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I illustrated an educational book that just hit the shelves
- DaveC426913
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Do Scientists Have Higher Rates of Mental Problems?
- jostpuur
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Is the Concept of an Infinite Universe Truly Understandable?
- bassplayer142
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Croatia trip: what to see and is it safe in the region?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Can One Individual Truly Influence the World?
- dtsormpa
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Has peak oil already been reached?
- corra
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Just ordered a 5x5 cube, 2x2 ice cube, and Gordian's Knot puzzle
- Inkcoder
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No such thing as Free Will or Destiny?
- dratsab
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Why have scientists lost public respect since the early 20th century?
- Proggle
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Friend came out as gay in his 50s after marriage and kids
- wolram
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What is the interlockings of the material world to the spiritual world.
- meaningoflight
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Are Scientists Always Portrayed as Socially Inept Geniuses on TV?
- Benzoate
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What Are Acceptable Scientific References?
- Ivan Seeking
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Can Buddha's Ultimate Reality Be Understood Through Science?
- heman
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Seeking advice on proper child rearing
- ice109
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Popularizers bring ‘Power to the People’
- coberst
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What has happened before us ? what will happen after us ? and how many times
- Luke_M
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News Thoughts on Ahmadinejad's 60 Minutes interview
- abdo375
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Be Courteous: Shut Up and Go to the Bathroom
- D H
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What does respect fundamentally mean?
- Skhandelwal
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Philosophy of mathematics and origins
- gezz
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Does IQ really determine intelligence?
- Orion1
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Should marriage have a legal limit of 7 years?
- Astronuc
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What statement makes the logical cannibal chief set you free?
- naeblis
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News Iranian University Chancellors Ask Bollinger 10 Questions
- fourier jr
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Real-life Claymation - An Impressive Video
- theCandyman
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The party's over: peak oil has distracted us from peak helium
- fourier jr
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Is Mindlessly Repeating Scientific Dogma Dangerous?
- ice109
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How do you define good morals if everyone has different values?
- noXion
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Gay in the sciences - notably Physics
- rbot2010
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Is The Kingdom the Best Movie Ever?
- Cyrus
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Are These the Movies We've Been Waiting For?
- Cyrus
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How Do Philosophy and Science Intersect in Understanding Subjective Learning?
- octelcogopod
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Marcel Marceau's last words
- Ivan Seeking
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News Why do terrorists target civilians?
- kasse
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You're too much of a physicist if
- Edgardo
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Two million plastic bottles used in the US every five minutes
- Ivan Seeking
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Is arrogance a downfall for omnipotent beings?
- Surrealist
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Is it Ethical to Fire Unprofitable Customers?
- 413
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What does it mean to be a pragmatist?
- nickto21
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Is Science Ever Completely Right?
- LostInSpaceTime
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Meteor crash in Peru, Hundreds Ill
- Burnsys
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Just because they attend MIT doesn't mean they are smart
- Moonbear
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Integrity is hard to maintain when it's tested
- JasonRox
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Law of Magnetic Attraction?Power of mind over matter?
- Viva-Diva
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Alan Greenspan interview and book
- Ivan Seeking
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Was the Sopranos ending a huge letdown for fans?
- ZapperZ
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I am interested in disinterested knowledge
- coberst
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News Affordable Healthcare and Financial Security
- Astronuc
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Can we speak with higher beings of existance?
- Alan J.
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What Defines the Essence of the Physical in Philosophy?
- aspect
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Is Love Worth More Than Money? An Exploration of the Value of Relationships
- jobyts
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Is Posting Bail a Privilege for the Rich?
- slugcountry
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Investing in Microsoft with Halo 3 Release
- Luke*
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Why do female students listen to my professor questions without asking their own?
- theoritician
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Innocent killer hippies convicted of murder?
- H8wm4m
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News Hans Rosling on World Poverty and Public Statistics.
- Smurf
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Psyche: Attac on Receptivity (Robinson and McKitrick)
- Tychic
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What is the strangest illusion you've ever seen?
- Loren Booda
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Man puts rattle snake in mouth, gets bitten
- ZapperZ
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Is violence justified to stop violence?
- Moridin
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Why is the I so crucial in human development?
- coberst
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What causes desire if wholeness is life's purpose?
- Skhandelwal
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Physics major doesn't believe in empiricism
- ice109
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"Why Have Personal Parties at Your Own Expense?
- theoritician
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Naked Protest on Glacier for Global Warming
- Ivan Seeking
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Scientific community's opinion of Transhumanism
- hammertime
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Do waves exist or just describe water's movement?
- TR345
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Difference Between Economy and Melamine Dry Erase Boards?
- rocomath
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McLaren Excluded from Constructors Championship
- neutrino
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How would the be without no life after death belief?
- Skhandelwal
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What Dignity Do Non-Believers Uphold in the Absence of Religious Convictions?
- coberst
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Canadian dollar hits 0.97 USD, time for donuts?
- oedipa maas
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If our sensations are always delayed, is the present real or an illusion?
- Dooh
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The self is not physical, but symbolic
- coberst
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Is Time Merely Constant Change?
- Outlandish_Existence
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Writing a Drama - Searching for God
- Frequencies
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Why do we want to achieve freedom?
- Skhandelwal
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Dreams: Life Beyond Parents for Raised-Solo Kids
- josht
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Is Your Life Really Your Own or Are You Living a Simulation?
- Binah
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Knowledge begets responsibility which begets guilt
- coberst
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Describing The Evolutionary Existential Steps of Discrimination
- lllll
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What makes average-IQ people successful?
- Lisa!
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What Is the Nature of Absence and Presence in the Universe?
- lllll
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What is the process of thinking and finding answers to questions?
- Langbein
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The world according to the tire guy
- Ivan Seeking
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Profiling terrorist in Australia
- edward
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Trivial pursuit and human extinction
- coberst
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If reality is a simulation, how could we contact its creator?
- LostInSpaceTime
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Why are criminals considered tough?
- LightbulbSun
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AUGH Quiz shows should make sense
- Alkatran
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Is the Emperor Naked? A Deeper Look at Art Criticism
- Moridin
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News Whistle blowers are Treated Harshly
- edward
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Funniest angry Mario player video
- Jonny_trigonometry
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Is Bourne Ultimatum the Best Action Movie in Years?
- gravenewworld
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How can science ever hope to explain everything?
- virtuathesect
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Can physics predict what someone will do?
- daniel_i_l
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