General Discussion Forum

Money and Inflation: How to Protect Your Finances

Is California's Ammo Serialization Bill Practical?

The Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes

Does the world operate deterministically?

Is libertarianism the key to individual freedom and societal prosperity?

Is the drive to find pleasure Nothing or Stuff?

Mr. Wizard Agrees to Interview on Coast to Coast AM

Can Our Brains Predict the Future?

Your Empathy Quotient (and your systemizing quotient)

Why Is Halo Considered One of the Best Video Games?

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Is there a moral obligation to design an ideal universal energy interface?

Zeno of Elea created one of the first and most perduring paradoxes

I think this would be psychology

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What should I wear to my college interview?

Why do R&B and hip hop dancers move the way they do?

Can You Find Richard Feynman on Your Next Stamp Purchase?

Could a universe with different constants produce life-supporting stars?

What Price for Genuine Free Will?

Was Shakespeare truly bored in mind when he wrote 'All the world's a stage'?

Is philosophy constrained by human intuition while science finds counter-intuitive truths?

Would You Continue Surfing After a Shark Attack?

Escaping to an Alternate Reality: Diary of a Madman

Is Logic Applicable to Everyday and Long-Term Problems?

Should government keep technological breakthroughs secret for national security?

Question - is it impossible for nothing to exist?

Will My Zombie Flick Be The Next Hollywood Blockbuster?

Can infallible foreknowledge be compatible with free will?

Metric System vs. Standard System

What Are the SPIDERS Doing on the Forum?!

Can we describe absolute truth without emotions and ideology?

Does the scientific method apply to day-to-day work by scientists?

Can I know if I'm insane, or is that for you to decide?

Dead metaphors in English we no longer notice

Are there good reasons for corporal punishment in schools?

Paper with opposite statements on front and back

Student distracted by wobbly object during exam

Did the Soldier's Response to Rock-Throwing Kids Go Too Far?

Does the Anthropic Principle Undermine the Design Argument?

Is Love Your Enemy Still Relevant in the War on Terror?

If you could live forever, would you?

Why Is Notpron Considered the Hardest Puzzle Online?

What are the main macroeconomic theories and where can they be found?

How Do You Stay Motivated During Tough Times?

What are the Problems with Hume's View?

Can Human Consciousness Fundamentally Change?

Cosmological argument (from contingency)

How much of our life is in our minds

What Is the Nature of Self and Existence in Spacetime?

How are moral assertions connected with the world of facts?

Have You Seen the Hilarious Mr. T Movie About Peer Pressure and Individualism?

'Night Watch,' Russia's 'The Matrix'?

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Do you purchase cheapo or the best of the best

Is AI Inherently Dualistic?

Gene Ray's Time Cube lecture at Georgia Tech

Where is safest to live given natural disasters and climate change?

Why do we reason? Is it just a side-effect of intelligence?

Why Was the 'Flash Card' 7 Showing on the Deck? - WPT

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What do you think of this concept?

Hetero phenomenology definition in philosophy

Can science explain everything about the universe's origins?

What is Downward Causation and How Does It Differ from Upward Causation?

The Law of the Excluded Middle and Free Will

What Motivates Scientists Beyond Curiosity?

Does Determinism Negate Free Will?

Was Bush's Mars plan just a pre-election gimmick?

Who Will Be Crowned the Champion on This Week's Ultimate Fighter Finale?

Bookies: The Best Predictors of the US Election Outcome?

Can any outcome be predicted with 100% accuracy?

What Distinguishes Mental States as Functional vs. Behavioral States?

Is There a Limit to How Much Knowledge We Can Attain?

Brave New World - A society where everyone is happy is a bad thing?

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HUMAN LIFE:Who has the final Word?

Are Bollywood Film Awards Coming to Amsterdam?

Fine-tuning of the universe: design or chance?

Is the Federal Cigarette Tax Truly About Health or Revenue?

New dirtsurfing video from Daren Waters

Dan Brown Says kashmir Belongs to US

Thought-provoking ideas from fiction and reality

Is the observer a physical entity?

Should we create a pill that increases human intelligence?

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Moral dilemma: Which infant will you save?

Can God Create an Unliftable Object?

Creating Equivalences in Logic - Is There a Reason?

Ethical Egoism versus Ethical Altruism

What are your rights when interacting with the police?

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Western vs Eastern Philosophies: Which is Closer?