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What 2000-2010 should be remembered as.
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News Is Obama a Socialist or a Capitalist?
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American (and others') sensibilities
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How Accurate Are Mood Rings in Reflecting Emotions?
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Neighbor's House Fire: Mirrored Houses, Sat Dish Works & George in Hospital
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Which disciplines would you call Hard Sciences vs. Soft Sciences ?
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Man on shooting rampage in office. Good time to call for an interview?
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Which interpretation is your favourite?
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Which one is worse? Incest (consenting) or unequal sex.
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Difference between Theory and Law
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What do youse guys think of MythBusters
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Which Word Appears in the Mirror?
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News What Drives Support for Obama Despite Concerns Over His Record?
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News Stimulus spending (split from cap& trade thread)
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God & Blackholes: Mysterious Ways vs Physics Theories
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Interest-Only Mortgage Loans: Why They Should Be Illegal
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Is American Football's Pre-Season as Exciting as the Regular Season?
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Did a Stray Bullet on New Year's Eve Kill a Child at Church in Atlanta?
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Should Politicians Embrace Intellectualism?
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Is Downtown LA Safe to Visit at Night?
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Where Can I Meet Like-Minded Intelligent Individuals?
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Gardening by the Moon: Fact or Fiction?
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News If the US withdrew from entangling alliances
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Where do the Physical Laws come from?
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What is the hidden image in this optical illusion painting?
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Is America ready for a woman president?
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Are Cats Really Arrogant Creatures?
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Do MMORPGs Benefit or Harm Players' Social Development?
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Geography IQ Test: Test Your Knowledge of the World
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Why do you think humans in general are more prone to failure than success?
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News Bin Laden is also bitterly opposed to the corrupt and repressive
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Is the stock market really a random walk?
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Why is the Second Full Moon This Month Called a Blue Moon?
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How Does Historical Materialism Explain Human Development?
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Given Spinoza's insistence on a completely ordered world
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What Are Some Modern Genius Movies for Inspiration?
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Why do you think science is amazing?
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Video games as a way of relaxing / obtaining distance?
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Is GO a popular game among college students?
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News Did the Mayor of Spokane Choose to Take a Pay Cut?
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News Kim Peek: An Inspiration Despite His Disability
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Designing a Perfect Lifeform to Replace Humans
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Prep & Landing: A Hilarious Christmas Tradition!
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Unusual Find: A US Dollar Bill Stamped with Red Ink
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Lazy American Students: Boston Globe Editorial
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Why Are Counterfeit US Notes Still a Concern for Travelers?
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Why do people have relationships?
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News Is James Randi a skeptic or a Republican climate change denier?
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Axiom , Postulate , or Premise ?
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Pit Bull Attack in Park: Owner Responds with Cursing
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News Science vs. Politics: Tipping Points in Climate Change Communication
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What's your pet's carbon footprint?
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News What if AGW is Wrong? Implications & Possible Consequences
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Surprising Silence on Today's Topic
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News Has BBC Reached the Global Warming Tipping Point?
  • Andre
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Universal Humanity: Evolving Beyond Earth for Survival
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Are Experimentalists the Peons of Theorists?
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How do you measure your self-worth?
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Does non-mental supervenience exist?
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Is Being Born Human a Coincidence or Something More?
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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?
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Evaluating Scientific Experiments: Has the Standard of Proof Shifted?
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Is a Walking Simulation Device the Next Big Thing in Interactive Gaming?
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A righteous atheist is morally superior to a righteous theist
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Have you seen The Man from Earth?
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The Science Behind Black Friday Madness
  • 27Thousand
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The Chocolate Thread - Valrhona Gourmet Chocolates
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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?
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What's the Connection Between XKCD and Scientific Communication?
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How reliable are peer reviewed scientific articles?
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News The 8th amendment and bails and fines
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Why is there something, rather than nothing?
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Political correctness in holiday greetings.
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The Ridiculousness of "That's Just My Opinion!
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Is a split brain consistent with a soul?
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Resolves the issue of free will as brought forth by modern physics
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Scientific American Mind: "Who's Looking At Who?
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Cheaper Apartment: Tax Rates & Cost Estimate
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Poll: What Do You Think About Origami?
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Is There Really a Santa Claus? A Response to Virginia's Letter in 1897
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Can philosophy and physics coexist?
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Xkcd provides some visual PF guidelines
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Chris Matthews show, Global warming, and CRU Hack
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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?
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The sum of our perceptions make up reality
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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 to guide us concerning matters in their field?
  • Al68
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Making Paper Movies: Experiences & Ideas
  • Monique
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Is Consciousness Causally Insulated from the Universe?
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China's Invisible Man: Wowing with Amazing Art
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What caused the strange spiral over Norway?
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News EU/UK Citizenship Requirements: What You Need to Know
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Houston Prepares for Record Early Snowfall: Up to 6 Inches Possible
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What will we call the 2000-2009 decade?
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