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What is the Meaning of Life for the Universe?

Mar 18, 2003 · Replies 86 · Apr 28, 2003

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Is Patriotism Just a Form of Nationalism?

Apr 26, 2003 · Replies 33 · Apr 28, 2003

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What silly songs do you secretly love?

Apr 20, 2003 · Replies 46 · Apr 28, 2003

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Physics/metaphysics: where do you draw the line?

Apr 13, 2003 · Replies 49 · Apr 28, 2003

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News Why Was the 'Mayor' of Baghdad Arrested by American Forces?

Apr 27, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 27, 2003

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News Creating Utopia: A Fun and Detailed Approach?

Apr 22, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 27, 2003

Replies: 17

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3 Scenarios: How & Why Make/Not Make Contact?

Mar 17, 2003 · Replies 21 · Apr 27, 2003

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Astrology Shifted: What You Need to Know

Apr 26, 2003 · Replies 6 · Apr 26, 2003

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Are Members of a Corrupt State Ignorant or Guilty?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 31 · Apr 26, 2003

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Eternal Inflation and it's Philospohical implications

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 142 · Apr 26, 2003

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Replies: 142

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Can Mandatory Driving Tests Every 10 Years Improve Driver Competency?

Apr 24, 2003 · Replies 15 · Apr 26, 2003

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Why are Dutch tomatoes being imported to America?

Apr 25, 2003 · Replies 6 · Apr 26, 2003

Replies: 6

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Did You Catch Sonic Youth on Tour Last Summer?

Apr 26, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 26, 2003

Replies: 4

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Are the Limits of Reason Truly Justifiable?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 84 · Apr 26, 2003

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What Are the Key Facts About Light Polarity?

Apr 26, 2003 · Replies 10 · Apr 26, 2003

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Is the Dutch Postal System Causing Delays for International Mail?

Apr 25, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 26, 2003

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Does anyone here believe in magic?

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 21 · Apr 26, 2003

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What Lies Beyond Our Physical Lives?

Apr 20, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 25, 2003

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First-Year College Requirements: Philosophy & Social Science Majors

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 9 · Apr 25, 2003

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Postmodernism why is it so vilified?

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 16 · Apr 25, 2003

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So why is it that attraction and repulsion can be so closely linked?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 7 · Apr 25, 2003

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How Do We Know What We Know About Existence and Space?

Apr 21, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 25, 2003

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News How can we prevent dictators from abusing their power?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 29 · Apr 25, 2003

Replies: 29

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A proof for the existence of God?

Apr 18, 2003 · Replies 338 · Apr 25, 2003

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What Are the Evolutionary Origins of Human Love and Desire?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 41 · Apr 25, 2003

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Is animal experimentation ethical?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 25, 2003

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News War Is Defunct. Psychology rules.

Mar 19, 2003 · Replies 20 · Apr 25, 2003

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Is Dialectical Materialism Right for New Learners?

Apr 24, 2003 · Replies 7 · Apr 25, 2003

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Is the Concept of World Schematism Flawed?

Apr 17, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 24, 2003

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A Pragmatic Philosophy of Paradox

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 45 · Apr 24, 2003

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Describe what color is or the basic concept of color

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 24, 2003

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Do We Need New Definitions for Dimensions in Physics, Math, and Religion?

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 35 · Apr 24, 2003

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What are the Top 5 States Considered Dull in America?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 24, 2003

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News Is Zero the Right Choice for a Politics Mentor?

Apr 23, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 24, 2003

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Physics degrees and marketability

Apr 20, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 23, 2003

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Are Cockroaches Harmful? A Springtime Pest Dilemma

Apr 21, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 23, 2003

Replies: 12

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News What happens if the Iraqis dont want the USA?

Apr 20, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 17

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News How much looting would you permit yourself?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 12

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Did Stephen Hawking Actually Read This Letter?

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 13 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 13

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What's the Hottest Word Association Game Online?

Apr 22, 2003 · Replies 9 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 9

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News Should Churches Be Taxed Like Any Other Business?

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 22, 2003

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Neuropsycholinguistic chant effect

Apr 1, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 3

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Welcome to the Maths & Physics Forum!

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 14 · Apr 22, 2003

Replies: 14

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Why Are We Obsessed with Coca Cola?

Apr 18, 2003 · Replies 21 · Apr 21, 2003

Replies: 21

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Individual vs National Self-Interest

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 10 · Apr 21, 2003

Replies: 10

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News Is America as Tolerant as we like to Imagine?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 29 · Apr 21, 2003

Replies: 29

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Grade Scale Systems: A = 10, B, C...

Apr 17, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 21, 2003

Replies: 12

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Did You Know About the 110 Non-Posting Members in This Forum?

Apr 18, 2003 · Replies 10 · Apr 21, 2003

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What determines how we see colors?

Mar 23, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 20, 2003

Replies: 17

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News Can Caring Conservatism Bridge the Gap?

Apr 18, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 20, 2003

Replies: 17

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News Why Do People Snipe at Anti-War Threads on Online Forums?

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 13 · Apr 20, 2003

Replies: 13

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News Well it looks like the Iraqi's are living it up

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 15 · Apr 20, 2003

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Why Are Humans Driven by Curiosity While Animals Aren't?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 13 · Apr 20, 2003

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News Is the Washington Times article biased?

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 6 · Apr 20, 2003

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Are we in the middle on an ice age now?

Mar 21, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 20, 2003

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Choosing an Electrical Engineering Major - Too Many Questions

Apr 13, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 20, 2003

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News Cried about the carpet bombing of civilians

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 75 · Apr 20, 2003

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Replies: 75

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What Are Some Examples of Ambiguous Symbols?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 14 · Apr 19, 2003

Replies: 14

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Want to Exchange Science Books on Nanotechnology and Modern Physics?

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 19, 2003

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If I put money in a 401k program, can I count that towards an IRA deduction?

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 19, 2003

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News I know why our government has been acting strange:

Apr 19, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 19, 2003

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News Iraqis Rejoice Over Fall of Baghdad

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 73 · Apr 18, 2003

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What Are the Key Concepts in Logic Theory?

Mar 17, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 18, 2003

Replies: 12

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What are the most popular infomercial products?

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 5 · Apr 18, 2003

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Are Insults Really That Difficult to Come Up With?

Apr 10, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 18, 2003

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Can we know if our knowledge is finite?

Apr 18, 2003 · Replies 7 · Apr 18, 2003

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What do we define as 'existence' and what kind of existence can we recognize?

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 35 · Apr 18, 2003

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News Top 10 Tyrants That Have Gotta Go

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 68 · Apr 18, 2003

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Is There a Distinction Between Fact and Value?

Apr 10, 2003 · Replies 37 · Apr 18, 2003

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News How Does Hollywood Shape Global Perceptions of America?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 18 · Apr 18, 2003

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Do physical events occur with greater frequency because a person thinks

Apr 17, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 17, 2003

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News How Is War Decided: Congress Vote or President?

Apr 6, 2003 · Replies 59 · Apr 17, 2003

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The great destroyer: human or nonhuman nature?

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 5 · Apr 17, 2003

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Who are the Super 400 and why are they compared to Zep and the Dead?

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 17, 2003

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Can You Settle Your Tax Debt for Less with an Offer in Compromise?

Apr 15, 2003 · Replies 11 · Apr 17, 2003

Replies: 11

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What impact does agriculture have on natural competition and human well-being?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 17, 2003

Replies: 8

Views: 5K

How do you all find such small avatars?

Apr 16, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 17, 2003

Replies: 4

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Can the brain receive information from both material and immaterial sources?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 56 · Apr 17, 2003

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Have any game ideas? Share them here!

Mar 28, 2003 · Replies 12 · Apr 16, 2003

Replies: 12

Views: 6K

Iacchus: What is the relationship between essence and form?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 27 · Apr 16, 2003

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Which Famous Physicist Personality Are You?

Apr 10, 2003 · Replies 11 · Apr 16, 2003

Replies: 11

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What is the point to life and death?

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 19 · Apr 16, 2003

Replies: 19

Views: 3K

Is Dating the Mother Before Marrying the Daughter a Good Idea?

Apr 11, 2003 · Replies 9 · Apr 16, 2003

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What's Your Political Orientation?

Apr 8, 2003 · Replies 18 · Apr 16, 2003

Replies: 18

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Is Reality Merely a Projection of a Singular Mind?

Apr 11, 2003 · Replies 104 · Apr 15, 2003

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Replies: 104

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Hegel's philosophy, revolutionary in character

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 9 · Apr 15, 2003

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Michael Moore's letter to George W. Bush

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 47 · Apr 15, 2003

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Replies: 47

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News Why do we use the words 'us' and 'them', when neither group exists

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 10 · Apr 15, 2003

Replies: 10

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Can Unconventional Jobs Lead to Quick Wealth?

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 32 · Apr 15, 2003

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Replies: 32

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News Don't think George it's dangerous

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 15, 2003

Replies: 3

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Ballistic Missile Defense: The $6 Billion Plan

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 6 · Apr 15, 2003

Replies: 6

Views: 3K

News No "We" in Any Society: US Citizens Beware!

Apr 10, 2003 · Replies 42 · Apr 15, 2003

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Replies: 42

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Why is Ticketmaster charging hidden fees for Tom Petty tickets?

Mar 21, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 8

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The past is slowing becoming popular

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2003

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Bin Laden's Victory: Examining Richard Dawkins' Perspective

Apr 10, 2003 · Replies 11 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 11

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Did Religious Terror Hinder the Rise of Science in the 16th Century?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2003

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From mechanical materialism to dialectical-materialism

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 3

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Is Kant's philosophy the solution to Hume's crisis in philosophy?

Apr 14, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 2

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How Do Moving Charges Interact with Magnetic Fields?

Apr 6, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 2

Views: 7K

News Why did police open fire at an anti-war protest?

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2003

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