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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 29, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by towkneed
Norman Bates: You know what I think? I think that we're all in our private traps, clamped in them, and none of us can ever get out. We scratch and we claw, but only at the air, only at each other, and for all of it, we never budge an inch. Marion ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 8, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Vittorio
The USA has a constitution in which it is stated CLEARLY THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL... yet the the governments of this country have never made that apply to all and to this day argue that it was only AN ASPIRATION and claim we will get there some day! ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 2, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by isaiahfzell1990
So being an atheist, one of the most significant things that I struggling with is that since I also have a strong love for learning about different cultures, people, and countries, and I do not believe in any religous/spiritual/supernatural things ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 24, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by JeremiahX85
“Pray all you want, heaven can’t hear you. It’s not going to stop the winter because you are cold, and it’s not going to make the earth smaller because you don’t want to walk so far. You pray for rain and it rains, but your prayer has ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 28, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by marmot84
So seriously, I think this is the root of our problems. Almost all of them actually: 7.5 fucking billion of us fuckers? How in the hell can the Earth sustain that? comment?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 5, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by MichealRay
Do you ever feel alone. I mean absolutely alone. When I'm in a crowd, surrounded by people, I could still feel helplessly alone.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 15, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Neenz
Technology may seem to be the enemy cz it continuously and successfuly replaces humans.but it's not! Technology is humanity's savior ... it's doing its designated job which is replacing humans .. humans' brain is way more valueable than wasted on ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 21, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by DarkMatter
Do you pray? Do you yearn for spirit-based community?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 6, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Velvetvigor
Love Is creative forgiving and caring slow to give up, quick to come to the aid of a lost soul. Love grows through exercise just like muscles.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 12, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by JudgeHolden
Descartes' Presuppositions
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 12, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by summatyme
Does society have a problem with Reward v Reserve?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 8, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Beowulfsfriend
What is our purpose in life? Is it a simple: we have none. Or, possibly, as we are creatures, we have to keep having more little creatures. Add to that, most of our near cousins like social grouping. Is that civilization (it fits no science born ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 11, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by PBuck0145
Sam Harris experiences an ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 5, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Greatest
Liberty, Freedom & free will. Does nature deny such concepts for humans?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 12, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Archeus_Lore
LINKWhy Invent the Jesus? • Richard Carrier Ph.D. - YouTube
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 27, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by KimAndBri
So unusual question and massive controversial question here but what do you all think about vaccines? Specifically the excipient list and ingredients listed on the inserts? Mainly how does everyone think that the foreign DNA and RNA chains from fetal...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 2, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by mjcharles
Anyone else here a Naturalist?...or a Dudeist? I find it preferable to identify with either or both of these terms, rather than as an atheist/agnostic/or whatever, since those terms define a person by what they are not in relation to religion, ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by EarnestEccentric
I was raised in the restorationist church of christ from a baby and I took it all in deeply, singing, praying, teaching, and preaching our form of righteousness until real behaviors about death and loss strongly conflicted with our hardline ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 11, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Toonman
• X-Men is about civil rights. If you didn’t get that, you didn’t get X-Men. • Black Panther is about colonization. If you didn’t get that, you didn’t get Black Panther. • Captain America literally fought nazis. He is the embodiment of ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 15, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by MyLiege
If you could teach everyone in the world one concept, what concept would have the biggest positive impact on humanity?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 24, 2019May 2019

Posted by powder
A question for the girls. We say choice a lot when it comes to reproduction. Some choose to be childless Some choose to have children But with many mothers, was "choice" really involved?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 25, 2019May 2019

Posted by ElusiveMoby
Why is it so difficult for most to accept that our lives end upon our deaths?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Aralt
I like this quote
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by SpikeTalon
Think about it...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 3, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Nunya
So, after years of reading countless works of eastern philosophy​, I've come to the following conclusion​s: 1. Suffering sucks, so I should use science to find ways to reduce it in myself & other sentient beings; 2. If you're looking for the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 31, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by jjbelle
Stoicism. A friend claims he is a stoic. To him, that means that the only thing he worries about is what he can control - the effort he gives, the moral courage he has, the way he conducts himself - and not outcomes. He pays no attention to outcomes....
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 27, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Dumbassaphobia
Suppose you were to try to convince someone of your non-belief in the existence of God, what (in less than 200 words) would you say?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 18, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Matias
Is universal cooperation possible?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 5, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by waitingforgodo
Does anyone not secretly hope that there is a god and that we can spend eternity in heaven with our loved ones?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 13, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by August1
Can you choose what to believe?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 27, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by KWAPELL7
Thursday - ‎January ‎7th, ‎2021 Awaken unto thine Essence & become - Self Aware - Be consciously attuned to your - Soul Spirit Self Being - such Self Awareness & Awakening - leads to Enlightenment - Enlightenment leads to - Knowing and thus - ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 11, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by LadyStardust96
Wasn't sure where to post this, so I figured I would post it here. This is a quote that's opened my eyes to a lot. "People Live their Lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That is how they define "Reality" . But what does it mean to ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 18, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Biblebeltskeptic
"If you don't believe in god, what religion are you?" my dad asked me tonight. "I don't have a religion, Dad..." "Does that mean you're an atheist??" Wanting to reply "Of course!", I responded "I'm agnostic". "Do you want to end up burning for ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 19, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by AlanCliffe
I have always thought that A. Evil is a bad thing by definition and should not be supported or empowered. And I had assumed, without giving it all that much thought, that B. Most people agreed with A. I still don’t see a problem with A, although I ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by powder
Apologies for link being facebook. This guy is a bit of a conspiracy nutter but what he states is very plausible and has happened. Do you think this is where we are heading? And is it by design or not? An easy solution for this to be discounted ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 6, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by silvereyes
Wabi-Sabi. Do you find beauty in imperfection?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 22, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Uncorrugated
OK. I'm from the UK where, like Australia and many other countries we have really strict gun control laws. I have seen (and commented on) several posts on here from pro-gun advocates and I make this post not to antagonise or to offend, but as an ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 5, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by rcandlish
Deconstructing SIN. There are a more than a few words in our common vocabulary that need careful examination and critique. We have been taught their meaning, accepted their jargon and used them without thinking. But as intelligent, responsible, ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by GodlessFist
POLLAre you a determinist or not?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 10, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by KWAPELL7
if U still believe that - humans built the pyramids - this short yet concise video should - eliminate such delusions -
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 25, 2019May 2019

Posted by ElusiveMoby
Faith-based decision making is damaging and harmful. What decision did you make (as former believers) that harmed you and your family in some way?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 22, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by slydr68
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. - Martin Luther King
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 7, 2022May 2022

Posted by TheMiddleWay
LINKTwitter thread on "How religion evolved and why it endures" by Robin Dunbar
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 8, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Matias
Many atheists don't like it at all, to say the least, when science is called the child of religion. Nevertheless, this metaphor is correct from a purely historical point of view. First, what we call science today was born in a thoroughly religious...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 18, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by powder
POLLSo it appears mandatory vaccine passports are becoming a thing in France.......and many are not happy which I think is great. Time to pose this question to my fellow free thinking skeptics. Antivaxxers approach you and ask for help. ...

What ya gunna do?

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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 28, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by SamKerry
Sam Harris on Neil deGrasse Tyson's Star Talk show
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 1, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by GeorgeRocheleau
And I've been hiding in Atheism, is that wrong?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 6, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Razorjelly
Is it possible to have an intuitive experience that disregards time and space?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 19, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by prometheus
In the absence of theism what are the big questions in life you contemplate?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 15, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Matias
Could we really know everything about reality, someday?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Flettie
What two questions would you ask to get the most information about who a person truly is?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 26, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by AthanTheAtheist
So here's a question I found interesting and I've seen a few videos on YouTube about it. Does Free Will exist?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 31, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Matias
The bitter truth is that the world has simply become too complicated for our hunter-gatherer brains. Most of the injustices in the contemporary world result from large-scale structural biases rather than from individual prejudices, and our ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 26, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by JackPedigo
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore”
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 27, 2018May 2018

Posted by mistymoon77
A little deep and profound but something to think about because so many people do base their lives around their past experiences. It forms them into who and what they are today. Step outside yourself and what happens.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 11, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by KWAPELL7
‎Monday, ‎August ‎10, ‎2020 postulate Key GOD is ENERGY - in - LIFE - being - All things & No thing - as EVERY thing - GOD as ENERGY in LIFE - existed Eternally - before "ANY" human {religion faith cult sect or belief} - as such is ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 28, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by IntellectualRN
Let's discuss the conflict between individual rights and the greater good. Generally speaking, I favor taking away individual rights where objective evidence strongly shows there is a greater good to society. I believe vaccines should be mandatory, ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by KWAPELL7
‎Monday, ‎October ‎19, ‎2020 I AM - Eternal & Divine - in my very - Essence & Being - as a - Soul of Love - a Spirit of Energy - a Being of Life - a part of - an aspect of - an Individuation of - that which is - All things & No thing - being...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 19, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by OpposingOpposum
Beliefs. I find myself profoundly perturbed once again. Why is it that people insist on believing in things? Even self professed atheists and agnostics throw around concepts like Karma and engage in celebrity worship and crystal "science"? Did ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 12, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Bevzilla
How do you find ways to contribute and volunteer to benefit non-religion based charities?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 6, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by towkneed
Sometimes catatonia seems so luxurious. I'm just wondering about things and I don't know what to do next, how to move, should I put my arm up or down, and I just stand there. After a minute or two my vision starts to loose focus and I think it ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Biblebeltskeptic
My sister-in-law works at the same conservative fast food place as I. She feels compelled to wear a skirt--every single work day! She's a kind of person that wears jeans in public, but because the supervisor is the deacon of her church and pants on ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Scott321
LINKPhilosophize This! : Episode 143 ... Jürgen Habermas pt. 1 - The Public Sphere
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Allamanda
If you are tired of reading about the virus, skip to the end sections where Nafeez Ahmed is talking about the world AFTERWARDS - and how we can make it better. Posted this yesterday in the Ecology group but it has philosophical ramifications, of ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 14, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by AtheistForLife
Why Is Pantheism Wrong? Pantheism is the belief that the Universe and Nature is God, that the Universe and Nature and everything in it is the manifestation of God. It's also the admission, toleration and the acceptance of the worship of any or all ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by soa
So here a loaded question, how does the group feel about pornography? And I mean for adults, people over 25, I don't want to get into the whole warping young people thing
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 18, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by hankster
does god have free moral agency? is it necessary that god is self aware? i understand that this is simply chasing rabbits, but I thought the questions were fun.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 17, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by dh19612002
Do you have to be a rationalist to be agnostic/ atheist? Is there space for magical thinking?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 17, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by coloradoking
What do you think is the biggest problem in the world and how would you solve it?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 19, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by rainmanjr
POLLTAO TE CHING: The Complete Hoff Translation

I also enjoy it

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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Jnei
"A new and less spendthrift century of exhilarating atheism and exhilarating architecture which dignifies man and completely forgets about God, whoever He was." - the inimitable Jonathan Meades on The Utopian Avoidance Of Right Angles ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 11, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by powder
Over zealous prov-vax proponents remind me a lot of theists. They quickly and proudly proclaim their vax status to you when you first meet, posting images of doing the deed on social media. They are very strong in their belief and if you dare ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 12, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Marine
What must one change before they can learn and make different decisions?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 29, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by HeAdAkE
ok im baked and wanna pose a thought have human beings stopped evolving? i understand that evolution doesnt stop and its such a huge time scale thing what im wondering is with all that we are and have become (social media, instant gratification...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by poetdi56
I am not sure where to post this as it covers several possibilities (sorry, Meme peeps!). :-) I am most interested in the last line, which reminds us about how ideas (and fake? news) comes to be accepted as fact. Thoughts?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by WilliamFleming
The Logic of Indecision: If you say you are agnostic, you are saying that you do not know, but the implication is that you believe there is insufficient evidence and that no one else should claim to know either. If you say that you are undecided ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 23, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by bluefairy
How do you get over the death of a love one?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 18, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Willow_Wisp
Are you an absurdist? As an absurdist, you likely embrace the idea that life is inherently without meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Absurdism, a philosophical stance closely related to existentialism and nihilism, was popularized by ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 12, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Marine
How can we become better at critical thinking?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 14, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by SleepingOnABoat
POLLAnimal Ethics
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 6, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by KWAPELL7
‎Sunday, ‎April ‎4, ‎2021 Life is the - expression & experience of - U - as a - Spirit of ENERGY - manifesting - in as thru - a physical - biologic - human animal - form of Life - I AM & U R - Eternal Beings - Divinely being a human - ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 21, 2021May 2021

Posted by Willow_Wisp
They say don't talk with an INFP that's experiencing an existential crisis. That's exactly what I am an INFP that's experiencing an existential crisis. If you need positivity stop reading this post NOW. You have been warned. I'm kind of overwhelmed ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 15, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by silvereyes
POLLCan A.I. really become conscious?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 24, 2022May 2022

Posted by Matias
I am not a Conservative (at least not in the American meaning of this word), but I have to acknowledge that this political "tribe" has understood something about politics in general that their opponents and critics seem to have forgotten: that in ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 24, 2018May 2018

Posted by Rosenrot
There is an online course some may be interested in offered by 'Realize Media'-on a sliding scale. Lectures by Stephen Batchelor-the author of 'Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist'. A fav book of mine and he is very interesting. He teaches the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 1, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by KWAPELL7
‎Tuesday, ‎December ‎1, ‎2020 I AM & U R an - Eternal Spirit of Divine Essennce - being a Person - in as thru a - Magnificent yet mortal - tellurian & sublunary - finite human animal - form of LIFE - We R expressions of GOD - in as thru - ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 26, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by waitingforgodo
Is there any significant difference between the view that the existence of (fairies at the bottom of the garden) is unknown or unknowable or that reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that (fairies ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 30, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by waitingforgodo
Are the skills of the hunter/gatherer a maladaptive trait in a modern world where taking what you can find may often constitute a crime? Should certain crimes be legalised? Should some infringements be decriminalised? Is crime, immorality and ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by THHA
So . . . You Believe In Karma? Think again . . . . From Merriam-Webster Dictionary. - - "Karma" - - "The force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 13, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Christian Atrocities: Three centuries of pagan persecution-
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Stacey48
"White privilege doesn't mean your life hasn’t been hard; it means that your skin color isn’t one of the things making it harder."Unknown
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 3, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by RhondaShotwell
The Science of Death: The Best Eulogoy, According to a Physicist. "You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that your energy ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by slavenomore
So, what does everyone think regarding the possible Technological Singularity, how will it turn out for us and the machine?
4 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKIs atheism unnatural?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 6, 2018May 2018

Posted by Akfishlady
I like to believe in civility even in the face of talking heads. With all the rhetoric and ugly discourse happening in the world around us, where do you turn to have a civil discussion even with those who do not agree with you? I find it harder to ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 21, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Dyl1983
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure." ---Mark Twain
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JoshuaHale
Are women less ethical than men?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 15, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by kensmile4u
What is the most valuable lesson you have learned in life?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by KevinTwining
Like @nvrnuff I’m getting a bit disenchanted with this site, and for many of the same reasons. Too many meaningless posts just to get points. Far too much preaching to the choir. Too many meme posts, that I’ve already seen umpteen times and maybe...
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