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One Reality: Is There a Way to Merge Opposing Viewpoints on Reality?
- heusdens
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Are Gary Zukav's books a bridge between physics and eastern philosophy?
- mntlfngrs
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Addenum to AGE VS Experience debate
- Zantra
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Are dreams related to real life ?
- Zargawee
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Why Do English People Say Bloody?
- Mentat
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News How to feed the world without destroying local economies
- Dissident Dan
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Is Life Possible Without a Creator?
- Saint
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News Bush's Cabinet - The Corporate Connection
- Adam
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What is the connection between the sun, side, and rug in this riddle?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Why Is There Something Instead of Nothing?
- heusdens
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Is Government Necessary for the Fulfillment of All Natural Desires?
- kyle_soule
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Where would we be without the structure of time?
- Kerrie
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Can anyone do something without personal gain?
- The Grimmus
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My recent insomnia led me to think
- zk4586
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Are You a Veteran of a Foreign War?
- eNtRopY
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News Have you been PERSONALLY wronged by the US?
- russ_watters
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News Was the US Supreme Court right to legalize homosexual sex?
- Turtle
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The impossibility of a begin of time
- heusdens
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A Question of Cloning and Resurrection.
- Mentat
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Microsoft warns of critical Windows flaw : News.com
- Ivan Seeking
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News How can we make sure this Clean Up doesn't turn into a bigger mess?
- Mattius_
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If disaster hits NY hide under desk
- Ivan Seeking
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How Do They Make American Bread So Soft?
- Monique
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International Burn a Dollar Bill for World Peace Day
- emanon
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Should We Eat Meat If the Animal Wants to Be Eaten?
- FZ+
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News Bush's trend of distracting the public
- The Grimmus
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Europeans and Small Talk or Lack Thereof
- eNtRopY
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The Metaphysical and the Physical
- Mentat
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I encountered the essence of my soul
- sheldon
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Is Albert Einstein Wiser in His Older Years?
- Integral
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Did waving originate as a universal gesture and do animals wave too?
- kyle_soule
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An alternative for the system of God declared truths
- heusdens
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What is the philosophy of life according to Desiderata?
- RuroumiKenshin
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Does Rounding Prices Create Inflation and Impact the Economy?
- Mattius_
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Share an image of something you appreciate
- eNtRopY
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Do we desire that the world should end with our death?
- Ivan Seeking
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How Many Lives Would You Sacrifice for Your Own?
- maximus
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Can empiricism evaluate rationality without an ethical framework?
- liquidgrey01
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Who Is Your Ultimate Comic Hero?
- Dx
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Message in a Bottle: 19 Years Later Roger Got His Reply
- Ivan Seeking
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What is the Nature of The Present in Time Perception?
- Mentat
- · Replies 26 ·
Favorite animated comedy shows: MST3K through Space Ghost
- The Grimmus
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Dog Chapel: Stephen Huneck's Homage to Man's Best Friend
- Ivan Seeking
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Creative exercise arguing apparently unarguable positions
- FZ+
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Can you study philosophy without leisure time?
- Loren Booda
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Hole found in reactor cap at Ohio nuclear plant
- Ivan Seeking
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Lightning strikes woman's tongue stud
- Ivan Seeking
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Can we truly say everything is predictable?
- goo
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Is it a worthy cause to pursue the fundamentals of our existence?
- wolram
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What is the problem with free will and determinism?
- totoro
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No Conscious Center: Multiple Drafts Model Debunked
- Mentat
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Is Society Doing Enough to Protect Children from Inappropriate Content?
- CrystalStudios
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It's more powerful than God riddle
- Greg Bernhardt
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A symbol for scientific knowledge?
- dawidi
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Can non-physical beings exist beyond our five senses?
- physicskid
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How Do Rights Evolve?
- selfAdjoint
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The Problem of Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Dissident Dan
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News Even Less Religion In Our Government Yay
- Shark
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What's going on with the rest of our brain?
- Zantra
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Terrorism panic goes too far at Area 51
- Ivan Seeking
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Why can't everyone be right all the time?
- tribdog
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Why are We Individuals? A Philosophical Question
- Kerrie
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What are the different types of love and their purposes?
- DR OF DEATH
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News Democracy Driven by Random Chance?
- Ivan Seeking
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The collapse of religion, mass suicides, the collapse of governments?
- Ivan Seeking
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Living on $1800 a month after taxes in the US
- Saint
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Is Objectivity Realistic or a Human Illusion?
- Kerrie
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Why does logic have limits in understanding nature?
- Messiah
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News Political 'Center' and Compromise
- Zero
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Stages of Utopia: Is Perfect Society Possible?
- maximus
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Is Tongue Splitting the Latest Extreme Body Modification Trend?
- Ivan Seeking
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Would you be Emperor of the World?
- Ivan Seeking
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Cause-and-Effect. Is Causality necessarily true?
- Mentat
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Should Environmental Preservation Be Prioritized Over Natural Wild Conditions?
- Dissident Dan
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- Poll
News Did the Bush Administration Lie or Make Mistakes About WMD Claims?
- schwarzchildradius
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Should everyone think the same way about reality?
- Iacchus32
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News Green party politicians and fear-mongering
- FZ+
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News Is America truly living up to its ideals?
- Zero
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News FindLaw commentary on Bush and WMD claims
- Ivan Seeking
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The Recent Growth in Popularity of Pabst Blue Ribbon
- eNtRopY
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News Can Bush navigate the difficult decision on Texas' ruling on gay sex?
- eNtRopY
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Should wrestling be banned for its violent and vulgar nature?
- Saint
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News Factual errors vs lies - and admitting mistakes
- russ_watters
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Word games #2) Fallacies in Symbol Replacement
- Dissident Dan
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News UK Delays Euro Decision - Gordon Brown Falters
- plus
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Who Can Claim Ownership of the Term Energy?
- Les Sleeth
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News Is the Republican Power Structure Immoral and Inevitable?
- schwarzchildradius
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What is spirit and where does it fit in science?
- M. Gaspar
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Can matter exist outside of space-time?
- garytse86
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News What is Your Idea of the American Dream?
- quantumcarl
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Why isn't the eyeball popping when I move my mouse over it?
- Ivan Seeking
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