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News Bolivian Leader's Ouster Seen as Warning on U.S. Drug Policy
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Why Southern California Is On Fire
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John Rawls: Practical Philosopher & Influential Disciples
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News What Role Does Fox News Play in the Spread of Misinformation?
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Matrix Revolutions: Worth The Wait?
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Reminiscing on how I've progressed as a member
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Are Our Minds Just a Collection of Learned Tools?
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How much schooling do the experts on this forum have?
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Physics Prof Pronounces φ as "Phee
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Mystery force flattens trees close to Ruby [Alaska]
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Can forgetting lead to true happiness?
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What Do You Believe? Beliefs on Off the Mainstream Ideas
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News Global geophysical events so why doesn't anybody care?: The Gaurdian
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Where Are All These New Visitors Coming From?
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Did the Moon Landing Really Happen?
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What Are Your Long-Term Goals and Aspirations?
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Circular logic circular philosophy?
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FDA Warns on Star Anise Use | Edible vs Toxic Varieties
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Share Your Favorite Rock Band/Artist
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More Believe In God Than Heaven: Fox News
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Why will there always be questions in the universe?
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What Information is Embedded in Hotel Key Cards?
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Debate Strategies: Tips & Techniques for Negative Cross Examiners
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How Does Jealousy Shape Our Emotions and Relationships?
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Letter Equation < 90 = D in an A A
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News Idiot Media Part II: Rush Limbaugh
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Could a Dome and Sand Have Stopped Bush Fires?
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Galileo Galilei: Greatest Scientist of All Time
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Cyber Sex Gone Wrong - Hilarious Story to Enjoy
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Who Would Win: Moth vs Bee in a Jumpsuit?
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From Sand Comes All Things: Challenging the Reality of Creation
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What is the True Nature of Reality and its Impact on Mortality?
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Holistic thinking - formulating a more complete physics
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Swindled by Bank: My €14.06 Check Cost Me €27.50
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Is the Search for Life's Meaning Designed to Be Unattainable?
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Famous Hoover disc quote debunked: Ivan Seeking
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What is the pattern in the sequence: A,C,F,J?
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What inspired your interest in physics?
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Dream of the Future: Imagining Possibilities
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Is everything in a state of determinism?
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Jesus Struck by Lightning on Mel Gibson's Set
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Brew a Cup of Healthy Ginger Tea - Try the Real Deal!
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How Effective Is Our Approach to Combating Terrorism?
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Women in Science: Significant Contributions Past & Future
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News Rumsfeld is being groomed for sacrifice
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It's Wake-Up Time [drugs]: Appropriately, from Wired.com
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Finding Yourself: Uncovering Your Path to Inner Peace
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Is Everything in the Universe Fundamentally the Same?
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News Discrimination in U.N.: Justifiable Power Differential?
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Is Our Society Moving Too Fast to Maintain Harmony?
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Why Do Vaguely Phrased Questions Attract More Responses in Online Threads?
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Einstein's Special Relativity: Authentic or Not?
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What are emotions and how do they shape our actions?
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News Was America Founded on Unitarian Principles?
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Some comets are only visible with the help of a telescope
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News Free Advice to G.O.P. (about Iraq)
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What would you do if you were God?
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Matti Pitkänen: Explaining UFO Experiences with TGD
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What consequences could arise from relying on hydrogen power?
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Man Spots Bigfoot in Glastenbury, VT
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Combination b-day xmas present for anyone we know?
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Achieve Inner Peace: Finish What You've Started
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Is Democratic Socialist Capitalism the Ideal Government and Economy?
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What are your memorable experiences of the kindness of strangers?
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How did ET get in your head? [Continued from the Skepticism thread]
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News Dr. Mahathir Will Step Down by End of This Month
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How Engaging Are Physics Forums and Physics Post?
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What can I do with €100 at an electronics store?
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I Got My First Job - Celebrating My First Paycheck
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How is it possible to know that we feel emotion consciously?
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Does a Duck's Quack Really Not Echo?
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News Voice of Democracy Oratory contest.
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How many times more luminous is the Milky Way compared to our Sun?
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Looking for a quick entertainment fix? Watch this 30-second movie now!
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Forum Tips: How to Overcome Writer's Block and Engage in Discussions
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UK vs GB vs England - What's the Difference?
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News Great Article Detailing the Bush Administration's Failures in Intelligence
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News Where are you on the political compass?
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Is this UFO report easily debunked?
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How has money become so powerful in our society?
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News Is Yasser Arafat Dead? Unconfirmed Reports
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Ready to lace up and race with the Kenyans?
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Assembly code compiler horror story
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Is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake Worth Watching for Horror Movie Fans?
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Can God Be Multiplistically Sentient?
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What's up with that dopey chat room?
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Why do we suffer and become addicted?
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Monument to Homophobia in Casper, WY: God's Warning?
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Need image of absorption and emission spectra for sodium
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Is the Elusive G a Reflection of Ourselves?
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Artsy Pictures: Share Your Inspirations
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Are Skeptics Truly Open-Minded?
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Malmstrom AFB 1967 UFO Incident: Review & Observations
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Two Optical Illusions: Black Dots & Spinning Wheels
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Why the bias against materialism?
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Zero's Out: 4-5 Day Trip to NY & NJ
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Why Do We Find Physics Forums So Addictive?
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Ever wondered which hotels are rumored to be haunted? Check out these top ten!
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The Young Ones: Salute or "Up Your Bum"?
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The most maddening thing ever We MUST change it (more)
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