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Human's Inevitable Downfall
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If history repeats itself, then how can Humanity develop. I think a big factor that differentiates humans from animals is our 'minds'. We are what our mind is, what our feelings are. I think... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
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Thanks Ek. I do have some questions and reservations concerning this gentleman. He gives no sources for his information and 'statistics', such as this 'radicalizing' of Islamics. Also, I noticed that... |
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GovernmentDoes the goverment have rights to penalis those it
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I tend to disagree with certain concepts, Asian culture provided systems of transportation (rail, etc) IN these cultures the primary form of local transport was walking or bicycles. Which form a healt... |
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GovernmentPro Communism in America
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Communism is the work, to me, of rebels disliking the way things are on the basis that capitalism is essentially a form of a pyramid economy where the place is dictated by luck, i.e. into what social... |
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SpiritualityCan the Supernatural be taken seriously?
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If I believe that truth is absolute and universal then you have to grant that I am right because it is my opinion.
Petesmith: yes you are entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't mean one has... |
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Society10 Years After Apartheid, South Africa in a Crisis
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An Apology to Blacks from a white South African
We apologize for giving you doctors and free medical care, as a result of which you have been able to survive plagues and catastrophes and grow in nu... |
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Societyclose gitmo!
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Injustice creates terrorists? Number one we don't have anything to do with their "injustice" That's a result of their own sandbox of a country oppressing everyone. Number two they... |
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AliensWhy do people assume Alien lifeforms are smarter than us?
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In our society we have technology.
In our society we have groups of technologists.
In our society we have people who understand the technology; people who are informed of the technology; peopl... |
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Back from Alaska
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I got back to Nashville after 6 days in Alaska. It went great except for one thing---I did not see the northern lights. That was because there was a full moon the night before I left, otherwise I woul... |
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Does rap music insight violence amongst young peop
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rap music is just another in the long line of scapegoats we choose to explain why we live in a violent culture. its rap, or its marilyn manson, or its quentin tarantino and oliver stone. kids today ar... |
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GovernmentThe Anti-Bush Thread
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You could all sit around here and complain about your governemnt or country, and /or its leaders...or for some of you the leaders of a country of which you are not a friggin citizen. Or you could get... |
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Ethics & MoralityRacism is Bad
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I've always seen racism in the person who takes offence to it.
Sure the meaning and connection to the word might be what is offensive. But the person who feels like they are victimized to i... |
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Gender PsychologyYou Are Not A Feminist If...
20 Posts • 9241 Views
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For a long time I have had an aversion to the term feminism. Even now, I take offence if someone were to call me a feminist. I think this aversion has been created in me over time from witnessing the... |
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Immortal Technique
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Kayne West has not promoted a push for anything in the rap or urban culture. Sure he came on national TV and said the most disgusting idotic thing an Afro-American could say " BUSH dosn't li... |
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PedophiliaPaedophilia
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Damn this is crazy.
You realize that classifying peadophilia as a mental disorder, and as such should not really be punishedor blamed is dangerous.
Whatever happened to self control? All of us have... |
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HomosexualityWhy Condone Fruitless Deviant Behavior?
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Dear Leftwood:
Love is no more a product of homosexuality than it is of heterosexuality. I could never deny that deep sincere Loving relationships exist on both sides of the equation.
Of course... |
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Random QuestionsInteresting Things
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A few times recently, I've seen adverts, usually in print media, using one of my most loathed turns of phrase: 'Your mouth says no, but your eyes say yes.' There are a few variations, e.g. 'Your lips... |
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Free Speech
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I am not sure I am understanding your point?
the very thing which we are discussing: free speech and the want to be heard.
I see Free Speech coming from our more primitive culture, I was watching th... |
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The God paradox
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belief can be a good or a bad thing. when belief is not tempered with rational it will limit human development.
While belief in the after life can provide comfort to some people but it can also lead... |
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Gender PsychologyJeans and heels are painful
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Jeans are too tight and constrict body movements as do heels.
I remember being anxious to try on a pair of the tight-fitting jeans all the girls wear. Oh my God, getting them on was the first probl... |
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FuturologyProgression of Humanity
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I couldn't disagree more on a few accounts.
Number 1) every beginning must have an end. The world will end one day
Number 2) The world is being more and more exploitative. China a good exampl... |
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Is ideology the bane of intellectual sophistication in the US?
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Is ideology the bane of intellectual sophistication in the US?
Marx is perhaps the first intellectual of great stature to coin the word 'ideology' and to study its epistemological foundations. Marx... |
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An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
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I'm going to try and answer all of the questions to the best of my ability.
1. If I had supernatural powers (but not supernatural of course, completely natural ;)) I think I would slowly tell... |
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SocietyThe Source of Idiocy of the Average American
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See, I think people from other countries think that Americans all have this pride of being an American and that we relish in our Americaniss.
I'd hardly call In God We Trust a slogan. It just... |
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Famous PhilosophersNietzsche's Illness and Death
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I don't know too much in-depth about Friedrich Nietzsche' work and primarily learnt about him through popular culture and brief readings here and there.
After being in touch with the Friedrich Niet... |
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