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General & Hellos

Feb 24, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by St-Sinner

Please do not take my word for it. Watch and know yourself Why Bernie Sanders' Communist Misadventures Still Matter

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World Music

Feb 24, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Rossy92

Brazilian superstar Daniela Mercury was born in 1965. Janela is a song from her 2009 album, Sou de Qualquer Lugar.

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P.A.T.C.H. People Against The Christian Hypocrites

Feb 23, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by altschmerz

LINKColonial Christianity has made Africa(ns) stupid – Kendi Borona

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Just for Laughs

Feb 22, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by JonQ

Say it ain't so Joe...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Feb 20, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by davers

Phronesis noun Philosophy. Wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Feb 20, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by AgnoBill

ABSTRUSE Hard to understand; esoteric; recondite; incomprehensible. I find Kant's writings abstruse. The philosophy professor was infamous for his abstruse, mind-numbing lectures.

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Ethical Vegans - Animal Rights - Environmental Concerns - Clean Food & Gardening

Feb 17, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Wildgreens

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General & Hellos

Feb 16, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by wordywalt

In making this post, I am not being highly critical, but merely making an observation. Those people who make frequent posts on this site regarding religion would have much better mental health and productivity if they would focus more on other ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Feb 15, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Marionville

AESTHETIC. - Adjective...concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty. Synonyms; decorative, attractive, exquisite, tasteful, pleasing. AESTHETE. - Noun...a person who is appreciative of ...

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General & Hellos

Feb 14, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by of-the-mountain

Let send a valentine to mike pence along with all the other obstructionist republican fascist who deplore and deny a women’s right to have control over their own body and health!!!

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Azaz8899

I started to study Philosophy as I wanted to see if there was any answer to ‘What is the meaning of life?’. I had guessed that there would be some ah ha moment when all would be revealed - other than the view I had had since my teens that the ...

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Just for Laughs

Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Definitely him

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by FrostyJim

I am a Big - David Bromberg fan... and this is one of my favorites.

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Grammar Nazis/English Insights

Feb 10, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by JackPedigo

Place this under English Insights. English as a 2nd language. Dictionary of Scottish terms.

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FreeThinkers

Feb 9, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Grecio

A dad was on his knees praying. He said "Dear God, please help my 9 year old son. He is still talking to his imaginary friend".

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 9, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Grecio

Why does the USA need immigrants?

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 8, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Grecio

Mass killers kin to be exiled?

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 7, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Fernapple

Religion is not the source of morality, as we all here know, everything is natural and does come from nature via us. BUT. The important point about religion is that it unbalances any debate over morality or anything else. Because it enables those who...

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Politics

Feb 6, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by redbai

Mitt Romney's did something "Heroic"? The media praise of Mitt Romney voting to remove Trump is ridiculous. Mitt Romney's vote changed NOTHING. He doesn't deserve praise for it. The Republican party should be defending themselves for selling out...

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Quotes

Feb 5, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by wonderandlisten

“In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they had to make four.” ---- George Orwell

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Politics

Feb 5, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Petter

Surprise! Surprise! (not!) 47 guilty, 53 not guilty in vote 2 Vote 1 hardly any different. 48 to 52. This reminds me of the philosophy behind the old saying " We'll give him a fair trial before we hang him."

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 5, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKPhilosophy course: Re-imagining the World, part 4 of 4 - YouTube

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Out Of The Illusion

Feb 3, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by FrayedBear

“Thoreau’s great insight is that there is a moral emptiness in government unless it is filled by the actions of citizens on behalf of justice. That corresponds exactly to the democratic philosophy of the Declaration of Independence, in which ...

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Cheesy Jokes

Feb 2, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by johnnyrobish

Experts Say Insects May Be the Food of the Future Experts say current livestock practices simply won’t keep up with the worldwide food demands, and with livestock farming contributing to deforestation, diminishing water ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 2, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by AnTwanSr

How come it has taken people so long to realize labels have to be logical??

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Just for Laughs

Feb 1, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by ninjarider1

People are always "for" things, as long as no effort on their part is required.

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Memes R Us

Feb 1, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by ninjarider1

My philosophy on life.

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Politics

Feb 1, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by TheoryNumber3

Well... so much for the Constitution being a "living document" The republicans just killed it.

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Politics

Jan 31, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Charliesey

‪the republican senators were all bought off in front of our noses! Friends our democracy is officially gone. We are now under a dictatorship under trump! There is no other way to describe it!‬

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 30, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by creative51

I have this urge to just talk. Not about something philosophical or metaphysical, but just plain ordinary life (no this is not some god metaphor). Its like you been going about, acting like you know everything, got everything under control, but... ...

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Quotes

Jan 30, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.” - David Hume

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Jan 29, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Good Afternoon Everyone! Spent the day driving around the huge hills of Syracuse and some not so nice neighborhoods. Some nice areas too. Long day.Streets all have Native American names as well as subdivisions, lakes and parks. Finished last night's ...

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FreeThinkers

Jan 28, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Marionville

Please welcome @BusaBudz4200 who has joined the group. Look forward to your contributions.

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Music Fans

Jan 27, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Isn't it a Pity - Nina Simone

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General & Hellos

Jan 25, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Oscar_C

I am an INTJ (according to the Myer Briggs personality test).

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Humour, Fun, Chuckles, Laughs, or Cutes, From Everywhere.

Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

A friend of mine was a philosophy major during his first semester in college. One day in a seminar class, they spent a great deal of time debating whether the glass was half full or half empty. After the class, my friend was feeling pretty good about...

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Memes R Us

Jan 22, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by noworry28

You think it's love, 🤔you might want to see a doctor.

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Politics

Jan 21, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by LenHazell53

Well this says it all Ten 10 days from Brexit and Brexit MEP June Mummery, just posted this Tweet COMPLAINING that after Brexit Great Britain will have NO say in the fishing of coastal waters shared with Europe, because we will no longer have ...

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News & Links

Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by mayflowercats

I’m really upset at the rules that the Senate Majority ie Moscow Mitch have determined will run the Impeachment Trial! Talk about stacking the decks against the Democrats and their great case, which might never see the light of day! And don’t ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by WilliamFleming

“There are more things … likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” That is Seneca speaking, and the link is to an article that expands a bit on his stoical philosophy.

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by bobwjr

LINKJohn Lennon's "Imagine" Was Turned Into a Comic Strip, and the Result is Incredibly Beautiful. | The Unbounded Spirit

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by DavidLaDeau

Methodist watch: The LGBT disaster. The United Methodist Church the cult I was indoctrinated into is now splitting as many sects are simply homophobic. The new sect (yet to be named) will harbor traditionalist ( homophobe) values. Do not fret this ...

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Trump Pinata

Jan 18, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by johnnyrobish

Trump Targets Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Guidelines Leading junk food manufacturers say they are extremely impressed after the Trump administration used Michelle Obama’s birthday, to announce a planned roll back of ...

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Ethical Sluts

Jan 18, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Wildflower

Welcome to our new members this week! We're so glad you're here. I'm thrilled to be seeing my ethically nonmonogamous man again this weekend. I think over our time together, because of course i analyze everything! One thing that stands out for ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 17, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 16, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by MikeInBatonRouge

Interesting food for thought on limits of human logic and why we are vulnerable to religious appeals.

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Science and religion. :) lets debate

Jan 16, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Grecio

Church Goers and Politics

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Music Fans

Jan 16, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Marionville

Hello folks,..once again I’m late to post here, my son is coming for a visit tomorrow and I had shopping and things to do in preparation. Here’s a song that came to my mind because it’s about the Profumo Scandal which rocked ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Grecio

Depressed Agnostics?

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Sexy Pics Alternate

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by OldMetalHead

LINKFor you ginger lovers!

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General Forum

Jan 13, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Huskygirl4ever

And for me the countdown begins 10 more days until I get my tooth implant then all I'm waiting on is to sign papers for the house and then I'm off to Scotland for a while

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Jan 13, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Dhiltong

Badfinger _ Come and Get It

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Music Fans

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by JesseBoren

Two Feet - Go Fuck Yourself

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Trump Pinata

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKTrump administration wants the Supreme Court to wait on Obamacare ruling - Vox

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by kensmile4u

Florida Congress woman's conviction upheld over juror statement that the holy spirit told him she was not guilty. This is a clear win for reason over religion.

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Grecio

Do we need a replacement to get back to the Four Horsemen?

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Grecio

Why do most humans love a religion?

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Out Of The Illusion

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by William_Mary

I've had a member on my mind recently, her name was something like siouxcity or such. Has anyone else seen her possibly on the politics forum or other groups? I watched her change in her political views over my time here on the site, for the better ...

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Ethical Sluts

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Wildflower

Welcome welcome! Our little group is becoming one of the most popular unconventional groups here! We must all be pretty comfortable being sluts!

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 11, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Allamanda

Could philosophical discussions be better and more productive?

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Memes R Us

Jan 9, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by scurry

Is this a Dad Joke?

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Love & Relationships

Jan 9, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by birdingnut

Many people join this forum to discuss disillusionment with mainstream religions, but not every member wants to discuss philosophy and religion, etc..some want to date. Many of us have other interests and are over the whole religion angst thing. If...

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Religious Naturalism

Jan 8, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Fernapple

It seems that there are too definitions of religious naturalism, that which I first encountered many year ago reading authors such as Ursula Goodenough, meaning viewing the natural world with near religious awe, and trying to look though the natural ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 5, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Omnedon

Recently I was discussing the speed of light and alien intelligent life elsewhere on this site, and realized there are a some basic parallels between that and some other big issues. So for what it's worth, here's a broader philosophical view. I'm ...

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Health & Happiness

Jan 4, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Seeker3CO

To what extent do you let reason or logic make your decisions for you? To what extent do you allow your emotions to steer them? And please don't reference "common sense". It does not exist.

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Secular Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy

Jan 4, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by skado

Does the concept of Enlightenment have a place in 'Secular Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy' and if so, what would be a scientific description of it. Also, if not, why not? Thanks.

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News & Links

Jan 2, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKReport: World’s Happiest Countries Are Also Least Religious | Michael Stone

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 2, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by DavidLaDeau

“I’m not perfect, I’m just forgiven” is the most enabling statement ever made! Christians often attack atheist for not having morality. Yet I hear “I’m not perfect I’m just forgiven”. If one is simply forgiven for their wrong doings ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 2, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Yup its up to us

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Grecio

What is spiritualism?

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General & Hellos

Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by skado

This post does not pretend to represent a scientific analysis; it's just a conversation starter. When @LeeLou asks how fellow Atheists deal with depression, he gets 94 comments (and counting). When @Seeker3CO asks people to share their guiding ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by wordywalt

I was raised on the narcotizing and stupefying cool-aid of racism, broader ethnocentrism, religion, and conservatism of the Bible belt deep south. My father tried to be a good man, but he was poorly educated and made bad decisions throughout his life...

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Trump Pinata

Dec 30, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by chalupacabre

Bill Barr is on a theocratic mission to use the power of the DOJ to deliver America from eternal damnation: columnists A pretty grim read.

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Jewish by Culture

Dec 29, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by kmaz

I may post this as well in the general forum. I have said in the past, and will reiterate here, I'm not sure but some atheists might enjoy or want to post their own sort of "atheist mezuzah", perhaps with a favorite passage of poetry, secular ...

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Quotes

Dec 29, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by gsiamne

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. - John Locke

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Music Fans

Dec 29, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

Sho' Looks Guilty

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Archeus_Lore

My friend Andrew Valerievitch Skorobogatov, from Yekaterinburg, Russia, sent me a message, citing a review on Amazon.com . . . some idiot posted the following review of Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment". "You, Mr. Dostoevsky, a writer, certainly ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

Bad writing contest. @LiterateHiker will love this! Can anyone here make sense of the winner’s sentence? The Philosophy and Literature Bad Writing Contest ran from 1995 to 1998. For an essay giving background on the contest, click here. We are ...

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Politics

Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Travis1

I only wish i could live to see the day when stone age beliefs will be overcome by science and religion especially in this country(USA). This country was founded on the principle of the separation of church and state, in which our founders has ...

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This Day In History

Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by altschmerz

December 28, 1938 Silent-film star and inventor Florence Lawrence commits suicide

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 27, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Grecio

Does life have meaning?

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Music Fans

Dec 27, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by desertastronomer

Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation

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Politics

Dec 25, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

Mike Bloomberg Exploited Prison Labor to Make 2020 Presidential Campaign Phone Calls

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Newbie Groupies!

Dec 24, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by flower_nut

Hi Everyone. I'm not a newbie to the site I've been away to solve personal issues. Dropping faith started a paradigm shift in my philosophy. My marriage ended, we sold our house and went our separate ways. I now live in an apartment with my 24-year ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 23, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by MarkiusMahamius

LINKWittgenstein Solves Philosophy - Existential Comics

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ServiceMembersHangout

Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bobwjr

LINKArmy officer returns home to San Diego to say goodbye to mother before deportation - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 21, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by josephr

Santa is about joy and love; he doesn't belong to any religion or culture; he belongs to all children. L’Chaim—To Life Santa

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Dog Lovers

Dec 21, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by PeteEwy

Rainy Saturday morning but damn do I need to pee.

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General & Hellos

Dec 21, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by wordywalt

As time goes on, I notice fewer and fewer posts related to philosophy and meaning which are not linked to questions about religion, and fewer posts about the ironies and poignance of life itself. Surely we have not exhausted our range of such ...

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Trump Pinata

Dec 19, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by TheGreatShadow

I want to punch the computer screen every time I see his face! Tried posting this last night, but must have not gone through.

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Science vs Philosphy

Dec 18, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by SeekingWisdom

Science vs. Philosophy? How about both? None other than the great Neil deGrasse Tyson has more than once expressed public disdain for Philosophy (see ""Why Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Hate Philosophy?). I respect and love pretty much everthing ...

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Science vs Philosphy

Dec 17, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Word

Philosophy from the mind, science of the matter? Mind over matter. If it doesn't matter, then there is no mind? Yes, playing with words a bit, but maybe it would go somewhere? If you dont mind, does it matter? There must be mind and matter? John ...

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Politics

Dec 17, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Grecio

How can we stop shootings?

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 17, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Donne

Let’s deliberate on the philosophy and other slightly religious tones of The Star Wars situation....

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Politics

Dec 16, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by evidentialist

A lie artfully told with sufficient frequency eventually becomes the truth for the majority of listeners who are then able to recognize the others and either eliminate them or hold them at a distance. Propaganda has always been a tool of politics...

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General & Hellos

Dec 16, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by St-Sinner

Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men Obama is on the speaking circuit. Possibly charging $100K per 2 hour speech plus expenses. Clinton did the same thing after leaving the White House and made millions. When I worked in ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 15, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Kassandra

Update: some sites for co-parenting - modamily.com and familybydesign.com Haven't posted in quite some time... I received an interesting message from someone interested in co-parenting (not specifically with me, but in general). FYI, I know my ...

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Music Fans

Dec 11, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Spinliesel

Sixto Rodrigous I wonder

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