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THREAD GovernmentThe Peter Principle
16 Posts • 6054 Views
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This is why things will always go wrong with government or anything for that matter. The Peter Principle states that in a hierarchically structured administration, people tend to be promoted up to the...
THREAD GovernmentWhat's Happening
2 Posts • 3198 Views
Politics & Current Events Forum
STOP SUBSIDIZING FOSSIL FUELS Despite mounting public concern about climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, we the taxpayers are still subsidizing the fossil-fuel industry to the tune...
THREAD God in Religionlife, Gods doing?
8 Posts • 2807 Views
Religion Forum
...it seems most probable that instead of God making us in His image- we made Him in our image so we could relate to Him. I agree with this in a sense of "thinking in your shoes", because...
THREAD Jim Colyer in Alaska
1 Posts • 2274 Views
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I flew to Minneapolis on September 8, 2006, changed planes and flew on to Anchorage, Alaska. I flew Northwest Airlines, using Expedia.com. Roundtrip fare was $731.80. It was inches and feet. Things cl...
THREAD GovernmentThe perfect government
4 Posts • 2485 Views
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The Perfect Government Chapter 1: Agriculture: All the crops is grown indoor under grow lights and optional hydroponics and will grow all day and night to shorten the time needed to grow cr...
THREAD Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 62203 Views
Religion Forum
Firstly, I never said the message was lost. Several times even. Regardless, my point was often that the message is mired in taint. This is along the same lines as all scriptures which deviate on key...
THREAD God in ReligionProblems with God
55 Posts • 11670 Views
Religion Forum
I find your answer to be arrogant and condescending to name but two negative words I can think of But what of their fact or fiction? Isn't that what really matters? And what answer would that...
THREAD God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 56100 Views
Religion Forum
"I can't believe that the morals we have come from emotions. Is it genetic that our parents have been raising us since birth to be morally sound? How could it be if the choice to raise your...
THREAD Life & DeathExcerp: universe, life and advices
2 Posts • 2026 Views
Philosophy Forum
How did universe begin? First, energy and mass is related. A possible scenario is that there is no space or matter. Just energy. Then when it reached a certain combination, it lead to a big bang and...
THREAD Lessons In Humility
8 Posts • 3143 Views
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You are far to brash Ok. I'll take that. Your methods of debate are ineffective and purposefully intimidating Now, this is the part where you do a shit load of assuming. Ineffective? Hardly....
THREAD ChristianityJesus's death was faked
82 Posts • 23771 Views
Religion Forum
The following is very interesting: Jesus suffered for you, we are told. Jesus died on the cross, wailing "Father, why have you forsaken me?". But we are also told he is a supernatural cr...
THREAD Life & DeathDid Einstein unknowingly prove life beyond death?!?! This is a theory of everything
25 Posts • 63479 Views
Philosophy Forum
The final Theory of relativity. Relativity - a thing having a relation to or connection with or necessary dependence on another thing (similarity, for if you only have one of something to compar...
THREAD ChristianityWhat is heaven like?
7 Posts • 3741 Views
Religion Forum
I would have to say when it comes to religion, Im agnostic. I feel I can almost sense some type of higher power and really would like to believe there is a reason for my being here. But unless there i...
THREAD A bit of common sense
13 Posts • 3507 Views
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I've read quite a lot about the 'truth' of things. This post isn't stemming fom the comfy sofa of ignorance. The point is that there are many ways to see the truth. And what con...
THREAD Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
194 Posts • 41010 Views
Philosophy Forum
OK DT... here's something that might illustrate that the ideas I am conveying are there because of experiences I have had and things I have seen. Have you ever noticed that babies, especially...
THREAD General HealthWhy I Love Green Tea
0 Posts • 2209 Views
Health & Wellness Forum
Ok, after some more digging I feel a bit more confident in where this is going. Free radical research is both inconclusive and contradictory in its findings. It is a theory not a fact born in the f...
THREAD GovernmentIdea of the "perfect" government?
42 Posts • 29896 Views
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There is no such thing as a perfect government, the only thing we can do to make it is to make a lot of mistakes and hope that we get there one day. but capitalism will never work, the reason for this...
THREAD GovernmentBush and God's will...
28 Posts • 7756 Views
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"However, we were talking about how the war is justified and no one can argue that Saddam did not violate the ceasefire." You don't react to something years after the act. But all this...
THREAD God Person
1 Posts • 2155 Views
Stories & Poetry Forum
http://peacefulvet.info/blog/2 008/08/28/poem-of-the-day-god- person/ GOD PERSON Hey, God person What you create today? and where the hell were you yesterday Telling me I would be more successf...
THREAD More guys than girls on these forums...why?
39 Posts • 10932 Views
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Durring my time in middle school we, the honors students, had the same math teacher for all three years. We grew together in the group of 20ish students in the class and most of us stay in contact. No...
THREAD Human Nature & EmotionCan you choose to be happy?
12 Posts • 16412 Views
Philosophy Forum
Vigil is right about it being due to your perception. If you break people's perceptions down into the fundamentals, there is pessimism on one side and optimism on the other, with realism someplac...
THREAD HinduismSexism within Hinduism
6 Posts • 16159 Views
Religion Forum
Manusmriti - The Laws of Manu The Manusmriti is an ancient Vedic book that contained verses that outlined the way people and society should conduct itself, both towards religious duties and general...
THREAD I am saddened by the situation in the courts
30 Posts • 7512 Views
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The "persistent vegetative state" that brain-damaged Terri Schiavo has been in for 15 years is as deceptive as it is heartbreaking, according to doctors. Almost all bra...
THREAD SocietyRed Vs. Blue: Who Picks Who?
8 Posts • 2332 Views
Politics & Current Events Forum
I recently saw the movies Yes Man (good movie go watch it) and really liked it, so I decided to come home and look up some interviews with Jim Carry (played the lead role) in them. He was on Larry Kin...
THREAD People hate vegetarians
104 Posts • 31132 Views
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Sleepingwraith, good to speak and debate with you again. I'm heartened to learn that somewhere people are actually taking classes on ethics and humanities. There's hope in the world yet. And...
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