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Pentagon report warns climate change threatens global stability
- mouseonmoon
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Woman Tried to Pass Fake $1M Bill
- Evo
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Is the Tree of Self a Metaphor for Our True Essence?
- olde drunk
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Why philosophers demand explanations science cannot provide
- Mentat
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Question. Where is Authority without these ?
- b11ngoo
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Is our consciousness an attribute of self?
- olde drunk
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Is Rattlesnake Meat on the Menu at Local Restaurants?
- Njorl
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News Moral America, where do we go from here?
- Kerrie
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News Should Iraqis Rebuild Their Country Instead of Foreign Contractors?
- schwarzchildradius
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Are Physics Forums Monitored by Spy Agencies?
- Loren Booda
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News Bush's administration distorts scientific findings
- Ivan Seeking
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Is Everything Thinkable Actually Possible?
- Shahil
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Quality of life - best city to live in
- Monique
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News Fox News reported bin Laden captured, but the story vanished
- megashawn
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Is Human Thought Merely Neurons at Work or Something More?
- Odin
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I on choosing an ethical theory
- thunderfvck
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How do we make sense of the saying, Only your mind can put an end to reality?
- Thallium
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Does absolutely nothing exist as a fundamental entity?
- Crackpot
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How do we acquire knowledge without the concept of truth?
- confutatis
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News Can Kerry Win Over the Southern States?
- Mattius_
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News Is There a Double Standard when it Comes to Prostitution in Our Society?
- JOEBIALEK
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Is the present more than just a point?
- orgmark
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Can omniscience exist without breaking the laws of physics?
- Deeviant
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News Bush's logical inconsistency on mandating religious definitions of marriage
- Ivan Seeking
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News Why is the Netherlands expelling thousands of asylum seekers?
- kat
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What is it that observes that I am?
- Royce
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News Is the U.S. Budget Deficit Putting Social Security at Risk?
- Ivan Seeking
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Can free will exist in a quantum universe?
- agnostictheist
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Why is Fuel So Expensive in Europe Compared to the US?
- ShawnD
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Who Determines the Authority of Moral Standards?
- Mentat
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News MPAA wins DVD copy protection lawsuit against circumvention tools
- The_Professional
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Why Not Me? Seeking a One-Way Ticket to Mars
- timejim
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Are you able to see the images of stereograms?
- meteor
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Is the universal genius necessarily altruistic?
- lockecole
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What are rights and why are they deserved?
- Be Happy!
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Do we have ethical obligations to help others?
- Dissident Dan
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Concerns about media regulation after Howard Stern's suspension
- Kerrie
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Cool Optical Illusion: Counter Rotation
- zoobyshoe
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News How Galveston, TX opted out of Social Security
- member 5645
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Is it better to have loved and lost than to have ever loved at all?
- FUNKER
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Are probabilistic theories necessarily falsifiable?
- Loren Booda
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Deductive Logic on the subject of Time Travel.
- Mentat
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What are your thoughts on dream psychology?
- elibol
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What's the next scientific paradigm?
- Loren Booda
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Why should we pay attention to time theories and paradoxes?
- IooqXpooI
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Was Rosie the Riveter or Norma Jeane Baker cooler?
- one_raven
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Theory of living in a giant bubble
- spikebrdr
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How does the public respond to new scientific theories?
- Maxwell
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Should Marriage Be Replaced by Civil Unions?
- Saint
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Opponents of g-theory declining to contribute to Jensen tribute
- Nachtwolf
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Do we overzealously push monoamorousness?
- Dissident Dan
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Why do we experience deja vu and dream memories?
- elwestrand
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Who Hit 10 Cars in Eight Minutes After Downing 11 Drinks?
- zoobyshoe
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Why reductive explanations of consciousness must fail
- hypnagogue
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OBL Found:National Security Agency satellite
- mouseonmoon
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Woman Starts Strange New Political Party
- zoobyshoe
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What does the US HIV rate say about sexual freedom versus self-control?
- Adam
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Use of non-human animals in scientific studies
- None
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How can anything come from nothing
- wolram
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How Did a Toilet Trap a Woman for Two Hours in the UK?
- zoobyshoe
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What Causes the Stigma Against Homosexuality?
- timejim
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Chalmers on functionalism (organizational invariance)
- hypnagogue
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Datacraft escape room game
- Dagenais
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Do ICQ Tests Measure Intelligence?
- Dooga Blackrazor
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Butterfly Effect Movie's implications on our reality
- rody084
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Nonduality philosophy
- phoenixthoth
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Why Do Manufacturers Choose Such Odd Sizes for Products?
- jimmy p
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Dancing the Night Away with Brazilians - Latin Dance?
- Monique
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Is Testing on Non-Human Animals Ethically Defensible?
- None
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How do memes spread and affect human behavior in society?
- physicskid
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Hate: A Worthless Waste of Energy
- jammieg
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Greatest and most Influential Thinkers
- KingNothing
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News Kay eats crow. The war was a lie. Kay to quit with no report made.
- Ivan Seeking
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BBC test on identifying fake smiles
- Mistress Lilith
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Who would survive if the oil ran out next week?
- Omni
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Does Transcendentalism Explain the Gap Between Knowledge and Action?
- jammieg
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What Distinguishes an Experimentalist from a Theoretician?
- 8LPF16
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Asking a person if they are snobby?
- recon
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Are All Events Predetermined By The Big Bang?
- Oblivion
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News Russia's Return to Totalitarianism
- David Ben-Ariel
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PressAnyKey Quiz
- Monique
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The wealth of nations is mapped by their IQ
- Carlos Hernandez
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Is the Human Body Sacred or Just a Tool?
- Gale
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Ethics of Immigration Restriction
- Dissident Dan
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News Global warming a greater threat than terrorism
- Ivan Seeking
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Who is Ted Roach and What is His Connection to Canada?
- Thallium
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Who are your favorite movie or TV characters of all time?
- Ivan Seeking
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Barbie and Ken are separating after 43 yrs of friendship
- Monique
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Advice from someone near 45 for youth and elders
- Loren Booda
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Do Movies Influence Our Expectations of Reality?
- jimmy p
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News Discussing Freedom of Speech: Tim Berners-Lee's Creed
- Mattius_
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News How far down will Bush go; how far should he go?
- Ivan Seeking
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Who was the best, bar none , movie star of the 20th century?
- timejim
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Who are the major players in social engineering human society?
- Unkaspam
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Philosophy and Religion confusion?
- Pseudonym
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News Russia's Problems: Can Putin Handle It?
- FZ+
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News Why do people oppose same-sex marriage?
- Peter Pan
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