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Here's an interesting idea on predestination.
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Punishment for Criminally Insane: Is It Different?
- Janitor
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Can Stephen Hawking Really Play Dance Dance Revolution?
- dduardo
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News War on Terror: Examining the Politics & Morality
- Adam
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Is Faith an Acceptable Means of Attaining Knowledge?
- loseyourname
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Triskaidekaphobia is the fear to the number 13
- meteor
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- Poll
News Will Condi's Testimony Align with the Waxman Database Findings?
- schwarzchildradius
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Fate vs Free Will: Which Do You Believe & Why?
- Sombra
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Justice vs Revenge: What's the Difference?
- physicskid
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News Extended US airport security measures
- Monique
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News Why is Bush-Cheney testifying together in closed session?
- amp
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What Is a Leading Question and How Are They Used?
- billy_boy_999
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News In Response to the War Crimes caught on video Thread
- Mattius_
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No "Meaning" to Life: Live Free and Define Your Own Purpose
- Dissident Dan
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A Reason for Everything - Dionysus Forum Thread
- Iacchus32
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Are You Really Doing Nothing? Or Just Trying to Convince Yourself?
- tabloid
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News Is the Bush Campaign Misrepresenting Kerry's Tax Plan?
- Ivan Seeking
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Resolving Utilitarianism and Deontology: Can Two Ideologies Coexist?
- physicsisphirst
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- Poll
News US Government Arrest Warrant for Iraqi Citizen on Iraqi Soil: Legal Authority?
- Adam
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Is This Train Mine? Don't Miss Your Chance to Train!
- deda
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Ringworld Movie: Sci Fi Channel Announces Adaptation
- Ivan Seeking
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How Does Internet Addiction Affect Academic Performance?
- maximus
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Is It Possible for Someone to Be Really Blind and Lie About It?
- confutatis
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News Will Bush's Strategy of Painting Kerry as a Weak Flip-Flopper Lead to Victory?
- member 5645
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Can Consciousness Be Defined or Explained Within Epistemological Limits?
- Canute
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Football vs errr Football (American)
- member 5645
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Why Does My Smoke Detector Go Off When I Shower?
- Monique
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News Why should political primaries be organized on a regional basis?
- JOEBIALEK
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Any Tips for Playing Dart Board Without Straining Your Elbow?
- The_Professional
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Towards a Science of Consciousness Conference 2004: interest, questions?
- hypnagogue
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What Determines the Morality of an Action?
- rody084
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Persuasive speech on stem cell research
- Imparcticle
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Is consciousness a measurable scale?
- phoenixthoth
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News Dr. Rice's Testimony Date for 9/11 Commission?
- wasteofo2
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See "Awakin Life": A Movie That Will Change Your Perspective
- KSCphysics
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The Impact of Society on Paranoia: A Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
- Loren Booda
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How is all knowledge attained through a priori processes?
- the_truth
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Unleash Your Creativity: The Science of Making Snowflakes
- Miles
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Red iceberg causes a stir in Greenland
- Ivan Seeking
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Extrapolating current trends to the year 2015
- Ivan Seeking
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Is the Death Penalty Justified as a Deterrent or Genetic Control?
- physicskid
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News Clarke's Allegations Against Bush Admin: Confirmation and New Evidence
- amp
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Is Language Useless in Philosophical Discussions?
- selfAdjoint
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Is Art Worth the Time and Effort?
- cragwolf
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The Limitations of IQ Tests: An Insider's Perspective
- Zero
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News Was Kerry to Blame for 9/11?
- Chemicalsuperfreak
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Do Aliens Exist? Proving Life Beyond Earth
- Vast
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What is represented below? X Lipstick
- Greg Bernhardt
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News My concept of universal healthcare:
- GENIERE
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The Great Illusion: Is Life a Gift from God?
- Iacchus32
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I have some emperical evidence that an AI can be conscious
- phoenixthoth
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Study in Sydney: What You Need to Know
- expscv
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Maximum Punishment: What's Wrong with Torture Penalty?
- lockecole
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Men's Slim Fitting Suits - Where to Buy
- aychamo
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Hegel's Dialectic: Is His "Absolute Idea" Possible?
- Namloh2000
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News West Africa: The world's new Middle East
- Shahil
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Poke The Penguin Voila! | Fun Interactive Game
- Dagenais
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News Saddam's Thoughts On The Palestinian Issue
- Nommos Prime (Dogon)
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News Clarke's New Book (Check It Out )
- Nommos Prime (Dogon)
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How Did Drunken Elephants Meet Their Fate in Meghalaya?
- Ivan Seeking
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The Fallacy of Demanding Proof for Philosophical Ideas
- olde drunk
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News Is US Complicity in Yassin's Assassination Fueling a Religious War?
- Nommos Prime (Dogon)
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How Can I Express My Poetry Ideas Effectively?
- rathma
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Get Rich; The Secrets Of Trade ->
- deda
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Breathalizer machines to be installed at midwest bars.
- Kerrie
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An effort to solve Zeno's motion Paradoxes
- N.N.
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The Nature of Evil: An Analysis of Community and Selfishness
- ParvinBriggs
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News Were you all aware that the Draft has been reinstituted?
- amp
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God's Greatness: Logic vs. Faith?
- Xclckwrkorrangex
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The Flaw in the Definition of Consciousness
- Mentat
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News Bush Campaign Gear Made in Burma.
- Chemicalsuperfreak
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Is Cosmic Stan Among Us? Unraveling the Mystery
- Njorl
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Faulty expectations of a theory of consciousness.
- Mentat
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News Faulty intelligence? No. Faulty political influence.
- Adam
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What Are the Limits of Logical Arguments in Ontology?
- protonman
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News Do the spanish realize what they just voted for?
- member 5645
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All solutions and answers are correct
- olde drunk
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War of Chat-Bots: Is My Claim Falsifiable?
- phoenixthoth
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News Will Kerry's Victory Mean No Hillary Until 2012?
- member 5645
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On truths, falsehoods, and negation
- Sikz
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Struggling with Fallacies?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Are killer meatballs taking over our dinner plates?
- Jug
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Why do people cling so tightly to racism?
- Zero
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Dynamical Systems and Intelligent Design
- scott
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Can you answer this unanswerable question?
- WingZero
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What Would You Do if You Had God-like Powers?
- Loren Booda
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Is Every Decision in Life Motivated by Pain or Pleasure?
- Omni
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Dennett's predecessor brings it all together
- Mentat
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Reciprocation between the self and the unself
- elwestrand
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News Should Unborn Babies Be Protected Under Murder Laws?
- member 5645
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News The 5 States That Banned Evolution In Classrooms.
- treat2
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Would You Turn In a Friend for Committing Murder?
- Dagenais
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Positive solving Zeno’s Achilles paradox?
- Vadim Matveev
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Can Dolphins with Opposable Thumbs Challenge Human Supremacy?
- Adam
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Are all human actions motivated by self interest?
- mtkirwan
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Can Numbers Reveal the Nature of God?
- Dantes
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News Insurer warns of global warming catastrophe
- Ivan Seeking
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ET Help: Global Warming:Pentagon Report
- mouseonmoon
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