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What is the most basic form of information?
- Evolver
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Is it possible to have an original thought?
- Chiclayo guy
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One bad apple perception and fact.
- turbo
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Can Humans Mentally Handle Immortality?
- Ferris_bg
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Is mathematics discovered or invented by humans?
- jobyts
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The Spinning Siren - a perceptual brain teaser
- nonzero
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News It’s Always the End of the World as We Know It
- Andre
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What 2000-2010 should be remembered as.
- aquitaine
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News Is Obama a Socialist or a Capitalist?
- Ivan Seeking
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American (and others') sensibilities
- mugaliens
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How do mood rings work and are they accurate?
- Mentat
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Neighbor's house caught fire last night, George in hospital
- Borek
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Which disciplines would you call Hard Sciences vs. Soft Sciences ?
- 27Thousand
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Man on shooting rampage in office. Good time to call for an interview?
- Newai
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Which one is worse? Incest (consenting) or unequal sex.
- Ahmed Abdullah
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Why is evolution a theory and not a scientific law?
- ffleming7
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What do youse guys think of MythBusters
- mynameinc
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Which Word Appears in the Mirror?
- K Sengupta
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News What Drives Support for Obama Despite Concerns Over His Record?
- Trakar
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News Stimulus spending debate
- WhoWee
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God & Blackholes: Mysterious Ways vs Physics Theories
- jobyts
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What does it mean that owners won't accumulate equity based on increasing house value?
- momentum
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Is American Football's Pre-Season as Exciting as the Regular Season?
- rewebster
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Did a Stray Bullet on New Year's Eve Kill a Child at Church in Atlanta?
- kote
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Should Politicians Embrace Intellectualism?
- Jimmy Snyder
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Is Downtown LA Safe to Visit at Night?
- WaveJumper
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Where Can I Meet Like-Minded Intelligent Individuals?
- Virtuous
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Gardening by the Moon: Fact or Fiction?
- Helios
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News If the US withdrew from entangling alliances
- SW VandeCarr
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Where do the Physical Laws come from?
- stevefaulkner
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What is the hidden image in this optical illusion painting?
- x12179x
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Are Cats Really Arrogant Creatures?
- WiFO215
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Do MMORPGs Benefit or Harm Players' Social Development?
- tmyer2107
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Geography IQ Test: Test Your Knowledge of the World
- Evo
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Why do you think humans in general are more prone to failure than success?
- noblegas
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News Bin Laden is also bitterly opposed to the corrupt and repressive
- Nusc
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Is the stock market really a random walk?
- Gerenuk
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Why is the Second Full Moon This Month Called a Blue Moon?
- pixel01
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How Does Historical Materialism Explain Human Development?
- hazim
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Given Spinoza's insistence on a completely ordered world
- Nusc
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Modern movies about brilliant students working hard to succeed
- Howers
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Why do you think science is amazing?
- mia_
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Video games as a way of relaxing / obtaining distance?
- powerflow
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Is GO a popular game among college students?
- Evo
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News Did the Mayor of Spokane Choose to Take a Pay Cut?
- Char. Limit
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News Kim Peek's death on December 19th
- qedprigmosyno
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Designing a Perfect Lifeform to Replace Humans
- Zubin
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Prep and Landing is hilarious and worth watching every Christmas
- FredGarvin
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Unusual Find: A US Dollar Bill Stamped with Red Ink
- Astronuc
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Lazy American Students: Boston Globe Editorial
- gravenewworld
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Why Are Counterfeit US Notes Still a Concern for Travelers?
- JayR
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Why do people have relationships?
- Pinu7
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News Is James Randi a skeptic or a Republican climate change denier?
- seycyrus
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Axiom , Postulate , or Premise ?
- Geremia
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Pit bull attacked my dogs in the park, owner blamed me for kicking it
- Integral
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News Are climate tipping points driven by science or political urgency?
- Andre
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What's your pet's carbon footprint?
- Evo
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News What would happen to science's credibility if AGW proved wrong?
- Coldcall
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Why hasn't anyone posted about this today?
- yyttr2
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News Has BBC Reached the Global Warming Tipping Point?
- Andre
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Do humans need to colonize space to survive?
- Monocerotis
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Are Experimentalists the Peons of Theorists?
- Noxide
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How do you measure your self-worth?
- noblegas
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Does non-mental supervenience exist?
- pftest
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Is Being Born Human a Coincidence or Something More?
- saln1
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News How Does Corn-Based Ethanol Impact Food Prices?
- DnD Addict
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News What is the truth behind rising sea levels and climate change in Copenhagen?
- Andre
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Has the standard of proof in science shifted over time?
- Grimble
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Is a Walking Simulation Device the Next Big Thing in Interactive Gaming?
- T.O.E Dream
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A righteous atheist is morally superior to a righteous theist
- okkvlt
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Have you seen The Man from Earth?
- glueball8
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Waiting in line at Walmart for Black Friday laptop deals
- 27Thousand
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The Chocolate Thread - Valrhona Gourmet Chocolates
- Astronuc
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Why Do Certain Sounds Creep Us Out?
- DavidSnider
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Can Individuals with Average or Below Average IQs Achieve Success in Physics?
- Noxide
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Can businesses thrive in a fixed-money economy?
- saltine
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What's your favorite xkcd comic?
- ideasrule
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How reliable are peer reviewed scientific articles?
- Wax
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News The 8th amendment and bails and fines
- noblegas
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Why is there something, rather than nothing?
- zankaon
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Political correctness in holiday greetings.
- thomasxc
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The Ridiculousness of "That's Just My Opinion!
- LightbulbSun
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Is a split brain consistent with a soul?
- Psi 5
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Resolves the issue of free will as brought forth by modern physics
- Nusc
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Scientific American Mind: "Who's Looking At Who?
- ƒ(x)
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Do housing tax rates decrease for cheaper apartments?
- Gear300
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Is There Really a Santa Claus? A Response to Virginia's Letter in 1897
- Richard87
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Can philosophy and physics coexist?
- ryan albery
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Xkcd provides some visual PF guidelines
- sylas
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Chris Matthews show, Global warming, and CRU Hack
- seycyrus
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News Who Will Replace Justice Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court?
- BobG
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Have you tried making chocolate mousse with truffles?
- Sorry!
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The sum of our perceptions make up reality
- All-St4r
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News Is War Sometimes Necessary to Achieve Peace?
- arildno
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Microeconomics (labour market, the union) question?
- dannysaf
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News Should we trust experts in fields without scientific evidence?
- Al68
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How many frames does a paper flip book need?
- Monique
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