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Is Free Will Merely an Illusion Shaped by Genetics and Environment?
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Is Paradox the Key to Understanding the Ultimate Reality?
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Is there a connection between God and the material world?
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News Texas police destroy records of Democrat search
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News Do Politicians' Lies Depend More on Their Party or the Lie Itself?
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News A Second Look at Capitalism and the American Dream
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Dreams: The Meaning & Science Behind Them
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Are coincidences just coincidences or is there more to it?
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Are Viruses Alive or Simply Complex Biological Machines?
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Find Out the Most Popular Computer Resolution with Our Resolution Poll!
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Proof that Nothing is Impossible: C.R.A.P. Idea
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News Did Bill Clinton Dodge the Draft Like Muhammad Ali?
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The mathmatical definition of existence
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News Russia carrying out mock nuclear attack on US, Britain
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News What's the Better Solution: Punishment or Prevention?
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Is the concept of 'Sanctity of Life' justified?
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Who cares whether we are in the matrix or not?
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Is the Ultimate Reality of Existence Socially Defined?
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News Why Are Palestinians Protesting Against Hamas?
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Is Daoism and Taosim the same thing?
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Attitude Towards Homosexuality: Impact on Family
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What is the paradox of the ultimate reality?
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Response to Mentat: what I believe to be a "paradox"
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Reforming Australia's Prison System: Am I Insanely Cruel or Logical?
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Is a Degree Necessary to Succeed in Engineering?
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News Political Policies: Should the State Serve or Reject?
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Subtype IQ Test (revised): logical and mathmatical reasoning
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How do we know? A scientific theory of knowledge
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What Are the Most Common Fears and How Can They Be Overcome?
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News Is the Dubya Bio from Whitehouse.org Factual or Satirical?
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Is Bigfoot Real? Jane Goodall Weighs In
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News Is Cutting All Government Programs the Solution for a Better America?
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Difference between science and religion
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Curry Paste Marination: Quicker Than 24 Hours?
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News Can We Trust Bush's Outside Interests to Serve the Country?
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What Would You Do With a Million Dollars?
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How Did Music by Metallica and Barney Influence POW Interrogations?
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Is Citing a Source Still Plagiarism?
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What's the deal with the ending of 24 season one?
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Is Honor Universal or Culture-Dependent?
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The Limitations of Observation: A Scientific Perspective
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What is the best approach for buying books as a science major?
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Gah Help me find the word I'm thinking of
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What Paradox in Scientific Inquiry Is Explored in This PDF?
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The Gift of Questions: Cultivating Acceptance & Embracing Ignorance
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News How can an international automatic missile system prevent nuclear war?
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Did you see Donnie Darko? Share your thoughts!
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Should the UK Be Its Own Continent?
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Careless mistakes you've made in tests/exam
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News Sheik's Views on Iraq Crisis & 9/11 | Interview w/ Anonymous Sheik
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What is the connection between Godel's Theorem and the Liar's Paradox?
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Reloaded (warning: semi-spoilers)
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The Impact of Science on the Concept of God
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Is God an Eternal Entity or a Human Construct?
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What Would You Do If You Were Jesus?| PF Community
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News How Does the Far Right Influence the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
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News Government in exile - cheating the constitution
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Morality: A Product of Evolution or Design?
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Debunk a pseudoscientific website
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Is Non-Stick Wok Safe to Use for Cooking?
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Looking for a Summer-time Girlfriend in Germany?
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Did I Break My Flyback Transformer? How to Fix It
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In Honor of Judas: The Forgotten Hero of the Gospel
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Is There Really an Afterlife?
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Apology for an Unintentional Offense
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News What are the consequences of the Bush administration's decisions and actions?
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News Many proud of being Americans are the most un-American
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Are any subjects missing from PF?
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Do You Know What's Inside Boxes A, B & C?
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News Is Separation of Church and State Still Relevant?
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Favorite toolsWhat are your favorite tools and why do you like them?
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I don't think Telepathy could possibly be electromagnetic in nature
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Does Logic Equal Truth? - What Do You Think?
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Pragmatism Morphed into a Reasoning System
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Is Artificial Intelligence Really 'Artificial'?
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Will you pass on the story to your son?
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What Are the Key Differences Between Realism, Idealism, and Mysticism?
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Cognizance gives us the ability to know we exist
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Is Our Perception of Existence Truly Absolute?
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What's your favorite modern art form?
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Is the Brain's Hyperstructure Connected to a Universal Consciousness?
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Hyperphoto & Irfanview: Photo Uploading & Editing
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Understanding Spanish Tenses: Examples of Pluperfect, Imperfect & More
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Internet, what defines an addiction?
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Are We the Only Life Forms in the Universe?
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What Type of Females Do Males Prefer?
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What is the true definition of truth?
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How Does Personality Link to Color Preferences?
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Vipers Weekly Quiz: Newton, Schrodinger, Hawking
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Are Lawyers Encouraging Unethical DUI Tactics?
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Is Nothingness Really a Meaningless Concept?
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Is Artificial Intelligence Truly Artificial?
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Happy Birthday Jack! Learn to Answer Your PMs
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Are Dangerous Physics Experiments Suitable for End-of-Year College Classes?
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Can You Test Your IQ and EIQ Online?
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What sets humans apart from other animals?
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News Statistical Analysis of Casualties in the Palestinian - Israeli Conflict,
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What would you ask God if you only had one question?
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What is the meaning of life according to biology?
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Why does God allow suffering and evil?
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