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Society & SociologySave us from puritanical soul-torturing 'Green' people.
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Put simply,
you do not know that you are right, but behave as though you do.
And setting yourself up as right immediately makes others wrong. But you interpret all counters to your arguments as... |
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GovernmentThe meaning of democracy
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You don't see where I got what?
The only question you have asked is what I know of the Reece committee and that is not the subject of this thread. Start a thread for discussing the Reese Commi... |
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ConsciousnessALTRUISM and SELFISHNESS
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Philosophy Forum |
If we were to describe being "selfish" as in gaining an emotion from our actions, (here is left to be defined as which emotion is good, which is bad. to each his own i think).
then we are a... |
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About Captain Cynic
8 Posts • 23386 Views
Captain Cynic Guides |
These are important questions with pleasant answers. At first hand it could be easy to make conclusions about Captain Cynic, just based on our title...
"Cynic"
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1. a person who belie... |
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God in Religionlife, Gods doing?
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I recently come across an article on Freud which comes very close to some of the theories/ conclusions Ive had myself, about the origins of religion. (I have included some of it below.)
To me, in a... |
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God in ReligionThe God Thread
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okcitykid, not to get on your case but on several occassions you made reference to a particular native belief (tradition) dealing with ants? As I am not familiar with the people nor this tale I had re... |
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Genetic engineering
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I would like to discuss the pros and cons of genetic engineering, I'm hoping someone can give me some insight into this subject.
Some of the cons I hear/think about are, and some arguments aga... |
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ChristianityJESUSLAND
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Religion Forum |
I thank you for your sympathy.
Sorry for jumping so hard on religion in this post, but I'm not planning to discuss this forever. So I'll rush hard and maby even make it too hard for peopl... |
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God in Religionlife, Gods doing?
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I want to make it clear that Im not saying God doesn't exist. Only that it seems most probable that instead of God making us in His image- we made Him in our image so we could relate to Him.... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
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Religion Forum |
Hello again Ironwood
I can barely believe that you actually say the things you say, but let me see if I understand you.
You think that I am a coward and "don't have the balls to stand up... |
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SpiritualityWe didn't exist before we got here
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Summit, making claims of absolutes in the realm of science especially in reference to ancient organic life forms generally unpreservable, not withstanding the possibilities of extra terrestrial life f... |
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JokesWyomingite
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Jokes & Games |
Ok, I have posted jokes about blondes and rednecks, now it's time for Wyoming folk.
Wyomingite
You know you are a true Wyomingite when:
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting... |
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What's wrong with the world? How do we change
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We can focus on greed, stupidity, laziness, irresponsiblity, selfishness OR we can give our attention to creativity, constructive solutions, optimistic attitudes, and a gradual evolution toward a harm... |
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ChristianityChristian Crimes against Humanity
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If I go and sitdown on a cool night to enjoy a book I in no way expect the book I read to be perfect. Because the author is not perfect.
When I go to sit and read a book that was written by the mo... |
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SpiritualityBlind Faith
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Religion Forum |
I appreciate the positive attitude.
I can see where you're not following me. First you said you KNOW what ancient people believed. (btw I when I say ancient I'm talking about humans in the... |
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Alternative BeliefsWhatever needs to be discussed
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social constructionism- means that our knowledge is a human construct. That there is a diversity of beliefs. That their is no universal absolute 'truth'. I'll elaborate below.
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Is there anything you shouldn't educate children?
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Wyote, I would add, or clarify, that truth taught with balanced perspective of both its positive and negative aspects and results from abuse is positive.
Good intentions has its own cliche for a r... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainThe Magic of Words…
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Words are just a symbol for something else. The word chair (whether spoken, signed, written, drawn, photographed, sculptured), it is just an association of that thing.
When we learn that that t... |
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GovernmentIraqi Statue honoring President Bush
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Yes I honestly think Bush is for the people and not just rich people. However, he is not against rich people like many on the Left claim to be (even though they are often stinking rich). I come to thi... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
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"They either get artificially insemination or use a surrogate donor or carrier. It happens all the time for straight infertile heteros just like anyone else, including homos."
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ChristianityTruth about 666, the beast and seal of the beast
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Religion Forum |
As usual... the Priests look for the WILLING hosts...
for their possession...
not spiritual possession... because it's a hoax...
he wishes to physically possess the supplicant... so he c... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeIs there a path to wisdom?
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here is something extra to think about also. Baudrillard quoting Cioran " if we could accept the meaninglessness of the world, then we could play with forms, appearences and our impulses, withou... |
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Chaos theory
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(I'm hoping some of you can grasp this concept; especially anyone who may be an ontological anarchist)
Imagine a world where the flap of a butterfly's wings on one side of the world sets... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsRunning from Reality
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Reality what is it? Is it something you work to maintain or achieve? Or is it the same for everyone that life and people in general are all the biggest joke of time? These are just some of the questio... |
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ChristianityDoctrine of non-intervention
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I can only partly agree. I do believe that by turning the other cheek, everyone could relieve the world around them from revenge. And if our justice system were to take the same belief, we would escap... |
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