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Don't call 911 for directions or weather reports
- fourier jr
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Man Too Fat for Jail: US Inmate's Plight
- JamesU
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- Poll
News In your opinion, what is the highest value a society should strive towards?
- wasteofo2
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The Cheesecake factory bakery/restaurant
- Pengwuino
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Does consciousness persist through annihilation and exact replication?
- tommyboy
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Can God create a logically contradictory rock?
- ghotra
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What are they discussing in this funny voice video?
- dduardo
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Philosophy of Fate, Causality, Consequences, Choice, Free Will and Probability
- Mt. Nixion
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Can Spontaneous Events Exist Without a Cause?
- Orefa
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News Do gas prices reflect oil company profits?
- Blahness
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News Should governments hire private military contractors?
- Burnsys
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News The What does Smurf think? thread.
- wasteofo2
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3 people discuss a flag in the wind
- sameandnot
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News Who are the top ten philanthropists of the last five years?
- loseyourname
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What Does the American Dream Mean in Today's Society?
- chound
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News What is the role of privatization in a democratic society?
- Smurf
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News America executes its 1,000th prisoner
- motai
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What Other Arguments Exist in Locke's Political Philosophy?
- vptran84
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Twix - 4 Cookie Bars, Creamy or Crunchy Caramel?
- tribdog
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What if juries were staffed by trained professionals instead of random citizens?
- Pengwuino
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Can You Solve This Challenging Puzzle from HighIQSociety.org?
- theonerester
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The past generation is responsible for today's obesity problem
- ShawnD
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News Does capitalism naturally lead to monopoly?
- Jonny_trigonometry
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Is Dubai's Indoor Ski Resort the Coolest Place in the Desert?
- rachmaninoff
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0 then Y, else N ? (so cutting ?)
- kleinwolf
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Is Reason the Only Absolute in Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism?
- DB
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How Did 1974 Weight Watchers Cards Influence Diet Food Perceptions?
- Math Is Hard
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Giat condoms are taking over the world
- Mk
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Physics jokes thread
- alfredblase
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Is Human Design Truly Intelligent?
- Psi 5
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News Kansas kids can marry. Say what?
- dlgoff
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News China Urges US to sign the Kyoto Treaty
- Mk
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News US military conducting covert operations through Iraqi press
- Art
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News Australian Man to be Executed in Singapore
- loseyourname
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News Ariel Sharon leave Likud, starts new Party
- Astronuc
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Does hypnosis software like Tifareth actually work?
- darkar
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Would an equalized, perfect, emotionless society be wrong?
- Blahness
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News Did an Israeli Captain Face Consequences for Shooting a Palestinian Schoolgirl?
- Bilal
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News What does voting mean to you?
- Mk
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How to fall asleep quickly without sleeping through your alarm
- Pengwuino
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News Reaction to Randy Cunningham's bribery scandal
- FredGarvin
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News How Did Chavez Outmaneuver the White House on U.S. Heating Oil?
- McGyver
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How Does Philosophy Define the Concept of Time?
- orgmark
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Is it fair to judge and criticize people in general?
- wasteofo2
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Could it be that a TOE cannot be scientific?
- Ivan Seeking
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Has determinism ever bothered you?
- TheDonk
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News Is disbelief in Capitalism a market force?
- wasteofo2
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News Canadian Federal Elections coming up.
- Smurf
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What Surprised You Most About the National Geographic Geosurvey Results?
- Gokul43201
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A warning about store credit accounts
- Ivan Seeking
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News Plead guilty or we'll label you an enemy combatant
- Ivan Seeking
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News What the hell does class mobility mean?
- Smurf
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News Can Tax Cuts Truly Self-Finance in Times of Major National Expenses?
- Skyhunter
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News Food insecurity affects 38 million Americans
- Astronuc
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Did George Best Waste His Talent?
- wolram
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News Child mortality rates under Bush versus Castro
- flotsam
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Can beauty be measured in any objective way?
- Gale
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News Was Samuel Alito a Member of a Controversial Conservative Group at Princeton?
- rachmaninoff
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Is Copyright Infringement Morally Equivalent to Stealing?
- Pengwuino
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News Two retired Generals discuss withdrawal
- Ivan Seeking
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The king of France is bald - true or false?
- moving finger
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News The SIOP: A Hazard to Ourselves as Well as Our Enemy
- fourier jr
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Glass Table Trick: How Does He Do It?
- dduardo
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Wouldn't god be able to manipulate and break the laws of physics?
- time traveller d
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News Finally. Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis agree.
- Skyhunter
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News Michael Brown starts a consulting firm
- rachmaninoff
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News Is Global Outsourcing Justifiable Despite Domestic Job Losses?
- wasteofo2
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News Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
- Astronuc
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Simple economics question that I can't get a good answer to.
- wasteofo2
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The 'publishing' aspect of science
- mathphys
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News Why does the US have a large building dedicated to war
- flotsam
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Is Information Overload Draining Us?
- jimmie
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What Legacy Did the World’s Ugliest Dog Leave Behind?
- Astronuc
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Should we be skeptical of inductive logic in the sciences?
- Doctordick
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News British politics and assault on character
- wasteofo2
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News Notable People's Thoughts on the Federal Reserve System
- Jonny_trigonometry
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Is (physical) love worth something ?
- kleinwolf
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News The Killing of the Superconducting Supercollider
- Simfish
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Help with a cryptogram that hides its twist
- TheStatutoryApe
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Is Not Knowing the Taste of Meat Hypocritical?
- courtrigrad
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Is light color an intrinsic property or secondary quality?
- Curious6
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What is the hidden message in this coded sentence?
- tribdog
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News Texas HJR No. 6 marriage ban has an unintended consequence
- Astronuc
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Why was eating pork taboo in many cultures?
- arildno
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Town of Clark, Texas Renamed DISH
- Ivan Seeking
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News Did the US Use White Phosphorus as a Weapon in Falluja?
- Burnsys
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News Did Republican attacks on Murtha backfire politically?
- Ivan Seeking
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US schools: why is science so overfunded?
- Pengwuino
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30 Second Kruger National Park Webcam Views
- *Kia*
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News Terrel Owens: Corp Restriction to Free Speech
- McGyver
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News Is GOOBF the key to a more peaceful and harmonious society?
- Evo
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How Can Good Management Balance Strengths and Weaknesses?
- Smasherman
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News The Wonderful World of Anti-Communism
- fourier jr
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News US Search for Al-Zarqawi After Mosul Raid
- Astronuc
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News Woodward Was Told of Plame More Than Two Years Ago
- Ivan Seeking
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