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Is studying modern mythology as academically worthwhile as studying ancient mythology?
- TheStatutoryApe
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Should we replace traditional grading methods with lie detector tests?
- kmarinas86
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News Libyan kangaroos to rule on capital verdict today
- Rach3
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How Close Are We to Doomsday?
- metaquantum
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Are Fraternities Truly Respectable?
- Loren Booda
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Is Whistling at Work Really Distracting?
- ZapperZ
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Joe Barbera of Hanna-Barbera, dead at 95
- Ivan Seeking
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Why is Jackson Pollock being compared to a boxer?
- tehno
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Seattle airport removes Christmas trees to avoid lawsuit
- Ivan Seeking
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Conversion of American sizes on clothes compared to British
- rhuthwaite
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Missing in Oregon - James Kim (CNET,TechTV)
- robphy
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Hilarious! Toy Ads from the '80s and '90s
- mattmns
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News Democrats may lose senate majority; Tim Johnson's stroke
- Rach3
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Is a 4-year-old being suspended for hugging a teacher's aide inappropriately?
- MeJennifer
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News Norway's 2nd Largest Party Wants Religious Services in Norwegian
- Yonoz
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What's your favourite masterpiece of architecture?
- kasse
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What's that peg game you find at Cracker Barrel restaurants?
- mattmns
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News Did FL-13 Impact the 2006 Midterm Election Results?
- Gokul43201
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3 Million Bees Removed From Kitchen
- Ivan Seeking
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News War may be criminal - GOP Sen Smith
- Ivan Seeking
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Who really brings Christmas gifts - love or reward?
- Jimmy Snyder
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Proof That "Moderation" Is Meaningless: All Comments Welcome
- rasman
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News Joe Darby: Unsung Hero or Traitor?
- Ivan Seeking
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Is Time an Illusion in Dreams Compared to Reality?
- DMuitW
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Norway to play on artificial grass
- kasse
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Google's Book Search feature and older epistemology texts
- turbo
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Excitement Builds: SciFi Channel Premiere Tonight!
- Ivan Seeking
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Everyone must of had that feeling of Deja Vu before?
- richnfg
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To the citizens of the United States of America
- brewnog
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What is the Role of Intuition in Various Areas of Knowledge?
- Dresden
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News How Can One Describe an Abstract Painting Using Words?
- zoobyshoe
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The most effective advertising subterfuge
- Loren Booda
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Antarctic Ice Marathon: Run in the Foothills of the Ellsworth Mountains
- Ivan Seeking
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Is there a limit to how high human IQ can get without genetic engineering?
- Hwarang
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News Are Free Speech Zones Undermining True Freedom of Expression?
- 0rthodontist
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News Are Conservative Values Becoming Outdated in Today's Society?
- Mr. A
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Death Star Designer tool
- scott1
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Van Gogh's mental illness and his art
- wolram
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Emergency Landing Due to Fart Coverup Sparks Chaos
- fourier jr
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World's greatest eye popper video
- Ivan Seeking
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News Money is simply the traffic signals of economy
- kmarinas86
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News Is America Shifting Right with Brownback's 2008 Bid?
- Rach3
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News Is Love Enough for Cheyney's Unwed Pregnancy Controversy?
- Jimmy Snyder
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A grad student's view on how money and ego are damaging science
- Clausius2
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News Don Rumsfeld Resigns; Robert Gates Takes Over Pentagon
- Astronuc
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News Should capital punishment be abolished given wrongful convictions?
- kindaichi
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Are Remarkable Coincidences Truly Random or Evidence of Design?
- RAD4921
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A deep code found in Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues
- kmarinas86
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Has anyone here been to counseling?
- Stevedye56
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News Did the NAS actually confirm Al Gore's claims about 1000-year warming?
- Andre
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Do you cry more for the loss of a pet or a loved one?
- Loren Booda
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News Could Florida's 13th District See a New Election Due to Voting Issues?
- Skyhunter
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Does using natural law to explain events constitute teleological thinking?
- kmarinas86
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Investigation of Suspicious Intruder at Ontario School
- w3tw1lly
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Dream reality and waking reality, no difference?
- laura001
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Will Natural Gas Prices Soar This Winter?
- russ_watters
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Turing machine applied to virtual reality
- Loren Booda
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News Pension halt for Congress' crooks
- Ivan Seeking
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News Bush Admin Targets Kim Jong Il's iPods, TVs
- turbo
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What's Your Personal Philosophy for Life?
- Loren Booda
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News How has the Bush administration damaged the US image abroad?
- Ivan Seeking
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What leads geniuses to discover unknown things?
- Knowledger
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The way we see the world is what we want
- jammieg
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Create a painting for the title 'Jamie's cruel bubble'
- zoobyshoe
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In The United States Today Science, Is Under Attack As Never Before
- Xare
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Where to buy the Think Different Feynman posters
- NoDoubts
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What if our universe is just a game?
- Tekdude
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Is a Teddy Ruxpin Convection Oven the Ultimate Christmas Gift?
- Evo
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What Are the Mindsets of Bodyguards and Their Impact on National Identity?
- chandubaba
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IQ quiz on spatial rotations – got 4 out of 5
- Evo
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Is Science a Cold and Impersonal Comfort?
- Mickey
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Are Our Emotions Merely Code in an Elaborate Program?
- Preator Fenix
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News Senior Democrat renews call for military draft
- Evo
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News Is Pahrump's New Ordinance on Flags and Language Legal?
- Rach3
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From the corner of my eye, I misread the caption
- Rach3
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PS3 auctions on eBay - Most with closing bids > $2000USD
- morphism
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News Big security hole at US points of entry.
- turbo
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Is the end of the world really at hand?
- Rach3
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Wikipedia makes me laugh sometimes.
- Gelsamel Epsilon
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What does 'the weird turn pro' mean?
- achyuxiaoyu
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Hershey Canada Issues Nationwide Chocolate Recall
- Moonbear
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News War-criminal prosecution for Rummy?
- turbo
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What is Zizek's Parallax View and how does it relate to The Ticklish Subject?
- selfAdjoint
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News Was Saddam Hussein's Trial Verdict Timed to Influence U.S. Elections?
- Astronuc
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News Conservatives on why the GOP should lose in 2006
- Ivan Seeking
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News So On What Do Dems and Reps Agree?
- LURCH
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Why are we worried about North Korea?
- scott1
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News What is the aim of the proposed law and order tax and transit expansion?
- Ivan Seeking
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How far has modern science progressed in recent years?
- Kerrie
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News Tony Snow comments on Bush's bipartisan nature
- Apost8
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Are you motivated more internally, externally, or both equivalently?
- Loren Booda
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Is Measuring Happiness a Viable Goal?
- moving finger
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Are Our Moral Values Hardwired in the Brain?
- selfAdjoint
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