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Communicating the Ineffable: The Power of Analogy and Storytelling
- JoeError
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News Is It Fair to Hold Elections Under Foreign Occupation?
- Bilal
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News Bush: oxymoron to world democracy
- Loren Booda
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Make Your Predictions 60 Years From Today…
- Grace
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Question on the Subconscious Mind
- Dooga Blackrazor
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News Do you think we'll ever see a world war three?
- chound
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US Military Funds Weapon that Delivers Agonizing Pain
- KingNothing
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News Lindsey Graham '08? Is It Possible?
- wasteofo2
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Contrast between science and philosophy
- selfAdjoint
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Are Propositions Essential to Philosophy?
- drunkenfool
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Please explain Kantian system +y good/bad
- 3mpathy
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Omnipotent law begets universal guilt
- Loren Booda
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Violence or Nonviolence: My Struggle
- klusener
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Can Random Word Generation Lead to Major Discoveries?
- waht
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Think Out of the Box: Understanding + Examples + Experiences
- EngTechno
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Argument on factors determining a game's outcome
- mousesgr
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News How influential is the media in shaping public opinion?
- marcus
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What is the Meaning of Life for You?
- penguinraider
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Pure Objectivity: Possible or Impossible?
- Muon12
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How Does Zeno's Paradox Challenge Our Understanding of Movement and Space?
- sd01g
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News Story from the life: Palestinian ambulance and the injured Israeli
- Bilal
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News Who Benefited Most from the Assassination of Rafik Hariri?
- SOS2008
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What Defines Teenage Life and the Quest for Identity?
- Gale
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News Some humiliating stats on the USA
- fourier jr
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News When to settle your differences, and when to seccede.
- wasteofo2
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Problem with categorical syllogisms
- honestrosewater
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Belief is a discontinuous function.
- Ivan Seeking
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News Pollitical science is not a science
- Bartholomew
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Third Option Re: Something from Nothing? Not Possible
- Picklehead
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Is Our Existence Defined by an Incompleteness?
- Loren Booda
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Is Magical Thinking Still Present in Our Adult Minds?
- Loren Booda
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Petals Around the Rose: Solve the Puzzle and Enjoy!
- matthyaouw
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News Social Security Trust Fund No More?
- Polly
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Fear of Aging: The Greatest Fear of Many Scientists
- evthis
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News Should the United Nations Have More Authority to Regulate Nuclear Arms?
- evthis
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News Freedom is Tyranny, Tyranny is Freedom.
- Corkie2003
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Food Delivery Needed: My Truck is in the Shop
- tribdog
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Should Intelligence Be Divided into Sufficient and Extra Categories?
- Bartholomew
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News Will the U.S. attack Syria or Iran?
- spender
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Why is Communism Often Misunderstood as an Evil Ideology?
- evthis
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How much debt do you have? Let's talk credit cards and student loans.
- spender
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Is Motion an Illusion in a Dimensionless Universe?
- RAD4921
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Will Population Growth Outpace Currency Availability?
- evthis
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News Guantánamo: The War on Human Rights
- plover
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Questioning the Value of Public Reading
- spender
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UK Gov Introduces 24-Hour Drinking
- the number 42
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Why Live Forever? Ray Kurzweil's Book "Fantastic Voyage" Explores Possibility
- saltydog
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News Censorship should exist in a free and open society?
- the number 42
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Omnipotent beings are self-contradictory?
- honestrosewater
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Where Did the Phrase 'Freezing the Balls Off a Brass Monkey' Come From?
- xJuggleboy
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News Political correctness Vs Freedom of speech II
- the number 42
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News Will the culture war continue in the 2008 election and beyond?
- SOS2008
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Is Golf the Most Mentally Challenging Sport?
- Chrono
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Constructing the Beast: Shining Steel Rims and Metal Tines
- Bartholomew
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Smart People Believe Weird Things
- Joel
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The Enlightenment Test: Are You a Sheep or Wolf?
- Scientific Method
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News Should Mentally Unwell Politicians Be Stopped?
- the number 42
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News What is the alternative to super power usa?
- devil-fire
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News Socialist doctor wins Uruguay's sunday election
- fourier jr
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Is MOTAS the Most Challenging Brain Teaser Game You'll Ever Play?
- Gale
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Personal identity and materialism
- learningphysics
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An idea about consciouness and materialism
- bola
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How Did Jack Marry His Mother If He's a Priest?
- Gale
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News How Does Torture Align with Values of Freedom and Democracy?
- the number 42
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Test Your Skills with This Flash Puzzle Game
- msmith12
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How Can a Man Leave and Return on Wednesday After Staying Three Days?
- b0mb0nika
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Is Unconscious Collective Prejudice Among White People a Reality?
- Wardw
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No Room to Discuss Online Privacy
- JasonRox
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Japanese Culture and the Importance of Book Covers: A Scientific Perspective
- Christophe
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Risk Strategies for a House Party - A Guide for Intermediate Players
- Smurf
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News Are you against or in favour of the USA suggestion
- ardian007
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News Why are older Americans so against Bush's Social Security plan?
- russ_watters
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What is the Latest Addition to the Fundamental Particle Family?
- Chi Meson
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News Pictures you won't see in the news
- The_Professional
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Verbiage: epistemically or epistemelogically?
- Math Is Hard
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News Help Mr. Benderman: Work for Peace & Express Your Outrage
- Polly
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Why Does the Arrow Ever Reach the Target?
- Bladibla
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Is Impressing Others a Reflection of Low Self-Esteem?
- Stanley_Smith
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News Essentials of Post Cold-War Deterrence
- fourier jr
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Skeptical Discussion: A Serious Thread for My Thrasymachuses
- Mentat
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News Spreading freedom in ME: 'Palestinian hanging'?
- Bilal
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Many Worlds Interpretation justifies Selfishness
- TheDonk
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What Is White's Best Tactic for a Mate in 30 Moves?
- jcsd
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What Ingredients Make an Entity Truly Infinite?
- DrKareem
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News Thousands protest against Bush visit to Germany
- Stanley_Smith
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What is the Definition of 'Emotional' Convictions?
- Doctordick
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Chapter 4: The Boundary Problem for Experiencing Subjects
- hypnagogue
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News How does the government of the United States compare?
- Loren Booda
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Superior Being and Human Morality
- Bartholomew
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Abortion: The Necessity for Victims of Rape and Incest
- Justinius
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Is the Empirical Nature of Mathematics and Logic the Key to Understanding Truth?
- Aquamarine
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