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Introduction: Non-physicist with speculative questions
News Bush's trend of distracting the public
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Europeans and Small Talk or Lack Thereof
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The Metaphysical and the Physical
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I encountered the essence of my soul
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Where to Live? - Exploration of Roatan, Honduras
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Is Albert Einstein Wiser in His Older Years?
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Help me find where waving originated
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An alternative for the system of God declared truths
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What would you have printed on a t-shirt?
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Hotmail Subscription Fees: Why Do Different Countries Pay Different Prices?
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What is the philosophy of life according to Desiderata?
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Does Rounding Prices Create Inflation and Impact the Economy?
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What is the mystery word for housing?
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What Makes Art Appreciation So Subjective?
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Do we desire that the world should end with our death?
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The sixth sick shiek's sixth sheep's sick
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How Many Lives Would You Sacrifice for Your Own?
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Explaining Irrationality in humans
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Who Is Your Ultimate Comic Hero?
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Message in a Bottle: 19 Years Later Roger Got His Reply
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What is the Nature of The Present in Time Perception?
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Top 10 Best TV Shows Ever: MST3K to Damgo
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Dog Chapel: Stephen Huneck's Homage to Man's Best Friend
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Devil's Advocate: Proving the Unarguable
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Philosophy and Leisure: A Necessary Combination?
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Hole found in reactor cap at Ohio nuclear plant
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Isaac Assimov: The Greatest S-F Author of All Time?
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If the world was to end tomorrow, would you want to know now?
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Lightning strikes woman's tongue stud
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What were some of your funniest phases during your youth?
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Any Tool, or A Perfect Circle fans out here?
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Have You Been to Fayetteville, NC?
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Can we truly say everything is predictable?
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Is 'I Think, Therefore I Am' a Valid and Obvious Philosophy?
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Is it a worthy cause to pursue the fundamentals of our existence?
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Question about free will and determinism
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No Conscious Center: Multiple Drafts Model Debunked
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Is Society Doing Enough to Protect Children from Inappropriate Content?
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It's more powerful than God riddle
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News Why Hatred for Canada is Growing: An Analysis
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Planetary Alignment: A Mind-Bending Puzzle
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Should Inmates Be Given Internet Access?
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A symbol for scientific knowledge?
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Non-physical beings: Do they exists?
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How Do Rights Evolve?
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The Problem of Individualism vs. Collectivism
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News Even Less Religion In Our Government Yay
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Is Emo Music the New Grunge of the 21st Century?
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Why is REM one of the most underrated bands of the 90s?
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What's going on with the rest of our brain?
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Are You Ready for a Game of Chess?
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Terrorism panic goes too far at Area 51
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Who else plays an instrument, and what's your favorite piece to play?
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How Old are You? - Revisiting an Old PFs Thread
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Why can't everyone be right all the time?
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Why are We Individuals? A Philosophical Question
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What are the different types of love and their purposes?
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News Democracy Driven by Random Chance?
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The collapse of religion, mass suicides, the collapse of governments?
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Can You Survive on $1800/month in the US?
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Is Objectivity Realistic or a Human Illusion?
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Why does logic have limits in understanding nature?
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News Political 'Center' and Compromise
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Stages of Utopia: Is Perfect Society Possible?
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Is Tongue Splitting the Latest Extreme Body Modification Trend?
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The Birthday present of a life time.
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Would you be Emperor of the World?
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Cause-and-Effect. Is Causality necessarily true?
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Should Environmental Preservation Be Prioritized Over Natural Wild Conditions?
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News Did the Bush Administration Lie or Make Mistakes About WMD Claims?
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What are you going to do in the future?
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Is Irrational Thinking Unavoidable? Examining Society's Standards
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News YAIP (Yet another idiot politician)
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Physics meets Philosophy at the Planck scale (new book?)
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News Is America truly living up to its ideals?
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News Bush & WMD Claim: A Commentary | FindLaw
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The Recent Growth in Popularity of Pabst Blue Ribbon
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News Can Bush navigate the difficult decision on Texas' ruling on gay sex?
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Should wrestling be banned for its violent and vulgar nature?
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News Factual errors vs lies - and admitting mistakes
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Word games #2) Fallacies in Symbol Replacement
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News UK Delays Euro Decision - Gordon Brown Falters
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News UN's Capabilities and Usefulness: My Opinion
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Who Can Claim Ownership of the Term Energy?
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Why Is Syme Enthusiastic About Rewriting Newspeak Dictionary in 1984?
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News Is the Republican Power Structure Immoral and Inevitable?
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Who Would You Choose to Fight in PF and Why?
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Explore the Nature of Spirit - Questions & Answers
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How will a 5-day absence from the PFs affect a scientist's work?
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Do Nightowls Prefer Staying Up Late?
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Existence Paradox: Outside Space-Time Matter
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News What is Your Idea of the American Dream?
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Why isn't the eyeball popping when I move my mouse over it?
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News What Legal Framework Governs Presidential Military Actions in the U.S.?
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What is the role of 'Eureka!' moments in scientific discovery?
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Should You Revere Divorced Parents?
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How to achieve happiness of life ?
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News What Defines Terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
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3 students + 1 drive thru + £30 = 3 megabuckets + indegestion for a week.
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OK a simply (i)D(i)ot's question.
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