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Ethics & MoralityEvil
19 Posts • 6396 Views Philosophy Forum |
I would define evil as a thing that not only hurts the self (spiritually, emotionally, or physically) but also the human community as a whole (in the same three areas).
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63486 Views Religion Forum |
cturtle - I agree I'm not sure exactly what use an axe would be to hunter gatherers. Perhaps collecting firewood and warding off other types of human? But I really don't know.
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40567 Views Religion Forum |
here's a possibility about the bible. and of course on one knows for sure. the bible has been interpreted and re-interpreted. and it has been done so by man who may have a slanted view on what th... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40567 Views Religion Forum |
It is true, you have said that you accept things without proof. Only if they have "resonance" or if they fall into your original ideas. But what tells you your original ideas are valid? Its... |
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Gender PsychologyGirls Suck
16 Posts • 34794 Views Psychology Forum |
Hey, its not just a girl thing. And that post sounded really dirty at first, but alas I am a guy.
Anyway, do you think guys trust eachother?
That's just it, we are so confused and scared o... |
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why continue?
63 Posts • 20512 Views Philosophy Forum |
"You live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality but you do not know this. When you understand this, you will see that you are nothing, and being nothing you are everything.... |
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A Short History of Medicine
13 Posts • 2820 Views Jokes & Games |
This distraught patient called her doctor in considerable distress. "Doctor, I wanted to know, is it true," she stammered slightly, "that I have to take this medication here for the res... |
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How do we know?
60 Posts • 16397 Views Philosophy Forum |
Thats a really good reply john:D , and I agree with all your answers. However, do you really belive that asking 'true' why is a gift of God?Or are there limits that a human being should stay... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismIf you had a gun to your head, what would you choo
30 Posts • 8520 Views Religion Forum |
That's true, and, as I admitted in my first post in this thread, I too would crack under pressure. And no one said anything about necessarily lying, I honestly have no idea what I would answer in... |
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Religion & HumanityIs it wrong to be multi-religious?
40 Posts • 9184 Views Religion Forum |
Pete - First off, I'm glad that we can have this discussion and that we can express our point of view and neither one of us will go to prison for it.
We are not so far apart on our beliefs exc... |
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Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
194 Posts • 41865 Views Philosophy Forum |
"Have you done this before?"
I have never hunted but I have found someone I needed to find in a crowd, found my car keys and other lost items, and, most recently, found a lost dog this wa... |
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Ethics & MoralityWhat is the Association of Efficiency with Morality?
12 Posts • 3627 Views Philosophy Forum |
i love this thread it is an excellent mental excersise almost like a riddle. No imoral acttion can truly be considered efficient even if at the surface the act it self seems efficient. like efficiency... |
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Religion & HumanityThe True Religion?
96 Posts • 29011 Views Religion Forum |
Decius--"Hinduism and Budhism do not preach that their religion is the one true religion. Christianity and Islam proclaim that there is only one true god and that is their God. Hence the fact tha... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63486 Views Religion Forum |
Not to disagree - because we really don't know - all is theory. The earth has died and been reborn many times. Each time, a new a set of animals have appeared. That could account for the fossils.... |
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Random QuestionsRandom Questions
32 Posts • 15024 Views Talk Talk |
That's very cool Mystic,
My answer to that question changes regularly but Ram Dass is definitely one of the people on this planet at this time that I feel I can relate to and much of what he s... |
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God in ReligionDoes it add up??
46 Posts • 13135 Views Religion Forum |
people who perceive, claim and commit themselves as 'true' christians is rather sickening and depressing. you cannot claim to be a christian (i have to get political here- especially mr bush... |
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Physics & CosmologyComparison: Universe>Cell
5 Posts • 3157 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Right on! First post. I'll get to the point. I recently watched a pretty interesting video on the universe that raise a pretty profound question in my head.
The video was about the big bang an... |
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ExistentialismExistentialism
47 Posts • 14798 Views Philosophy Forum |
man has free will- dont know
life is a series of choices- correct for majority, not for mystics or spiritual people
most choices result in negative outcomes- true for majority, again not so for myst... |
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GodWhy did God create the universe
119 Posts • 39360 Views Philosophy Forum |
I see prophet, your proof of point I do not, but then you did not provide a point to be proven.
In such a chosen name a see the prideful fool of his own accounting.
There is much wisdom in what... |
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Society & SociologyGOD and goofy belief systems.
210 Posts • 40290 Views Psychology Forum |
I see gay marriage as a religious freedom. If a church is willing to marry them than the state has no right to not recognize it. It may be true that gay marriage is a rather new thing, who says religi... |
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Society & Sociologyfashion
26 Posts • 8574 Views Psychology Forum |
True, true...this is a place for just having a good old moan and generally its the people who are defensive that seem to get here and stand there case. No worries though all good points.
The essen... |
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Reality & Metaphysics'reality'
100 Posts • 22808 Views Philosophy Forum |
Actually, I don't think there can be such a thing as a 'true' democracy, as for society to work somewhat with some amount of order, there must be somone setting the rulz etc. hmmm,but w... |
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All Things Hockey
39 Posts • 10002 Views Talk Talk |
A lot of people whine about the divisional setup as well ie a division leader automaticly being 1 2 or 3 in the coference - that griping usually stemmed from when the SE divisional leader was in 3rd d... |
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Ethics & MoralityEthics: DARE YOU IGNORE IT?
17 Posts • 6077 Views Philosophy Forum |
An open question:
Can an ethical statement be 'true'? Is it simply 'true' that 'thou shalt not kill' in the same way that 'the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second' is true?
I believe no... |
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Gender PsychologyHow are women more discrimated against than men?
4 Posts • 3302 Views Psychology Forum |
I PROMISE I'm not trying to vent or troll by this thread. I simply have had a professor push this issue so hard at me all semester in a class not even related to the subject, so I naturally think... |
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