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PoetryYOUR poems
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by: Emily Brontë (1818-1848)
oN a sunny brae alone I lay
One summer afternoon;
It was the marriage-time of May,
With her young lover, June.
From her mother's heart seemed loath to par... |
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God in Religionwhat made God?
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To add 'god' to this discovery equation is illogical as 'god' has not been proven
Dawn,
As a Christian I'm compelled to share my perspective. The progression... |
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Paen to Common Sense
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It is a verity amongst creationists that science is a faith system, equally problematic, and yet more dogmatic, than religion itself. Sometimes this claim is justified (should we dignify it with such... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhat is existence?
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although it seems strange.... just think about this then see if you have the same perspective
1. there is no such thing as time
2. there is no such thing as space
3. there is no such thing as &q... |
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Ethics & MoralityThe five fingers of ethics
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A more elaborate description...
With five ethical principles, it is possible to construct a coherent ethical system that best matches the strongest basic moral intuitions that I share with a lot of... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhy do we exist?
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My personal Bible is short.
Here it is:
IT IS. DIG IT. Amen.
But for purposes here, I'll elaborate a bit.
In the begining, there is nothing.
No space. No Matter. No energy.
Noth... |
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War & TerrorismDemocrats are pushing for a draft as we speak
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Today the House will vote on a Democratic bill to reinstate the draft. President Bush and Republicans oppose a draft and seek defeat of this bill.
Sen. Kerry and Sen. Edwards wrongly claim it is Rep... |
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ChristianityJesus's death was faked
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godsnotanidea:
Another question: if history is so unreliable, why did you talk about Ceasar crossing the Rubicon so much?
The Caesar Crossing is part a comparison with Jesus's resurrection rega... |
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Christianity2 Candidates for Jesus's daddy - you pick...! ;)
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Chris D - Thanks for the posting, and perhaps I was raised to be a different type of service to the community and causes... perhaps this is as rare as pure altruism... someone raised by a true leader... |
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Life & DeathWhat happens after death?
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Eotw has said what I would say. Those facts are universal and plain as day. People who embrace any type of mysticism in regards to that are just madlib'ing "unconscious" and "decom... |
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StoriesA Fly
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Again, this is ONLY my interpretation of the writing.
Try and see the fly within existence, as the so called 'problem' we find within it.
Forcing us to ask questions and look elsewhere for ans... |
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Religion & HumanityThe True Religion?
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Decius--"Again, this is not advocated in the religion itself, but the religion provides the first ten steps. Religions such as Budhism or Hinduism do not provide those ten steps."
Just be... |
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Sentience vs. Sapience
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I remember an episode of the Twilight Zone where a far superior race of beings came to earth and told us they had been watching us for centuries and we were a failed race still in the stone age. Our p... |
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Life & Deathare u ready to step outside the box? part II
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There are two camps to be distinguished in the race for collecting as much humans to 'believe' their given explanations which hold their own truth in one or another way. Before you read on,... |
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Society & SociologyGOD and goofy belief systems.
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This implies that you have to accept everyone, regardless of what they do
This would mean that we must accept evil. God will not accept evil and neither can we. We can detach a person's action... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
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First I would like to address this presented definition of supernatural.
I think it is an invalid term unless directly regarding a persons limited perspective and comprehension.
I submit that no... |
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War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
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"1. Saddam's capture being used as positive re-inforcement for the post-war cynics is predictable; without finding any WMDs this is all the Bush administration has to hold onto and anyone wi... |
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A Universal Morality that Works??
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A review of "Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics", by Stefan Molyneux
(Sold here: http://www.lulu.com/content/12 70751)
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Moral philosophers conside... |
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Life & DeathTheories on Death
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Many religions teach reincarnation. The major difference in the one I adhere to is that you cannot return as an animal. In my beliefs, as humans have their own spiritual 'force', or plane if you will,... |
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ChristianityGive up sin?
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Good Thread - one of the best to me... subjectively speaking anyways...
Devil - *devil* - an angel, like others, created with....
No choice.
Angels - again No choices... merely expressions of... |
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ChristianityJesus's death was faked
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KGB: resurrection is a fraud. 'Resurrection' would not have been meaningful without a meaningful death.
In the ordinary, everyday understanding of the words involved, to say that someone... |
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GovernmentIdea of the "perfect" government?
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Cain, I was actually responding to James specifically, but whatever applies to you works too I guess.
But for some points on your response. People can't be forced in communal situations under... |
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Physics & CosmologyReality in the melting pot
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This is an interesting refutation of the multiverse concept.
Paul Davies.
According to 'multiverse' theorists, life as we know it could be nothing but a Matrix-style simulation
Five... |
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Religion & HumanityWhat is religion?
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Thats my point, its not supposed to make any sense.
Thats why it is "illogical". An illogical statement about God does not make the concept of God illogical.
Some more comments about th... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsCan inanimate objects carry expressive meaning?
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Can inanimate objects carry expressive meaning?
'Expression resides in perceptual qualities of the stimulus pattern'-Rudolf Arnheim
In achieving great quantifying skills we have seriously damag... |
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