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LawHomosexual Marriage
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Hi there, I am new to this forum, but I am doing a paper in Philosophy on Homosexual Marriage and Adoption... My main question is whether Homosexuality is moral or not...? I do not mean to ask whether... |
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A Universal Morality that Works??
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A review of "Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics", by Stefan Molyneux
(Sold here: http://www.lulu.com/content/12 70751)
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Moral philosophers conside... |
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Riddles & PuzzlesSolve Buriden's Ass
6 Posts • 4539 Views Philosophy Forum |
Buriden's Ass.
Here's a problem devised to challenge ideas of free will and determinism.
An ass is hungry and can see two bales of identical straw, one the the left and one to the righ... |
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Truth paradox
9 Posts • 3961 Views Talk Talk |
Universal truth means that everyone agrees with one truth.
However I disagree. First of all, you have to put some context into how you define truth or if there is universal truth. I believe in rela... |
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guess what this symbol means
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http://n00108.myspace.com/0010 8/17/01/108011071_l.jpg
+Th ere are 3 circles +A triangle is composed of 3 vertices and 3 edges +There are 3 dots connecting to the center circle +The inner circle is c... |
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Religion & HumanityCALL FOR UNITY
2 Posts • 3543 Views Religion Forum |
I hope for prosperity, happiness and peace for the new year. The development of mutual tolerance and understanding between members of the three religions and cooperation built on common values will be... |
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Ethics & MoralityCan revenge ever be justified?
18 Posts • 34868 Views Philosophy Forum |
Justified is legally defined as to show a satisfactory reason or excuse for something done
Legally you can murder someone if you have a justified self defense case. As well you can legally murder s... |
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so where's the girl stuff?
66 Posts • 14429 Views Talk Talk |
The idea that anything is just girls stuff or guys stuff is ridiculous, but with most of the examples I've given (for the female side of this argument) the majority is so great that I can think o... |
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Ethics & MoralityThe Morality of Action
24 Posts • 9700 Views Philosophy Forum |
Just because you don't take the time to educate yourself on what is harmful to others and what is not does not destroy your responsibility.
Look, no one has given me a circumstance of an acci... |
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SpiritualityCan the Supernatural be taken seriously?
32 Posts • 11024 Views Religion Forum |
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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SpiritualityThe Logical VS The Faithful
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A big problem here is that no one follows their own superior religious beliefs enough, not the good messages anyway.
i like your points. Concerning this one-
faith, without works, is dead.
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Christianity2 Candidates for Jesus's daddy - you pick...! ;)
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From a Christian pint of view, perhaps you could find your local Baptist church and take an Alpha course. A newer bible such as an NIV (New International Version) with an accompanying concordance migh... |
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IslamContradictions in the Quran
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Okay I think "channeled" was the wrong word choice, Muhammad is considered a prophet, like all the others shared in Christianity and Judasim (ie Moses, Abraham, Jesus). He was not commanded... |
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Religion & HumanityWhy?
9 Posts • 4374 Views Religion Forum |
My take on good. Subjective good (one often found in religions/law) differs from culture to culture. Things like wearing a full-body robe for women is "good" for Islam, but not other religio... |
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Ethics & MoralityThe Morality of Action
24 Posts • 9700 Views Philosophy Forum |
In theory, not practice, the motives behind an act determine an act's morality. The ends justify the means, if someone for whatever reason ,urders and believes that they will bring universal fort... |
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For a Million $, Would You...
48 Posts • 13038 Views Psychology Forum |
Let me tell you a story that happened to me today...
So me and a couple of friends were walking down the neighborhood and we saw a caterpiller on the floor. I picked it up and im like "Hey, ch... |
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JokesCouple of dirty jokes
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This is the story of two friends, a young chicken and a horse who lived at a farm.
One day, the chicken and the horse were walking around in the forest when the horse fell into quicksand. The chick... |
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Gender Psychologywhy are men treated so badly
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Here is a great quote I found on:
http://p086.ezboard.com/f askmenfrm1.showMessage?topicID =63761.topic
Natural selection now back in society.
As we all know women are the choosers of who they wa... |
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Religion & HumanityRant
20 Posts • 7880 Views Religion Forum |
Example is obvious..if we did not have religion..and we had no moral ethics...where would we be??
The innate 'essence' of men is SELF.
The world revolves of only what WE know...OURSELV... |
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SocietyIs America playing with fire ?
141 Posts • 37150 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
DT: This is not about whether politicians lie or not or to what degree they do on the right or left. This is about an all pervasive atmosphere that encompasses all of politics. This is about the incre... |
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Are man made things to be trusted?
15 Posts • 5033 Views Philosophy Forum |
Morals (cultural morals not absolute) serve to improve the stability of a society more then anything else.
Lets take some of the commandments :
'though shalt not kill"
"though shalt... |
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just a question..
8 Posts • 2839 Views Talk Talk |
So I just wanna take a little poll type thing here.. I'll give you a little insight to my situation first. So I've been somewhat "seeing" this girl for a little over a month probab... |
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Life & Deathwhat defines life
63 Posts • 21073 Views Philosophy Forum |
Chris D, don't take this as an attack, but I abhor modesty. To me, modesty - especially the kind which bespeaks subordination - is tanatmount to moral bad faith. It is a failure of the will; it i... |
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Society & Sociologywhy is suicide frowned on???
85 Posts • 27706 Views Psychology Forum |
Suicide is complicated. When you ponder on the thought of suicide, whether it be planning the act, or just suicide in general, you touch upon several different realms of life. You ask, why is it WRONG... |
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People hate vegetarians
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Hey, wait a minute, I've just had a realization thanks to you people!
You made me think about my rights as a human being and something occurred to me, I can do whatever the fuck I want and no... |
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