- pursuits we might engage in become meaningless if we don't first survive. This would seem to imply that the highest priority "truths" are those a... |
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SpiritualityThe Logical VS The Faithful
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"she would have swollen up & bloat would have killed her, yet eating & drinking are natural instincts neccessary for survival."
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Sociological Conundrum
0 Posts • 1956 Views Philosophy Forum |
"The fact that the world is desolate means that if you have a defensive structure, they are going to be more attracted to what you have inside."
not really... if i was a person looking fo... |
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What value do you navigate by?
6 Posts • 2675 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think that moral values have a hierarchy. I think that we need an ultimate value that is our guide to lesser values. The ultimate value is the "star" upon which we navigate our day-to-day... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57481 Views Religion Forum |
*according to christian creed (or at least to my understanding of it) , heaven's a place where no sins are done and a place to which only good-hearted people are admitted. i think that, if you be... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63573 Views Religion Forum |
Evolution, The Big Bang Theory, Survival of the Fittest. All these subjects are completely ridiculous. First of all, how can any logical thinking person believe we evolved from apes? And even if that... |
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PhotographyPhotoArt Appreciation
48 Posts • 13343 Views Art Forum |
Fact is the climb down was a bit more than the climb up. But as I turned around I found this shot so appealing, I stopped to take it. b&w are scans of prints . . color are scans of negativesSome t... |
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The "Void"
66 Posts • 18644 Views Philosophy Forum |
Martial, I tend to agre with your beginnig statements. But being cynical I disagree with the latter. I went to college to learn , to understand unfortunately that institution is geared toward making t... |
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God in ReligionIs god real?
16 Posts • 5205 Views Religion Forum |
If I'm not mistaken, which I hope I'm not, Animals on this earth do not kill for enjoyment or pleasure but because they have to for food/survival and should not be considered savage nature.... |
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Body Art/Piercing
21 Posts • 8369 Views Talk Talk |
Hey, starforsake, we hear you the first time! *lol*
I have four piercing, one in each ear, and the other two not visible, and I have my whole left arm sleeved, and working on the right, the upper... |
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Human's Inevitable Downfall
89 Posts • 23430 Views Philosophy Forum |
Not that I disagree but I see that because of rapid change (growth) in man's conceptions about the nature of our existence has led to a wide spread lack adaptation and balance in each generation.... |
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BooksHow to Read and Why by Harold Bloom
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This really isn't a book but a reference guide to many of the top notch novels from shakespear which bloom adors to more recent authers such as Cormac McCarthy. Basically Bloom criticizes many gr... |
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Society & SociologyWhat makes a person bad?
35 Posts • 9126 Views Psychology Forum |
The elites in every country are the real ones at fault. They control the power and they will do anything to keep it and to get more power. The rest of us are just trying to scavenge the scraps. Can yo... |
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fairness
5 Posts • 1890 Views Talk Talk |
What is fair?
All.
Anything else is just what someone thinks they want fair to be, which is extremely subjective and at the mercy of a human mind's limited access to data and a highly infl... |
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Society & SociologyExcerp: Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
34 Posts • 12751 Views Psychology Forum |
Considering that Germany's early wins were against countries who had not industrialized & mechanize their military forces. We can see one of the primary pressures toward industrialization is... |
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Life & DeathThe Afterlife
22 Posts • 9790 Views Philosophy Forum |
we as people are not just actions and will and thoughts we have electric static that is clearly a part of our mind. a person who dies from complications of the body which in turn will shut off the oxy... |
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SocietyControlling the masses
10 Posts • 3587 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Someone posted stating government and religion were the same. I say nay, but are methods of controlling the masses to do your bidding. Here we need to identify methods of controlling the masses, and f... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 27052 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
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leftwood.
are you not aware..also( i know if i have one..you sure aspoo doo.) that you have an unfounded bias negative opinion coloring your argument?
homosexuality is proven unhealthy..... |
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Why is it that, as human beings, we seldom like to admit ignorance?
7 Posts • 2556 Views Philosophy Forum |
Its a survival instinct. Many humans dont like to think of themselves as having weaknesses. Ignorance is looked down upon and often considered a weakness. The problem is, that if you are truly ignoran... |
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SocietyRight Wing Wake Up Call
1 Posts • 2693 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Who's Black Helicopters?
The GOP's Police State
By DAVE LINDORFF
It's always been an article of faith on the "loony" right that the black helicopters of the Jewish-United... |
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BiologyPreliminaries to Social Advancement and Intelligence?
12 Posts • 3213 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Well first and foremost we have have minds unique to our own species [as far as we know]. A greater level of consciousness that makes us ask 'why,' as compared to other animals who merely live for the... |
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Relationships & LoveHurt...
9 Posts • 4164 Views Psychology Forum |
I think that certain things should be kept to yourself. Like when you're super excited about a drawing or something a joke, whatever then you tell someone else and they just kinda ohh yahh cool.... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40628 Views Religion Forum |
love isn't usually defined as much more then an emotion experience, meaning beyond the basic nature of emotions as internal guides for survival is where the romantic notion comes into play.
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Religion & HumanityAll Religions are paths to god
99 Posts • 21376 Views Religion Forum |
ahoy all
firstly, religion is a mans (most) vision and guide through life so he may better himself, most religions are very similar in mst cases except for the finer detail on their chosen god itse... |
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SocietyPay Attention
14 Posts • 4194 Views Philosophy Forum |
In my view, technology certainly does make our lives easier than they would have been in our hunter gatherer times. As jacker says, it also allows us to "become more specialized" and focus o... |
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