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News Could Bush Be Arrested in Canada Under War Crimes Act?
- Smurf
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News Why is the President of the USA celebrated like a hero?
- EL
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News ICRC Report on US Treatment of Guantanamo Prisoners
- Ivan Seeking
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What is the incredible power of the human mind?
- ElectroPhysics
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Is Running a Clean Campaign Possible in Competitive Voting?
- tribdog
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Can self-forgiveness lead to true redemption?
- dekoi
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What Is the Nature of Consciousness in Our Universe?
- bola
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Is Fear of the Unknown Worse Than Death?
- tph666
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Reducing Kids' TV Time - Tips for Parents
- tumor
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Consciousness and the Periodic Table
- Rothiemurchus
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What is the Philosophical Explanation for Gravity?
- orgmark
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Big Fish, Small Fish: The Power of Positive Thinking
- Evil
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News Should the Geneva Conventions Apply to This War?
- loseyourname
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News Mosque killing: the reporter's experience, international reactions
- plover
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News Will Bush Change Course in His Second Term?
- wasteofo2
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News A thought about the great depression
- Smurf
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- Poll
News Now, truly in retrospect, was John Kerry the best choice for the Democrats?
- wasteofo2
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News Republicans bankrupting this country
- gravenewworld
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Is there a distinction between positive and negative ambition?
- Dooga Blackrazor
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Is Philosophy Merely Intellectual Self-Gratification?
- plum
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What Should Be Included in a Presentation on Aristotle's Logic?
- dekoi
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News The New Fallujah with The New Enemies
- omin
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Existence Without Time: Immaterial Universe & Time
- Iacchus32
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Fight Semi-Scientists: Embrace Inexactness for Exact Thinking
- Les Sleeth
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News Bush Supreme Court: What to Expect in 4 Years?
- BobG
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What constitutes scientific literacy?
- hatefilledmind
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What Were Aristotle's Limitations in Philosophy and Science?
- dekoi
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Is This a Paradox?
- bjr_jyd15
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About randomness & determinism- NOT another free will argument.
- honestrosewater
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News US Voters: Weird as they wanna be
- plover
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Fearing Death: A Flaw in the Human Mind?
- cangus
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News Does Argentina's Foreign Policy Support the US War on Terror?
- tiger025
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Are Big Numbers Just a Concept of the Mind or Do They Truly Exist?
- gonzo
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Is scientific understanding based on predictive power?
- ryokan
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Infinite Regression: Inherent Inconsistency?
- eddo
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Why Do Actors Keep Becoming Presidents?
- Ivan Seeking
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Late for School? Tips on Making it On Time
- Theelectricchild
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Is Feminism the Answer to Female Problems?
- string_theory
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News Condoleezza Rice named as Bush's nominee for new Sec. of State. Good god
- wasteofo2
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Is Global Consciousness Connected? Investigating the GCP and its EGG Anomalies
- Ivan Seeking
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The Mysterious Origin of Pizza Hut
- tumor
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Looking, watching and scanning people
- Moses
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What Would a Monkey Do with a Brownie Vending Machine?
- Saint
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News On Capitol Hill, Military Warns of Being under Strain
- Tsu
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News Putin Announces New Nuclear Missile System
- Ivan Seeking
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News Americans involved in UN Food for oil scandal
- kat
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What is the Connection Between Consciousness and Quantum Physics?
- Epoch1
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Establishing Logical Laws: The Categorical Imperative Approach
- honestrosewater
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Why does observation coincide with experimental empirical data?
- Rader
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Can Imperialism and Social Darwinism Be Justified?
- Thallium
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News Selling American consumerism to the emerging Third World merchant class
- Loren Booda
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Is spanking is an effective way to discipline kids?
- decibel
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What are some humorous state mottos?
- Evo
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News Establishing democracy: what rights are negotiable?
- Loren Booda
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News Terrorists: Cult of Human Sacrifice?
- franznietzsche
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News Post-Election Selection Trauma PEST
- GENIERE
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News US Soldier Killing Violates Geneva Convention: Cold & Sickening
- username
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Disproving Parmenides and Zeno: A Logical and Mathematical Analysis
- wolf921
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What defines an observer for reality to exist externally?
- magus niche
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News Why no talk of Bill Richardson '08?
- wasteofo2
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News RX For PMS, Pray To Jesus, FDA Approved
- Dayle Record
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Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
- dekoi
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News Hillary Clinton on Fox News in 9 minutes.
- wasteofo2
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What is the Definition of Friendship?
- dekoi
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What is the story behind the Hare Krishna book donation at the airport?
- Saint
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News Powell vs. Clinton: The Ultimate Senate Showdown?
- GENIERE
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What is the Purpose of Life and How Can We Understand Complexity?
- some socks
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News What makes it so hard to capture war criminals?
- xecute
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News No bidding on 40% of Pentagon contracts
- Burnsys
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High rise building fire in Caracas
- tumor
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Is Apologizing to the Planet Effective in Addressing Global Issues?
- Tsu
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News Did I Vote for GWB for the Right Reasons?
- Townsend
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How Can a 200-Person Halo LAN Party Work with Just Two Chaperones?
- Tom McCurdy
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What are the limits of intelligence?
- fourier jr
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News Why is the UN in Ivory Coast anyway?
- Smurf
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So the french are good for something
- jimmy p
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News Is the CIA Warning of an Attack in Exclusive 60 Minutes Interview?
- Ivan Seeking
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News Why are Belgium's liberals facing legal challenges and being declared illegal?
- GENIERE
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News Executive Branch: Disputed Powers & Foreign Policy Constraints
- Soaring Crane
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News Can a Pragmatist Party Succeed in the World of Politics?
- Vega
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Did Montesquieu Believe Democracy Was Doomed to Fail?
- kouga
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Scientific breakthroughs by mavericks
- Chronos
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Are You Ready to Enter the Meatrix?
- Ethereal
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News Right Wing, Left Wing and world peace
- Political Prodigy
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News French Actions in African Nation: Is the Standard Too High?
- Hurkyl
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Is Hume's Argument Against the Will as a Cause Flawed?
- learningphysics
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Does a Soul's Existence Differentiate Between Being Dead and Nonexistent?
- Whitestar
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The Role of Ego in Achieving Happiness: A Scientific Perspective
- srika4u
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News Why do you have a King in Belgium?
- Leo32
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News Your opinion about Mr.Zapatero
- Clausius2
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News Why Is There Rising Racism Against the French?
- Smurf
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News "Did Kerry Win the Election?" Analysis
- decibel
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How Can We Achieve Utopia?
- Tom McCurdy
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News Will Canadians welcome Bush's upcoming visit to Canada?
- revelator
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News Politics in Church: Is It Acceptable?
- Gokul43201
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News Ashcroft Just Resigned, It's A Great Day For America
- wasteofo2
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Infinite monkey's writing shakespeare possible?
- Erazman
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