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News Did the Supreme Court's Ruling on Physician-Assisted Suicide Uphold State Law?
- Ivan Seeking
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Share your thoughts or rants on something interesting
- Mk
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Is a True Philosophical Life About Embracing No-Philosophy and Emptiness?
- sameandnot
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Could consciousness be a fundamental field like gravity or electromagnetism?
- Equation
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Aristotle and Dialectics: Are they really at odds?
- quantumdude
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New Horizons Launch _Thurs Jan 19th_ ~1pm
- enigma
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Desperate Mom Auctions Child Online
- JamesU
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TV Guide Channel: Where is the FCC When You Need Them?
- tribdog
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Why Do People Value Jewelry Beyond Its Practical Uses?
- Blahness
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News The witch hunt for liberals at UCLA
- Ivan Seeking
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Physics Forums hockey pool championship for Winter Olympics
- EL
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How do you cope with uncertainty about what happens after death?
- Lifter0569
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News Brazilian electrician killed by London police at tube station
- alexandra
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Movies you've watched repeatedly and why
- Ivan Seeking
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Has What the bleep do we know? sparked controversy?
- RAD4921
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Could You Carry Away a Million Dollars in One Dollar Bills?
- tribdog
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What makes The Matrix a classic sci-fi film?
- Bystander
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News High court clashes over assisted suicide
- Evo
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Watching an autopsy on TV
- Mk
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Does thinking prove existence?
- Jameson
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Is The Chronic of Narnia Rap the Most Addicting Video on YouTube?
- Azael
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News America's relationship with the EU
- Art
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News Abramoff, Delay, how far will it go?
- Ivan Seeking
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Can USC overcome Texas in a high-scoring matchup?
- Pengwuino
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The Creation of Man: A Tale of Equality and Humor
- Smurf
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News Will the US attack Iran over nuclear development like it did Iraq?
- Sprinter
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News Is the American Perception of the World a Dangerous Game?
- EL
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Did CNN Get Banned in Iran for a Translation Mistake?
- rachmaninoff
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Munich: Awesome movie or was it? I dunno
- Pengwuino
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News Why are pension plans becoming a burden for companies and future generations?
- gravenewworld
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Why is Friday the 13th not as significant as it seems?
- arildno
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News I'm writing a 12 page research paper on homelessness(USA)
- sweetvirgogirl
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How Did Army Soldiers Wake Up and Attack in Goldfinger?
- Pengwuino
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Live Coverage of the return of Stardust - eta, 1:57 PST - That means right now
- Ivan Seeking
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Did Arsenal Crush Middlesbrough with a 7-0 Victory?
- siddharth
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Skepticism about science, history and whether we know anything
- QuantumTheory
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Does anything exist outside my mind?
- zelldot
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Is consciousness completely unpredictable?
- PIT2
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Can Philosophy Solve This Murder Mystery?
- twhite56
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What would ideal free speech be like?
- jammieg
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YOU solve America's Drug Problem
- Blahness
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News The power that we yield to the President
- Ivan Seeking
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How do scientists choose between competing theories?
- wasteofo2
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News Over 1 million abortions each year in the US
- Loren Booda
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Was this a good investment: The banana bill at $25K?
- Ivan Seeking
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Seeing Phantom of the Opera's opening night in LA
- Ivan Seeking
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Know a bit more about petro-dollars
- Andy
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News Could Hillary or Rice win the presidency in the next election?
- Sprinter
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Can You Go to Jail for Annoying Someone Online?
- TheStatutoryApe
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Counterstrike: Source fans and players
- G01
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What do children think when they draw a scientist?
- Math Is Hard
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News Ariel Sharon will have to stand down
- Anttech
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What Does "Meh" Mean? Definition and Examples
- fargoth
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Can You Explain the Mind-Bending Glass Trick?
- Smurf
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Penn and Teller: Challenging Common Beliefs on Drugs and Sexual Enhancement
- cronxeh
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Understanding Schizoaffective Disorder: A Personal Perspective
- Blahness
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Does science affect marriage success?
- En_lizard
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Is PF Prime the Latest Skin from Greg?
- Cyrus
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Why the US can't afford socialized public health care
- Pengwuino
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Outrage Over FOX Cancelling "Arrested Development
- G01
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How do I squeeze these optical prisms correctly?
- Tido611
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News Syriana, Depressing and true to life.
- ComputerGeek
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Snake in a Bottle: A Peasant's Shock
- Ivan Seeking
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Jon Stewart to Host 2006 Academy Awards
- Astronuc
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Canada Wins Gold at World Juniors!
- JasonRox
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News Will China become a rival or ally of the West?
- wasteofo2
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Why are Asian students so prominent in academic competitions?
- Ratzinger
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What is the Basis of Cosmocentric Ethics? Valuing in the Universe and Beyond
- WarrenPlatts
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College Football Bragging Rights Thread
- LeBrad
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Is British Humor the Witty Secret of UK Culture?
- Evo
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*insert generic impossible question here*
- Blahness
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Does Race Exist: Social Construct or Reality?
- Dooga Blackrazor
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Artistic portrayals of the mind and conscious experience
- hypnagogue
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What are some other amazing buildings worth visiting?
- matthyaouw
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Help with cooking as a beginner
- kant
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News Is Voting More Destructive Than Not Voting in Representative Democracies?
- Smurf
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Will the Philadelphia Eagles Ever Win the Super Bowl?
- russ_watters
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Are logic and computation two sides of the same coin?
- heman
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News What did Sen. Stevens mean by linking ANWR drilling to US forces?
- pattylou
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My top three websites for Bach, physics, and gaming
- Bladibla
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What's the Real Name of the CD Company That Sells CD-Rs?
- Mk
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Why Did a PETA Staffer Change His Name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com?
- Mk
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Moral Realism preferable to both Moral Absolutism and Moral Relativism
- WarrenPlatts
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News Cold war fears were worse than today's terrorism threats
- Ivan Seeking
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Cone of Silence, It's About Time (Old TV Shows)
- Ouabache
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How do we quantify the viability of a scientific model?
- turbo
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Why gold prices vary by city and how oil prices are determined
- chound
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News Capitalism requires state enforcement of property and contracts
- Smurf
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English tea set shaped like a colorful granny figure
- DaveC426913
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What did Isaac Newton mean by 'standing on the shoulder of giants'?
- heartless
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News Is it immoral to sell kids on the military?
- Ivan Seeking
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Creek flowing at 220 cubic feet per second after heavy California rains
- Ivan Seeking
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Looking for a recording of the Michigan-Nebraska game
- Pengwuino
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News Does the US stand for democracy in the world?
- Burnsys
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News Will war ever be completely eradicated from society?
- QuantumTheory
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News Greenpeace vs. Japanese Whalers WHO WILL WIN?
- Mk
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