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Does Science Have the Potential to Become a Religion?
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Can Voting Determine the Existence of God?
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Why do people resent successful individuals like Bill Gates?
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Why Is My Consciousness Unique to Me?
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Soil & Combustion - Unusual Work Situation
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Unleashing the Power of Rest: The Benefits of Taking a Break After Exams
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Tales of irony My brother was telling me that the first time
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Find Fiction Books for Specific People: AI Essay Help
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What are the implications of time travel in popular culture?
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Can Prophet Yahweh truly summon UFO's as he claims?
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Uncovering the Mystery of the Money Pit
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Experimenting on Humans: Ethics of Science
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Can You Spot All the Homographs in These Sentences?
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News Would a cashless society end this menace of black money?
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Was the Cardiff Giant a Masterful Hoax or a True Miracle?
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When in the course of human events
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Calling All Authors: Share Writing Experiences
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IF God could actually create miracles
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Who is Fred and Who is His Wife?
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Old Testament Eating Laws: Why Are We Still Eating Prohibited Animals?
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News Future of European Constitution After French Vote
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How to Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee" "Brew the Perfect Cup of Coffee
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What's the inside scoop on the upcoming Physics Forums movie?
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News World's most dangerous terrorist ?
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Should Politicians Face the Same Risks as Soldiers in Harm's Way?
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Male and Female Sasquatch Reportedly Being Contained in Oklahoma
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Hedonism defined in terms of sentience.
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Are Crop Circles Just Elaborate Hoaxes or Something More?
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News Growing uncertainty with the situation in the Middle East
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Can we pinpoint the exact location of an electron in motion?
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Casino story: When the probabilities and odds took the night off
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What is the true purpose of human progression? Is it all about God?
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An original game/software/movie/audio cd costs $30
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Uncovering the KGB's Best Conspiracies
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Book Suggestions for 14-Hour Plane Ride
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News Failure of the USSR: Why Did It Collapse?
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Confess Your Sins to PF: Embarrassing Tales Welcome!
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Who's Ready for a PF Instant Messenger Clique?
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News 100 Abu Ghraib pictures/videos to be released
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What are some staple foods for vegetarians?
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Solve Bridge Puzzle: South Makes 6 NT
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Qualifications for Verbal Discussion
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Schapelle Corby Case: Australians Misjudge Indonesian Justice System
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Who Remembers Toonces the Driving Cat from SNL?
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News Money Per Person: How Much Would We Get?
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Will We Ever Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe in Our Lifetime?
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News Purchasing Prescription Drugs from Canada
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From todays Daily Telegraph in the UK
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Is There Evidence of Alien Implants?
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Pronounce CLIQUE: Click or CL-EEK?
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Have we discovered or invented maths?
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Evolutionary Theory On Cognition and Behavior
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Think Infinite and not the finite
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News Mark Felt Revealed as Deep Throat
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News Leaving the Left: An Ex-Democrat's Story
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Which Shakespeare Play Tops Your List for Plot, Quotes, or Villainy?
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Student participation in university administration
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My Medical Scare Story: Just Got the Call
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What is the beauty of rural Oregon captured through photos?
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Is it worth studying mathematics?
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News What's wrong with the Republican party?
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I am learning English Literature ?
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