Recent content by kcballer21

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    News Clinton on Fox News interview with Chris Wallace Video

    http://movies.crooksandliars.com/OlbermannRespondsToNyPost.wmv
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    The Platonic World. Real or a human construct?

    um... i agree. great post. as to how it affects the practice of mathematics... who cares? we're talking about the nature of reality here.
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    God, Suffering, Evil and Disease Revisited

    I agree that such a thing as the 'god gene' is a leap, and unrealistic, but have you yourself ever proved (even to your own self) there is something beyond the physical? I'm tired of all this talk of the 'other'... the other is us, we are the other.. time to own up. If there is an existence of...
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    Are Billionaires Ethically Responsible to Donate?

    I've struggled with this question for awhile now... Who is a more philanthropic man, Bill Gates for donating $1 billion (hypothetically) or the man who makes 30k a year and donates 1k to victims of Katrina (or whatever)? I think you are right that there is some sort of exponential aspect to...
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    Can a Computer Truly Exhibit Free Will?

    Consider that the brain, or mind... or nervous system, is just a processing device that processes information that is fed to it, much like a contempory computer would do. The difference would be that the human brain processes information using a different and more complex method than computers...
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    News Books on Modern Political Parties in America

    "The Good Fight", Ralphie Nader, great for anyone who isn't sure what the big deal is about campaign finance reform, among many other topics.
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    News Will Hamas' Victory in Palestinian Elections Lead to Peace or Conflict?

    Let's not get too crazy here... the fatah's corruption was definitely a huge factor in the election results. But Russ has a point that is undeniable, Hamas terrorist tactics yielded results. What are this woman's credentials?: Suicide Bombers' Mother Elected to Palestinian Parliament Yea...
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    Life only physical/chemical reaction?

    And for those that need so badly to be distinct from other living organisms, the only thing that is needed is to recognize this higher level of consciousness, and roll around in it a little. It truly is a much more profound idea than that of humans being created by 'intelligent design'.
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    News Did an Israeli Captain Face Consequences for Shooting a Palestinian Schoolgirl?

    If i read the article correctly, this dilemma (I agree with you, a dilemma) is not applicable to this situation. The officer unloaded a clip into a 13 yr old human being. He didn't kill her, he shredded her, if the accusations are true. "Unloaded his clip" at close range, That means bang...
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    News Do gas prices really reflect the profits of oil companies?

    wow. price elasticity of demand huh? it's funny that when discussing an issue as economically complex as gas prices that we use freshman year economics to justify huge price increases. What's more is that gas prices are largely determined by politics, the ultimate impedance against the free...
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    Why is it commonly assumed that God is all-good?

    Well if this discussion is to go anywhere, let's read the opening quote in that initial post, "Christians, Muslims, and Jews all believe that God is both all-powerful and all-good." And to TheSwerve, I agree with you that "we should not" believe that God is all-good, I personally don't...
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    Why is it commonly assumed that God is all-good?

    Assuming the existence of a God, why should we also assume that he is all good? http://www.looksmarttrends.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_5_29/ai_n15400034"
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    News Our President is delusional, does that bother anyone?

    what could be thinner? and by the way, i don't categorize this as a republican delusion, it is simply a delusion, lots of delusional people have them. i only worry about what god will tell him to do next. by the way, the white house is denying that bush said these things. :rolleyes:
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    News Our President is delusional, does that bother anyone?

    God told me to invade Iraq, Bush tells Palestinian ministers Who will be the first one to ask me, "how do you know he doesn't talk to god?" So here are the possibilities, either Bush actually does have casual conversations with God, or he uses God as a political tactic, or he is...
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    News Is Criticism of Bush's Environmental and Disaster Responses Justified?

    oh, you were hoping that a BEN STEIN article would convert all of us? :rolleyes: what's worse is the only reason stein, who is himself a rhetoric spewing ideologue, the only reason stein gets published is because he is a conservative "celebrity." and that's somehow newsworthy.