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News Would you buy a used car from the Speaker of the House?
- Ivan Seeking
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What are the rules for immigration into Japan?
- plus
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Sidney Redner's Paper: Impact Factors in Science
- ryokan
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News What would Kerry actually do better than Bush?
- wasteofo2
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What makes the Matrix chair real if it's only a program?
- Sven Tingblad
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Portland's gloomy weather, brewpubs, and parking system
- loseyourname
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Is a Valid Argument Always Considered Sound?
- Math Is Hard
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Why was the second hurricane named Charlie and not Clyde?
- Integral
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Absolute Truth Without An Omniscient Creator
- StonedPanda
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Is there a sociologist in the house?
- Nereid
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Article from Scientific American
- Imparcticle
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They think that you think that you think that
- Monique
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Could Stolen Items Lead to Murder?
- Dagenais
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Logic Symbolism: Designing a Boutique Hotel
- maca
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Dutch law bans unsolicited toe-licking
- Miles
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Does English distort philosophical thinking?
- anfurnyPerson
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Can false equations like 1=3 still be logical?
- kanzure
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News Michael Moore - Minister of Disinformation?
- Tigers2B1
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The World's Most Retarded Political Quiz
- United States
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Is Occam's Razor Obsolete in Light of Modern Scientific Complexity?
- Ivan Seeking
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Will we ever understand everything?
- AlanPartr
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How Are Economic Theories Validated?
- devil-fire
- · Replies 6 ·
Why do people dislike cats so much?
- Ivan Seeking
- · Replies 50 ·
Are High-Profile Husband Suspects a Trend in Recent Murder Cases?
- ilovetrials
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What do you think of the X-Men franchise?
- Sting
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Plato's Atlantis narratives and what they really reveal
- Andre
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Are there alternative methods of inquiry besides science?
- Dorje
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Does Free Will Exist? A Quantum Physics Debate
- AlanPartr
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Why Was Pursuing Physics a Huge Mistake?
- check
- · Replies 12 ·
The Hardest IQ test I've found on the net so far
- Geoffrey F. Miller
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News How to become Speaker of the House or party leader
- wasteofo2
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News So, who will win the 2008 election?
- wasteofo2
- · Replies 9 ·
Should Brad Penny Have Completed the Game?
- loseyourname
- · Replies 18 ·
Conflict? ignorance, greed or other
- force5
- · Replies 15 ·
Starting a new nation in Siberia called Alison's Wonderland
- Rasine
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Do People Perceive the World Differently?
- BranMan
- · Replies 4 ·
Which Enemy of the Christian Faith Are You?
- quantumdude
- · Replies 71 ·
Sophies choice, an ethical dilemma
- Scott Sieger
- · Replies 5 ·
Astrological sign for a baby born on Mars on July 12, 2014?
- Math Is Hard
- · Replies 10 ·
A man in a cage (a question of free will).
- Mentat
- · Replies 20 ·
Which Movie Features This Iconic Line?
- Ivan Seeking
- · Replies 36 ·
Should science isolate itself from value and morality?
- franz32
- · Replies 12 ·
US homicide rates by race, gender, and age group (1976-2000)
- BlackVision
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News Sexual harassment complaint against John and workplace policy violations
- JOEBIALEK
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News Is the concept of fairness irrelevant in taxation?
- Njorl
- · Replies 43 ·
Can you imagine a primary color you've never seen?
- fbsthreads
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What are the boundaries between philosophy/science precisely?
- dschouten
- · Replies 40 ·
Is Postmodernism the Ultimate Deconstructionist?
- Saint
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Logical Proof of Intelligent Design.
- Nicholas I. Hosein
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News Fox News to replay O'Reilly interview with Micheal Moore (it's awesome)
- wasteofo2
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News What is the difference between Kerry and Bush's campaign policy teams?
- GENIERE
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News There is research and then there is military research.
- Entropy
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News What Will Define the Next Century?
- Ivan Seeking
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News Why did Kerry embrace the 911 commission while Bush did not?
- Ivan Seeking
- · Replies 19 ·
What is Lying and What Forms Does it Take?
- Jamez
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Who are the Top Comedians of All Time?
- Ivan Seeking
- · Replies 59 ·
Tonight I Visit The The Bowlless Bowl
- TENYEARS
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Remember the iconic TV intros of the 80s?
- Monique
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News US's laws based on the 10 commandments
- enigma
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What does it mean if Toto had never run behind the curtain?
- Saint
- · Replies 52 ·
Why Do We Say 'Mother Nature' and 'Mother Country'?
- irony of truth
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What can the condemned man say to escape execution?
- Bobert
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Hawking conceded his bet to Preskill with a cricket encyclopedia
- marcus
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What is the relationship between obligation and freedom?
- coberst
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News Bush Administration: My Indictment
- Dissident Dan
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News Can a former president be appointed to a cabinet position?
- wasteofo2
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News Why is Defense Spending So Lucrative for Private Companies?
- Gokul43201
- · Replies 4 ·
Are Our Thoughts Real? Developing Manifestations
- OneSoul
- · Replies 16 ·
The progress of science: How far have we really come?
- Kerrie
- · Replies 79 ·
News Can Ed Koch's Endorsement of Bush Swing Florida Votes?
- loseyourname
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B+ movie sequel better than the original
- The_Professional
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News Is Using B2 Bombers for Minor Targets Cost-Effective?
- Mattius_
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News What is Puerto Rico's political status?
- fisipavia
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News Which 2004 candidate was more honest, trustworthy and ethical?
- Loren Booda
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News DNC Comments - Did You Notice Joe Scarborough's Discomfort?
- loseyourname
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News Rationality when it comes to political opinions
- flippy
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What is the difference between Theory and Law?
- EngTechno
- · Replies 8 ·
What Triggers Our Sense of Fascination?
- Vance
- · Replies 6 ·
Conway's Game of Life for a science competition project
- Imparcticle
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News Is Criticism of the Bush Administration Leading to Censorship of Celebrities?
- Shahil
- · Replies 75 ·
Is Conscious Purpose Behind Evolution?
- loseyourname
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Are Lawyers Really the Scum of Society?
- Mattius_
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Science-iffication of philosophy. Solving questions such as what is fair?
- anfurnyPerson
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Does our inspiration live on after we die?
- yesicanread
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Does QM prohibit an omniscient being?
- phoenixthoth
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Why Are Most Americans Philosophical Idealists?
- coberst
- · Replies 6 ·
News Age/Location Correlates to Political Inclination?
- loseyourname
- · Replies 37 ·
News Are You A Republican? And If So, Why?
- flippy
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News Kerry’s former commanders and coworkers speak out against him
- Tigers2B1
- · Replies 40 ·
Confusion: A Necessary and Adaptive Mental State?
- Scott Sieger
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Is Logic Flawed by Paradoxes and Variables?
- Sikz
- · Replies 52 ·
Are Nobel Prize Winners Politically Motivated in Criticizing Bush?
- shonagon53
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Can You Win the Race Without Breaking a Sweat?
- yesicanread
- · Replies 6 ·
News Japanese Military Forces, Did Post-WWII Neuter Them
- Atrayo
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In human evolution, what is the result of 1+1 ?
- TeddyBear
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