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SocietyUnlocking Human Potential
11 Posts • 6632 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
So ya, I've had nothing but continous corroborations of my experience from other sources.
I thought I was restricted to trying to get to the Monroe Institute in Virginia for actual training on... |
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Ethics & MoralityDoes meaning come before awareness?
5 Posts • 2911 Views Philosophy Forum |
First assumption (meaning is resolved through reason).
I think awareness is the essence that drives us into meaning.
Why?
Awareness is one of the most incomprehensible words in language (in m... |
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God in ReligionWhat do you think about God?
14 Posts • 3440 Views Religion Forum |
For The Real Mackay
'Vulgare amici nomen, sed rara est fides'
(Latin)
literally translated, means:
'frequently called friend, but the fidelity is rare'
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Emotions & FeelingsConerning emotions and feelings.
6 Posts • 2801 Views Psychology Forum |
We all have this thing in us known as the black box. Noam Chomsky and others have theorized that every human has it. The faculty of language is our unique ability to communicate emotions that have evo... |
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LSD
3 Posts • 2400 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
I wrote this about three years ago after the first time I ever tripped on LSD. Prose is the first style of poetry I've tried to perfect. My skill has developed past this, but it's kind of ni... |
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Serenity of a New World
6 Posts • 2387 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
The Serenity of a New World
Beyond the seas of purple,
And past a field of red,
Around a mountain of cerulean,
Is where I'll rest my head.
A valley of green awaits me,
Far from whe... |
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Relationships & LoveYour dream girl (or guy)
109 Posts • 31752 Views Psychology Forum |
"I wish I knew what was beautiful to me."
To this I say trust your instincts, physical beauty is the easiest to determine, so try not to complicate it.
Besides, since personality af... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsReality does it have meaning?
12 Posts • 6622 Views Philosophy Forum |
It could be said that reality is that which we ourselves know to be true, and upon which we base our understanding on how to govern our lives, and which we use to help give definition to experiences w... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
94 Posts • 27060 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
"So all of this is because you are trying to say that homosexuality should not exist, is unhealthy and dangerous because it does not produce children.
That is retarded. "
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What does buying the stairway to heaven mean?
11 Posts • 46884 Views Talk Talk |
Here is the meaning to Stairway to heaven.....
Take in mind that it's full of symboligy...infact it is implied in the song itself "there's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure... |
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God in ReligionThe God Thread
158 Posts • 41884 Views Religion Forum |
Hinduism is very interesting. Here is a very intelegent religion. They now the world is round. They know that there are other worlds and they think they know how long this world will last. For everyth... |
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IslamDo you know what Islam means?
67 Posts • 16913 Views Religion Forum |
Let's simplify this and define religion: religions is a paradigm which attempts to explain the meaning of life and the way one can reach heaven or nirvana.
To suggest that religions are basic... |
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Lessons In Humility
8 Posts • 3219 Views Talk Talk |
You are far to brash
Ok. I'll take that.
Your methods of debate are ineffective and purposefully intimidating
Now, this is the part where you do a shit load of assuming. Ineffective? Hardly.... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63586 Views Religion Forum |
My desired outcome is obvious universal truth. Something neither you nor I and not even your scriptures can yet provide.
But that's ok for me, because I'm still seeking truth. I have had... |
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ChristianityA New Church
30 Posts • 8764 Views Religion Forum |
This is what I found on the Bahai religion.
However, Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i religion, the successor of the Bab, and the most recent manifestation, is the one who shou... |
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BiologyCloning
93 Posts • 25255 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Im going to stop this quote thing, because it makes our posts ridiculously long.
Physically, there is no difference your right. The conception is the only difference. If this country was not found... |
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GovernmentThe Anti-Bush Thread
0 Posts • 38348 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Just a rephrased reminder, the war on terror and the resulting legislations being passed all the time is not expected to end anywhere from 40-100-indefinite years as per Bush and company's own wo... |
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Poetry*Smiles with in Solitude*
202 Posts • 49368 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
We're all men of steel,
Un-moved and shattered in our determinations to capture the world.
Our words and thoughts are methodical,
Shadowed detectives with a mind more valuable than gold.
We see t... |
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God in ReligionThe God Thread
158 Posts • 41884 Views Religion Forum |
My beliefs in God are really complex, so I'll try to describe them in as few words as possible.
- First, there is a God in the sense that there is a Source of morality and wisdom seperate from... |
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StoriesFinish The Story
11 Posts • 3645 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
The kid handed Gertrude a piece of juicy fruit and Gertrude took it frantically as if her life depended on it.
As Gertrude walked down the dark gleamy ally, she noticed a shadow on the wall, she lo... |
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Pascal's Wager
8 Posts • 3594 Views Philosophy Forum |
who is to say with certainty what motivates someone else to do good? the motivation very well may be guilt, or desire for reward, or love, or coincidence, or acceptance, or social conscience, etc. we... |
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Atheism & AgnosticismScared to be atheist
22 Posts • 6253 Views Religion Forum |
her :)
i think its easy to fall into the trap of chosing 'the right religion' as opposed to seeking god from the little we know about him.. remember religion in itself is man made... as i... |
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The "What probably is = what is" fallacy
31 Posts • 9249 Views Psychology Forum |
You're going to hate me for this I know.
The only way I can think of to illustrate this scenario the best is to imagine a civilization of people who were blind from birth. If this civilization... |
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ChristianityThe Secret of Being Able to See and Hear God
6 Posts • 3677 Views Religion Forum |
Discussions are between two or more people that are interested in the same topic, and whose desire is to enrich each others knowledge by comparing and contrasting their own experiences in order that t... |
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War & TerrorismThe way of the Samuri
2 Posts • 2395 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S eppuku#Notable_people_who_comm itted_seppuku
Giving your life for something you truly believe in, in Japan, a very honorable act.
I have sworn to defend and protect th... |
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