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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Nov 12, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

A Fast-Talkin’ High-Minded Case for a God | Mike-TX | Atheist Experience 25.45

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News & Links

Nov 11, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by David1955

LINKBertrand Russell's Ten Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy | Open Culture

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 10, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by ChestRockfield

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor. We debate religion and philosophy regularly, and I will say that the answers he gives, while still not at all convincing, are some of the best responses I've ever heard. No ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 9, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Meliorism: Philosophy noun: meliorism The belief that the world can be made better by human effort. As opposed to apocaholism and utopianism.

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Health & Happiness

Nov 9, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKNYT interview with Noah Harari

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 8, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Something a little different. Instead of one quote there will be several all on a specific theme - pessimism. “Pessimistic and optimistic thought, which have hitherto talked past each other almost as strangers, will have to meet for practical ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 7, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Puerile: childishly silly and trivial. From an editorial in the latest “Free Inquiry” about the value of pessimism: ”The idea that a pessimistic philosophy is necessarily one of discouragement is a puerile idea, but one that needs too long a ...

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Just for Laughs

Nov 7, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by azzow2

Philosophy:

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General & Hellos

Nov 5, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Fernapple

It is not the flags and banners which kill you and win the battle. But the bullets. It is not the figure head conflicts such as evolution versus creation, with which religion most opposes science and philosophy, but by its wasting vast resources, ...

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Quotes

Nov 4, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Fernapple

"No man is capable of causing great evil without thinking he is doing the right thing." Attributed to Socrates. I am not sure that I wholly agree with this one, others have said that one of Socrates failings, was his belief that all evil came from ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 3, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKRuminating While High: EMS AND TAO

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General & Hellos

Nov 3, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by holdenc98

GOAT TRUTH: Goats and young trees don't get along. Goats and old trees don't get along. Goats destroy everything in their path. Goats can mow the lawn,, but a small electric lawn mower is a much better solution. Only the best hog wire fence can hold ...

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General & Hellos

Nov 1, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by St-Sinner

FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Hope you have seen this. Better late than never I do not want to miss the bus. My grandparents, parents missed the 1st industrial revolution while they were busy just making a living in the forsaken place overseas, ...

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Memes R Us

Nov 1, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by jeshuey

Very stupid indeed.

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Quotes

Nov 1, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Marionville

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions”……………. Dalai Lama XIV

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Cycling

Oct 30, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by gsiamne

In Texas, A Bike Network Gets Bigger An interview with Austin Mayor Steve Adler on the city’s ambitious, 400+ mile bike network: I have a friend who lives there and this makes me think more of visiting him. If I do that I ...

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Memes R Us

Oct 29, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

Beware the typo

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 28, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Not uncommon words but the ideas in today's world seem to be especially significant. The later is, unfortunately, starting to have dangerous ramifications. Objective reality: The idea that there are universal truths that apply to all. This long been...

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General & Hellos

Oct 26, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by wordywalt

Understanding and Disabling the Cult of Trump, Part II The historical and social developments which enabled the rise of the cult of Trump I trace back to the 1960s. Drs. Oliver and Shaver wrote in the Harvard Educational Review of the concept, ...

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Religion of Science & Higher Consciousness

Oct 24, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Earthling50

Are you part of any environment group? There are many but here are two I want to share with you that look at life through a different set of lenses and who offer a philosophy to back their actions. Ecological Citizen advocates for Ecocentrism. ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 24, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

POLLRichard Gere & Stephen Colbert discuss Christianity, Buddhism & Philosophy

Concerning my love for Dick Gere...

0 votes Complete fool for him myself
1 vote I'll take the rat's dick (in a manner of speaking)

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Just for Laughs

Oct 22, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Philosophy for beginners.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 21, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKAll I’m Offering Is The Truth | Philosophy of the Matrix

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 21, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by TheMiddleWay

Excerpts from Thomas M. Nichol's, "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters" His philosophy is seen at play in social media daily. > “No, the bigger problem is that we’re proud of not knowing ...

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Just for Laughs

Oct 19, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Philosophy of Darth

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Posts

Oct 17, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Weekend Update: Disney+ Overtaking Netflix & New Superman Is Bi - SNL

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Posts

Oct 16, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Freespirit64

I try to be healthy....

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 16, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Ataraxy: a state of serene calmness. I think something of which we all desire. From the book: “Feline Philosophy” by John Gray ”As a way of living, atatrxia is an illusion. Epicureans try to simplify their life so as to reduce to a minimum, ...

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World Music

Oct 15, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Marionville

Today I’m taking us on a visit to Greece, cradle of democracy, philosophy, and where the basis of much of the vocabulary we use today in our modern English language originated. The music accompanying this visual feast is sung by Giorgos Xristou...

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Posts

Oct 11, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

I remember when they showed the tape of crash test dummies in a rear end collision with one of these death traps!

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 11, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Marionville

JUSTE MILIEU. - Noun…the middle way or happy medium; judicious moderation. Juste milieu is a term that has been used to describe centrist political philosophies that try to find a balance between extremes, and artistic forms that try to find a ...

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Scientists

Oct 11, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Ghada Chehada — Cosmology Beyond Science, 22 min. Writer, poet, and discourse analyst, Ghada Chehade, illustrates why cosmology matters beyond science—and how it has precipitated tectonic cultural and ideological shifts that have ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 9, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by wordywalt

I would like to share information about a beautiful masterpiece of a movie produced by BBC. entitled "Copenhagen., starring Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, and Francesca Annis. It weaves together a magnificent blend of nuclear physics, the human ...

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The Best of Late Night & News

Oct 8, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Jimmy Kimmel Live - Trump’s Attempt to Overturn the Election & Everything is Terrible So We Make it Better!

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Posts

Oct 7, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Interesting times

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Politics

Oct 6, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by dalefvictor

Would you mind reading to the end as I do not mean this to be racist, just a rant on the philosophy of the Republican Party? First of all, their stand on immigration. They seem to be afraid that black and brown people will replace the white people in...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 6, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Marionville

ESOTERIC. - Adjective…intended for or likely to be understood by a small number of people with a specialised knowledge or interest “esoteric philosophical debates”; the quality of having an inner or secret meaning. Synonyms; abstruse, ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 5, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by wordywalt

The Truth about “Critical Race Theory”: Part II I grew up in southern Georgia and Northern Florida in the 1940s and 1950s. People there did not talk about the Black Code, Jim Crow policies, slavery, discrimination, the KKK, segregation, racism...

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Health & Happiness

Oct 5, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Castlepaloma

Senator Ron Johnson Claims There is NO FDA Approved Vaccine in the US Ron Johnson is a US Senator from Wisconsin. He claims the vaccine approved by the FDA isn't available in the United States. Is he right? If so, doesn't this raise a lot of ...

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News & Links

Oct 2, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKWhite man fatally shoots Black man who complimented his white girlfriend

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Just for Laughs

Sep 27, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

A horse walks into a bar and orders a pint The bartender says, " you're in here a lot. Do you think you might be an alcoholic? " The horse says, "I don't think I am, " and promptly vanishes from existence. See, this was a joke about Descartes' ...

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Posts

Sep 25, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm bacon....

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Nudists & Naturists

Sep 25, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKBaring It All: The Philosophy Behind Naturism And Nudism | WUNC

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Politics

Sep 22, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by LiterateHiker

Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who's behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites.

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Love & Relationships

Sep 20, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by inigomontoya

How important is philosophy to you?

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Gardeners

Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by tinkercreek

A white woolly bear caterpillar, some believe, suggests a snowy winter. . . and I found this little friend hiding in the leaves yesterday! The last pic was another nice surprise, with a new little Bear's Breeches popping in behind the bigger ones, ...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about the importance of understanding basic philosophies....

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville

LAISSEZ-FAIRE - Noun…the policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering “a laissey-faire attitude to life”; an economic philosophy which opposes governmental intervention and an abstention by governments from ...

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Music Fans

Sep 16, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville

It’s coming up to my bedtime again…and tonight my last music post is a song by Sting from his new album The Bridge which is about to be released….If It’s Love….

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Philosophy & Meaning

Sep 15, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKA Comparison Between Chinese Taoism and Native American Religious Tradition (article) by Gary R Varner on AuthorsDen

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Music Fans

Sep 14, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville

Okay…I promise this will be the last of a-ha/Morten for a while..but as it’s still 14th September my last one tonight is a-ha with Morten forgetting some of the words as he inevitably does at every concert…different songs each time of course!...

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News & Links

Sep 14, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKAnonymous Author Claims, in Journal, That Anti-Racist Science is “Cognitive Creationism” | Rebekah Kohlhepp | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Health & Happiness

Sep 14, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Spinliesel

From my Philosophy Folder.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Sep 13, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ryo1

I must find more about Osho. Osho's philosophy "Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race." 90 Osho quotes that will challenge how you view your life

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 12, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by redbai

LINKAliens don't like white people?

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News & Links

Sep 12, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by barjoe

LINKGOP AG offshoot group held 'war games' prep before Trump loss | TheHill

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News & Links

Sep 10, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKEx-Kansas state rep charged with fraud of more than $450K in COVID-19 relief money | TheHill

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COVID CULT

Sep 8, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by BDair

"The story on Ivermectin, thankfully, is quite the opposite of Remdesivir’s abject failure. Ivermectin has been a resounding success. It not only worked in the lab, it spectacularly reduced death in the living, and it worked early in the disease ...

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News & Links

Sep 8, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by redbai

LINKRight-Wing Textbooks Are Embarrassingly STUPID - YouTube

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Posts

Sep 7, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Too many stupid people??

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Music Fans

Sep 7, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by BlackDove

MGMT - The Youth

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Politics

Sep 7, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSchools become political 'battlefield' in culture wars Trump cultivated

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 7, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Blues-Man

Interesting article. Psychopath vs Sociopath: Here’s The Difference. Now I understand so much more about my ex's daughter and why she acted the way she did. Very insightful.

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Conservative Atheists

Sep 6, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Seriousreason

Something the world is now singing in unison .

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News & Links

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by David1955

LINKPosthumanism: A Philosophy for the 21st Century?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Sep 3, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by powder

POLLThis is a philosophy post. Please vote and comment reasons why you voted as you did. You know, philosophy like constructive discussion.

Should children under 15 be vaccinated for covid when some experts are urging caution?

15 votes yes
2 votes no

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Music of the Movies

Sep 3, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ray13

From 1990: Madonna singing Sooner or Later in Dick Tracy.

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General & Hellos

Sep 2, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by FrayedBear

Newly released by the channel many hates for challenging their cognitive dissonance:

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Sep 2, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by davers

Lodestone noun something that attracts strongly.

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Just for Laughs

Aug 31, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

I know the answer to this one....

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Trump Pinata

Aug 29, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKFederal judge excoriates Trump lawyers, refers them for disbarment

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Just for Laughs

Aug 29, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by zeuser

Sorry. Happy Sunday anyway. 😉

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Just for Laughs

Aug 24, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

Somehow I can't bring myself to fleece the gullible even if they are assholes....

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Hippie Land -

Aug 24, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by DharmaBum50

RIP Charlie--you were awesome! What a bummer that I never got to see you live! Time and money never came together to allow me to see a Stones show earlier on in my life, and when I was finally able to snag tickets for last year's tour, it was ...

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General & Hellos

Aug 24, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Spinliesel

Happy birthday, Steven Fry, my favorite atheist.

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This Day In History

Aug 24, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Marionville

24th August 410 AD…Alaric I Sacks Rome: Rome overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 22, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HankHunter13

LINK(調1.25倍) Bill Burr - Religion 比爾伯爾 - 宗教信仰 (中英字幕) (中文字幕翻譯) - YouTube

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The Best of Late Night & News

Aug 21, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Late Night with Seth Meyers - DeSantis Bans Mask Mandates, Trump Says COVID Was 'Over' When He Left: A Closer Look

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Philosophy & Meaning

Aug 19, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by AnonySchmoose

LINKWhat is Janteloven? The Law of Jante in Scandinavian Society

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News & Links

Aug 17, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKCardinal Raymond Leo Burke, a Covid-19 vaccination critic, is hospitalized and on a ventilator - CNN

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General & Hellos

Aug 16, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HankHunter13

fuck everybody that voted for bush jr, twice. fuck everybody that voted for trump, twice. 61% for weapons & war, 1% for food & farms.

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News & Links

Aug 12, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 08/11/2021

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General & Hellos

Aug 12, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Fernapple

Religion was the original traditional culture of the world, which was used to explain and justify everything using the authority of tradition, and the supernatural. Then two thousand six hundred years ago (approx.) in the west, (and China) the Greeks...

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Philosophy

Aug 8, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Mathematicians Albert Einstein and Kurt Godel chatted, said Boston University philosophy professor Palle Yourgrau, and the “primary result was a powerful argument that if time travel is possible, time itself is not.” Source: Walter Isaacson’s ...

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Posts

Aug 6, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Simple philosophy

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Posts

Aug 3, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by uumoo

The best part of Socialism, Communism, Facism, Trumpism, or any other philosophical religion for weak-minded people is the need for a moralistic framework based on submision. For me, the "Broken-system Sentiment in 2021" reinforces this idea. The ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Aug 1, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by HelenRoseBuck

I’m in Barnes and Nobles and found there are 4 sections or 7 full rows on religion. 1/2 row on philosophy. I wanted to get a copy of Meditations. Waiting for some one to open a box that just came in carrying 1 - that’s right - one copy of ...

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Posts

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Some common sense for anti vaxxers

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Memes R Us

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by bookofmorons

Many say its a more accurate depiction of his products and philosophy

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jul 30, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Marionville

IPSO FACTO. - Adverb…by that very fact or act; something that is in direct consequence or is a resultant effect of an action or event “if a crime occurs then ipso facto there must be a guilty party”. Latin term used in philosophy, law and...

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Celebrity Pictures

Jul 29, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Sierra4

Debbie Harry, of the rock group Blondie, on the beach at Coney Island, NYC in 1976.

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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Jul 24, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Benefits of Religion, Supernatural Claims, & Faith | Saad - Pakistan | Atheist Experience 23.15

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FreeThinkers

Jul 21, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by FrayedBear

Are you familiar with Depersonalisation disorder & is it far more widespread than believed given the concept of normalacy of religious belief, pandemic lockdowns & deaths, normalacy of American colonialisation beliefs etc.?

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News & Links

Jul 21, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by FrayedBear

Are you aware of depersonalisation disorder? A disorder seemingly afflicting 2% of the population at any given time.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jul 18, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKSocial Constructs | Philosophy Tube - YouTube

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General & Hellos

Jul 16, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by skado

Just as is the case today, in Galileo’s time there was no quarrel between science and religion. Details here: .

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Fermilab - Even Bananas 07: The three neutrino flavors - Even Bananas 08: The solar neutrino problem - Even Bananas 09: A bunch of neutrino questions

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Just for Laughs

Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by bobwjr

That is a fast space frog

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jul 14, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by powder

Saw this on fb, and I thought ideal to post in the philosophy section in these current times of rapid change to personal liberties across the globe. Something we should all ponder. Have you every wondered if you would have been compliant if living ...

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