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What's the Latest on Bobby Fischer's Mysterious Life?
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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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News What Were the Real Motives Behind the Iraq Invasion?
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Sin of doing evil or the sin of not preventing evil
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What are you going to do in the future?
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Debunking the Claim of Negative Ions Improving Mood
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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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Is Grunge Dead? Best musical genre ever...
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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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Engineering & Physics College Schedule | Major in Two Subjects
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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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Who is the True God in Different Beliefs and Christianity?
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Is the James' Box Hoax Exposing Secrets About Jesus?
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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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Pollution Alert - Take Precautions to Protect Yourself
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Do Nightowls Prefer Staying Up Late?
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Existence Paradox: Outside Space-Time Matter
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Is Nuclear Engineering the Future of Sustainable Energy?
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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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Why do some believe that ghosts are affected by gravity?
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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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Is Spoonbending Real?
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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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Study Abroad in Germany - Advice from Experiences
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What Are Your Odds of Winning the Lottery with a 6-Digit Combination?
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News Democracy - Should it Always be Unconditional?
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News Women in Combat: Equal Rights, Equal Responsibilities
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Faith and Knowledge by Jacques Derrida
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Do people truly deserve punishment?
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Improve Your English: Express Ideas Clearly & Easily
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Is it safe to drink old alcohol found in my home?
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Is it ethical to pursue a summer fling while in a serious relationship?
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Buy Electric Shaver: Braun 7526 or Norelco 8894XL Spectra?
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US Dollar Exchange Rate: 10,000 TWD to USD
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News Mobile labs aren't labs, it seems
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How Do You Get Around? Which Is Your Most Common Mode?
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Jedi School Now Accepting Applications
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Needs, Rights, and Wants in moral deliberation
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What is the Name of this Italian Opera-esque Song?
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News US leaders are saying that they want
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What is your definition of Heaven?
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Are Americans really all oil-hungry murderers?
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True Identity: A Never-Ending Quest?
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Would You Choose to Become a Vampire?
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News Monitoring and database system that DARPA is proposing
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What is the true nature of intuition?
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Why are Amsterdam's cafes closing down?
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News The US Defence Budget: A Misallocation of Resources?
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Does Misery Enhance Our Strength and Define Happiness?
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Consciousness-defined in science ?
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News Why didn't bin-laden assassinate Bush?
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What Algorithm Powers This Clock Applet?
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News Religious Freedom vs. State Laws: The Case of a Veiled Driver's License Photo
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Why do some people have negative views towards the French?
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Questions You Hate: STAii's Response "Do You Recognize Me?
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Suppose Math and Logic were all there is
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What's the Current Weather Like Across the Globe?
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How can stereotypes and expectations affect performance?
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Is It Okay to Have Multiple Intimate Boyfriends Simultaneously?
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What is the role of philosophy in understanding language and human behavior?
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What Bin Are You Referring to in English Lingo?
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Predicting Phenomenon? Unlock Your Inner Psychic!
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Could Jesus be an illegitimate son ?
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Fourth Dimension: Visited by Aliens?
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Is It Possible for Good Intentions to Justify Evil Actions?
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Why Did wolram Become a Spelling Bee Winner Instead of wolfram?
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Treasure Planet: Love it or Hate it?
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What's your opinion on X2 X-Men United?
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How Has Humanity's Heritage as Pack Hunters Shaped Our Behavior?
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News Serena Williams' Unpleasant French Open Experience: Political Atmosphere?
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Can Buddhism be more reliable than Christianity?
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Difference between science and religion
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God belongs to what existence category?
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Existence as a Verb: A Philosophical Exploration
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Lutheran priest suspended after claiming God, eternal life don't exist
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How Does Honda's The Cog Ad Illustrate Principles of Physics?
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Brain and Mind are they one and the same?
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John Hutchison and the Hutchison Effect: Evidence Examined
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