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Is the concept of 'Sanctity of Life' justified?
- Another God
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Who cares whether we are in the matrix or not?
- Mohaamad
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Is the Ultimate Reality of Existence Socially Defined?
- Mohaamad
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News Why Are Palestinians Protesting Against Hamas?
- Dissident Dan
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Is Daoism and Taosim the same thing?
- RuroumiKenshin
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Does liberal attitude toward homosexuality damage traditional family concepts?
- biochemist
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What is the paradox of the ultimate reality?
- Mohaamad
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Ultimate reality and paradox in quantum mechanics
- Mohaamad
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News Political Policies: Should the State Serve or Reject?
- Adam
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How do we know? A scientific theory of knowledge
- heusdens
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What Are the Most Common Fears and How Can They Be Overcome?
- Viper
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Science uses disprovable theories, religion claims absolute truth
- heusdens
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Curry Paste Marination: Quicker Than 24 Hours?
- username
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News Can We Trust Bush's Outside Interests to Serve the Country?
- jb
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What's the deal with the ending of 24 season one?
- LogicalAtheist
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Is Honor Universal or Culture-Dependent?
- drag
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Observation and order in the multiverse
- Sigma Greyhamn
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Paradox in a scientific inquiry PDF
- MathematicalPhysicist
- · Replies 22 ·
How ignorance and acceptance lead to genuine skepticism and rationality
- wuliheron
- · Replies 24 ·
Did you see Donnie Darko? Share your thoughts!
- Greg Bernhardt
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How does Gödel's theorem relate to the liar's paradox?
- drag
- · Replies 15 ·
The Matrix: Reloaded's plot holes and pacing issues
- Dissident Dan
- · Replies 7 ·
The Impact of Science on the Concept of God
- BoulderHead
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News Government in exile - cheating the constitution
- Ganshauk
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Where does human morality come from?
- Laser Eyes
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News What are the consequences of the Bush administration's decisions and actions?
- damgo
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News Many proud of being Americans are the most un-American
- Dissident Dan
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What's inside boxes A, B, and C?
- totoro
- · Replies 15 ·
News Is Separation of Church and State Still Relevant?
- Zero
- · Replies 19 ·
Does Logic Equal Truth? - What Do You Think?
- newton1
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Pragmatism Morphed into a Reasoning System
- Les Sleeth
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How do realism, idealism, and mysticism differ as worldviews?
- wuliheron
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Cognizance gives us the ability to know we exist
- Iacchus32
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Is Our Perception of Existence Truly Absolute?
- Kerrie
- · Replies 19 ·
Is the Brain's Hyperstructure Connected to a Universal Consciousness?
- RuroumiKenshin
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Is there a better definition of truth than agreement with fact?
- Alexander
- · Replies 30 ·
Is Nothingness Really a Meaningless Concept?
- Mentat
- · Replies 23 ·
BBC online IQ and EQ tests
- N_Quire
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What sets humans apart from other animals?
- Mentat
- · Replies 38 ·
News Statistical Analysis of Casualties in the Palestinian - Israeli Conflict,
- kat
- · Replies 67 ·
Is Human Behavior Determined or Free?
- Mistress Lilith
- · Replies 50 ·
News Can everyone on Earth enjoy an affluent western lifestyle?
- N_Quire
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Opinions about the human embryo harvested during abortions
- devil5_advocate
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News What Will Happen to PF Version 4 While I'm Away in the Arctic?
- N_Quire
- · Replies 7 ·
News White House Trying to Block Congressional Report on 9/11
- Dissident Dan
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Feature of human nature is denial
- Deslaar
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News U.S. says pulling virtually all military from Saudi Arabia
- kat
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What do you guys think of the above mentioned screen movies?
- devil5_advocate
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Where Does Our Sense of Purpose Come From?
- Lifegazer
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Where is our seat of consciousness located?
- Iacchus32
- · Replies 42 ·
Were Einstein and Newton on the Autism Spectrum?
- Dissident Dan
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News What do you mean by patriotism, and is it a good thing?
- N_Quire
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Why doesn't science address the inner self and consciousness?
- Iacchus32
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If the Hornets win the play-offs, I will
- N_Quire
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News Economic war over oil currency between US and Europe
- Siv
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Can pseudo-science serve a purpose in scientific advancement?
- Kerrie
- · Replies 35 ·
I think beautiful is very subjiective
- newton1
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News Rumsfeld and N. Korea's nuke program
- Zero
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News Do yellow ribbons actually help troops or just make people feel patriotic?
- jb
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What Time Would You Visit If You Had a Time Machine?
- MSI
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News Rethinking Orwell: Relevance of His Ideas Today
- FZ+
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Why Do We Limit Our Understanding in Online Forums?
- TENYEARS
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Philosophical viewpoint of solipsism
- heusdens
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Was the Iraqi regime really a fascist regime?
- Another God
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News Why is socialism hated in America?
- N_Quire
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How Can Self-Deception Be a Useful Tool?
- jammieg
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News Has the USA Compromised by Negotiating with a Designated Terrorist Group?
- Dissident Dan
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How does the sorites paradox argue against infinite divisibility?
- FZ+
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Can we define 'I' by its sensations, thoughts and emotions?
- Lifegazer
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News If the US forcefully disarms North Korea, I will
- eNtRopY
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Analyzing Dreams: Unlocking Meaning & Interpreting Symbols
- The Grimmus
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Descartes' Second Rule vs. Uncertainty
- Mentat
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Is There a Rewind Button for Life?
- N_Quire
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News If Bush wants peace, he needs a Palestinian state
- N_Quire
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The Truth of Happiness: Objectivity vs Fantasy
- Ivan Seeking
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News Should Americans accept TIA surveillance systems?
- Hurkyl
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Can identity-focused groups actually reduce racism or do they entrench separation?
- megashawn
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What creates the Help illusion?
- ermines
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Essay on "The Philosophy of the Mind, Body and Soul"
- RuroumiKenshin
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Where do I misunderstand Zeno's dichotomy paradox?
- Mentat
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Is the Matrix's simulated reality concept scientifically credible?
- Locutus
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Is There a Way to Define Your Life's Purpose?
- Saint
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What Unique Science Images Are Yet to Be Captured?
- N_Quire
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What Is the Most Direct Proof of Reality?
- Loren Booda
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I'm gonna pretend to be deep now
- Zero
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News Is Bill Clinton still relevant in politics?
- Zero
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News Is a Flat Tax the Solution for American Taxpayers?
- GENIERE
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News When has communism existed, and what was wrong with it?
- Dissident Dan
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Similarities and differences between law and agreement
- dr-dock
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Can Humans Truly Achieve Perfection?
- RuroumiKenshin
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What is the Meaning of Life for the Universe?
- chosenone
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Is Patriotism Just a Form of Nationalism?
- Dissident Dan
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Is there a sharp distinction between physics and metaphysics?
- Loren Booda
- · Replies 49 ·
News Why Was the 'Mayor' of Baghdad Arrested by American Forces?
- N_Quire
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News How would you design a perfect society with modern technology?
- Zero
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