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    News Viewing the SDI through a political lens

    To look at the SDI through a scientific lens, one can formulate a lot of arguments for and against its legitimacy. However, to what extent do you guys believe that Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative brought about the end of the Cold War?
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    What Happens If Sox Win Tonight?

    Anticlimax for sure. This was the first time in a long time that I didn't watch any of the world series games. No interest. For me the world series just never happened this year. I am not in denial, I did lose a bet. But this whole big curse thing was just not as exciting to finally see broken...
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    SDI Books: Recommendations for Cold War Effects

    Has anyone read any exceptional books about the strategic defense initiative and its effects on the cold war? Not some same old theory book.
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    What Happens If Sox Win Tonight?

    Red Sox suck still suck even if they win. They suck so bad that Babe Ruth had to make a deal with whoever your god is or isn't because he's been blamed. He pleads to let them win once because he is suffering so bad from the blame. Next season baseball will be baseball again.
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    My Earliest Memory: How Old Were You?

    The belief that an adult person cannot remember anything before the age of 3 is absurd. My earliest memory is of liking an outfit that I used to wear when I was a year old. My earliest concrete memory without pictures to accompany it occurred before I turned 2. How old were you at the time of...
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    Are depressed writers better writers?

    Oh yeah I definitely believe in that. I wrote an essay that conveys a similar idea. But nowadays, we have meds to treat these disorders. Does this effect the quality of writing? Also meds are prescribed so readily that many of these people may probably be able to alleviate their symptoms through...
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    I feel high after playing my guitar, any explanations?

    It's definitely your guitar baby. I get the same feeling. And the fact that you were inspired and channeled that inspiration into an accomplishment..yeah, kind of like alcohol. The more you get or accomplish, the more you want. And you are also probably in love with your guitar. I am in love...
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    Are depressed writers better writers?

    Does agony expand ones natural ability to write creatively? If so, does the availabiltiy and frequency nowadays of prescribing medications for mild to moderate mental disorders supress the natural talent of a writer?
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    Defining a True Genius: Qualities & Characteristics

    I still don't buy that IQ tests can fully measure intellectual capacity. There are so many other factors involved. For example, someone may have a certain anxiety and not do well under pressure, but if he is studying not under pressure he can absorb more than someone who may score higher on the...
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    Is Absolute Truth a Myth?

    Well if you're going to say that there is no such thing as truth because everything is relative, then relativity is a truth and you contradict yourself.
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    News Rationality when it comes to political opinions

    Man, that's ignorant, are you trying to be ignorant?
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    Defining a True Genius: Qualities & Characteristics

    Creativity + logic..thats what I say. Someone who has dominant creativity and dominant logic at the same time. But that leads to a lot of mental tension. It creates an anxious person, a person frustrated with himself. That is how I feel, that is why geniuses often suffer mental disorders. My...
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    News Rationality when it comes to political opinions

    First of all, Adam, most foreign news agencies are known to be extremely left. All the sites you claim to use as sources for information are. I happen to keep up with as many as I can and through my travel experience abroad, including Israel, I have found honestreporting to accurately expose...
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    News Rationality when it comes to political opinions

    And they tell the truth. Look into all the news sources and see why a site like this is necessary. Did you read what they have to say? They are a not-for-profit group exposing truths that need to be exposed. Believe what you wanna, as I have said, but you have to look into many souces from all...