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Society & SociologyThe mentality of a soldier
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Kern,
What American politics doesn't affect people in america and the world. If we are acting as global police, then our politics affect everyone. People who fix problems are people who are wo... |
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StoriesTitle Pending
2 Posts • 3440 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
Here's a story I'm working on. I've got the first 2 parts done and I'd like some thoughts on it (though the story might seem fairly arbitrary unti I write the rest up).
Its pretty... |
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Epistemology: Truth & KnowledgeWittgenstein's notes called On Certainty
4 Posts • 4660 Views Philosophy Forum |
"If you do know that here is one hand [G.E. Moore, Proof of an External World], we'll grant you all the rest. When one says that such and such a proposition can't be proved, of course t... |
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A Theory on Omniscience...
5 Posts • 2427 Views Philosophy Forum |
This is something I came up with today, whilst chatting with friends...
First of all, I noticed that the four of us chatting, and how if you looked at it the right way, it looked like a vector diag... |
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Rant OnRANT ON ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!
124 Posts • 33363 Views Talk Talk |
It seems recently that I've been watching a ton of golf. A boring sport to some (self included) I've been watching these slow-mo shots of failed putts and drives on a course I don't kno... |
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evolutýon????
83 Posts • 20323 Views Philosophy Forum |
The ultimate goal of science is to understand the natural world in terms of scientific theories, which are only concepts. The word 'theory' refers to a speculative idea. A theory can't... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
253 Posts • 122333 Views Religion Forum |
I can't get to everything at once but I want to address this great question at least...
what it is that you are concluding to have faith in exactly, your belief in the impossibility of nothing... |
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Is there anything you shouldn't educate children?
28 Posts • 5926 Views Philosophy Forum |
Wow, did you just snap like a twig.
Iron I would like to start off by saying that calling people names is childish and that i take little offense to them but if this is your method of debate then i... |
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Alternative BeliefsWhat do you believe?
67 Posts • 16624 Views Religion Forum |
responses to ethereals comments:
Again, I mess up on semantics! grr! Sorry, I guess I should have put "fornication" instead of "sex". I was typing quickly.
I don't look d... |
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Vegetarian or No?
58 Posts • 13695 Views Talk Talk |
Gentlemen, please!
Decius, I like the way that Cynic-Al questions everything put before him. Obviously I side with you with regard to the points you made (they were all new to me!), but his perspec... |
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Physics & CosmologyTheory of Relativiy
16 Posts • 7249 Views Science & Technology Forum |
First of all, water is not plasma. No insipid interpretation of the bible is going to help you.
Genesis is the most absurd part of the bible, some of it may contain truth or wisdom but, damnit (dim w... |
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DepressionDepression and Suicide
6 Posts • 4286 Views Psychology Forum |
Depending on your circumstances, you may just be thinking too much and not actually doing enough. Its another form of imbalance, your brain can only conceptualize so much, making use of the thoughts o... |
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Religion & HumanityReligion fear tactics
30 Posts • 7235 Views Religion Forum |
Any system is sustainable to abuse.
...some less so than others. There were necessary precautions that even the founding fathers felt the free-market needed when they drew up the Constitution. Spe... |
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Venting!!!!
28 Posts • 7086 Views Philosophy Forum |
Jesus didnt alleviate the world of pain, he didnt free us from sin let alone ALL sin. He died for our sins so that we may be forgiven for them. Pain still exists. He died so we could make mistakes and... |
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God in Religionwhy do you believe in god?
253 Posts • 122333 Views Religion Forum |
i wanted to respond on an old post here by angel of death, when they said god is most logical and that "it is more logical than the infinite universes etc."
What is more logical, saying g... |
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Life & DeathIs Life Worth the Strife?
23 Posts • 7512 Views Philosophy Forum |
No need to post such a splenetic reponse Chris, but you're right. Laplacean probability dictates that we should apply the principle of insufficient reason in a situation like this, assuming that... |
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ElectionsRemarkable State of the Union Speech...
85 Posts • 21553 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I do not think your code of conduct can ever lead to peace.
Only to retaliation after counter-retaliation. People have rights, even if they lose a war. Arrogant Frenchmen thought that winning WW1 g... |
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ChristianityJESUSLAND
27 Posts • 9888 Views Religion Forum |
Ok animated, since your second post adressed Patrish I'm going to assume your first one addressed me. First of all, I agree with you, Patrish should'nt attack you as a person, she has no rig... |
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ChristianityWhat is faith: Why Christianity?
23 Posts • 7920 Views Religion Forum |
I don't know if you are in a position to answer this question because it is sort of posed as a rebuttal to PeterSmith's assertion that Christianity is the only religion that provides "g... |
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Poetry*Smiles with in Solitude*
202 Posts • 49233 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
This is a thing I put together for the WAM group at my school (Writers, Artists, Musicians.) I've had issues recording it due to the wonders of technology, but the rap is written down. I though I... |
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SocietyIsn't our financial crisis fair warning?
1 Posts • 2311 Views Philosophy Forum |
Isn't our financial crisis fair warning?
To the self-actualizing self-learner who has studied briefly the high points in human history the prospect of ever comprehending the human condition seems o... |
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PedophiliaPaedophilia
189 Posts • 72504 Views Sexuality & Intimacy Forum |
it is wrong, you made a wrong decision
The single most important principal of investigation, whether I am a philosopher, a detective, or a scientist, is: not to show bias. This is why I reserve my op... |
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Iain King's 'How to Make Good Decisions"
1 Posts • 2978 Views Philosophy Forum |
Continuum is pleased to announce that Iain King's 'How to Make Good Decisions and Be Right All the Time: Solving the Riddle of Right and Wrong' is now available!
'Iain King's ambitious bo... |
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Physics & CosmologyWhat does it mean there are Four Dimensions?
57 Posts • 27008 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Webster's New World Science Dictionary
quantum number: In Physics, one of a set of four numbers [values] that uniquely characterize an =>electron & its state in the =>atom.
The prin... |
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ScriptsMultimedia - delicious oozing words!
1 Posts • 2456 Views Stories & Poetry Forum |
An excerpt from Conversations with My New Friends at the Graveyard
Multimedia/Collage by Wolf Larsen
A Play/Novel/Poem/Musical/Sculpt ure/Monlogue/
Symphony/Mural/ Opera/Movie/Postmodern Dance/... |
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