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2 weeks ago2w

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LINKTrump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban -- NBC News

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2 weeks ago2w

Posted by captfeelgood

YES!! I agree.

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2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Drank_Spear

Wise Fool

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2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Raybum

I've always found the concept of existentialism fascinating. What are your thoughts on the meaning of life, given that we're just a speck in this vast universe?

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3 weeks ago3w

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

The line may be fine, but it's definitely there.

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3 weeks ago3w

Posted by FrostyJim

Fleischman: ”What are you doing in my bedroom? Don’t you believe in knocking before you drop in at 6.28 in the morning?” Ed: “Indians don’t knock. It’s rude.” Fleischman: “No? What the heck do Indians do?” Ed: “Use the key.” ...

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1 month ago1m

Posted by LenHazell53

Been working on this, opinions welcome

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4 weeks ago4w

Posted by FrostyJim

...feeling better already!

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4 weeks ago4w

Posted by puff

The US, UK and Ukraine have been determined as involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow. What does this mean? It means Ukraine will no longer remain a country and UK and US targets there will become the priority. Russia will go whole hog now. How...

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1 month ago1m

Posted by FrostyJim

Poutine? It's a Canadian thing...

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1 month ago1m

Posted by FrostyJim

...what does it all mean?

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1 month ago1m

Posted by puff

POLLShould there be a military draft? I have always been a firm believer in no, it should be voluntary only. But I watched something today that changed my mind. This is what was said by a retired US diplomat, been around since 1965. Viet Nam freaked ...

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1 month ago1m

Posted by chatgptdeuuuu

Chat GPT Deutsch: Die Zukunft der Konversation

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1 month ago1m

Posted by Mcfluwster

So the UK government is trying to get more control by improving the definition of extremism. I would like to point out that Science has had a lot of experience of formulating, testing and changing definitions where necessary to delve further into ...

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Mar 9Mar 9

Posted by Castlepaloma

Today, Good news! Jacob Rothschild is a goner. Hell is filling with all the evil and devil leaders. The Reaper thought he would catch George Soros (94) next, or even King Charles who is sick with cancer, or the Pope who is looking half-dead already,...

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Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by siamak

Can god creat something like himself?

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Mar 8Mar 8

Posted by Andrewfurr

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens." "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." "Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from...

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Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by siamak

Evoloution of God

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Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by siamak

Can God creat stone so big that couldnl't take it up by himself?

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Feb 25Feb 25

Posted by puff

Israel supporters are some of the worst people in the world. I have also found support from India surprising and agree, Xtian Zionists are the worst

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

There is only one way to happiness...

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Feb 23Feb 23

Posted by puff

IRONY When the most capitalist country on Earth bankrupt a former president..............for being a capitalist eg It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it, the capitalist way. When a president is deemed not mentally capable to go to trial,...

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Feb 24Feb 24

Posted by puff

What does a "genocide" mean? Officially coined in 1944, “genocide” by combining genos, the Greek word for race or tribe, with the Latin suffix "cide" (to kill ). For me it is the attempted erasure of a people. Their physical ...

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Feb 18Feb 18

Posted by Communistbitch

The truth shall set you free. Ive heard this statement used to justify accountability and self judgment or sacrificing yourself, but what does it really mean? The Jews used to sacrifice a lamb or cast their sins of the tribe on a goat and send it in...

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Feb 12Feb 12

Posted by Drank_Spear

If all that there is exists in a helix configuration then might black holes be portals within that helix?

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Feb 12Feb 12

Posted by Drank_Spear

Evil is what is morally wrong. Morals are what man defines. Outside of man, evil doesn't exist.

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Feb 10Feb 10

Posted by snytiger6

We are all one ...

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Feb 7Feb 7

Posted by snytiger6

The real purpose of socialism ...

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by 1patriot

Yes i would say!

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Jolanta

Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but paddling like the dickens underneath. Michael Caine

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Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by Barnie2years

I spend a lot of time in self-reflection, one of the joys of retirement and not being driven to keep busy. I have realized over the past year, though I was aware before, that unlike most people, I worship nothing! I will bring it up here, because ...

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Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by Spinliesel

"When you hate, the only person that is suffering is you because most of the people you hate don’t know it and the rest don't care." - Medgar Evers I don't often post quotes that are not from physicist, but this one impessed me.

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Feb 2Feb 2

Posted by Polemicist

THEISTS WELCOME AT AGNOSTIC.COM We all learn things by doing, including coming here to experience different viewpoints. Can it be true that all theists and atheists must necessarily be agnostic about all supernatural beings and the ontological and ...

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Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by puff

The world has become right wing, so right wing measures are needed to fix it. Fascism is on the right and the world has become fascist. Corporations rule, directing authoritarian governments how to set policy so they are advantaged. This is done ...

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Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by puff

American justice. Has Trump been criminally convicted of sexual assault? No. This is a civil court which has far less burden of proof thus the big payouts. But is not sexual assault a criminal offence? So how does a civil court find one guilty ...

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Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by FrostyJim

Take all the time that you need...

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Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by Drank_Spear

Many view the contents of the box from within, unable to step outside themselves for self-reflection. Some, however, stand outside the box, observing themselves from various perspectives. It's a broader view that might not be immediately understood ...

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Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by snytiger6

If you have the power to turn another planet into (an) Earth ...

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Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by puff

Every now and then you hear calls that doing your own research is bad, dangerous and promotes "conspiracy theories". The other option is to trust only a single source, as that is all research means; Investigating a single topic by referencing ...

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Jan 21Jan 21

Posted by puff

An American poses the question; "Are we the baddies"? The answer is yes. The thing with bad bullies is they always have hangers on that are weak as piss. However, it is these hangers on that the bully needs to justify the bullying. Australia is ...

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Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by Spinliesel

Happy birthday, Sam Cooke

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Jan 18Jan 18

Posted by puff

The FBI, a law unto their own. They have refused a judges order related to Seth Rich's belongings and refuse to hand them over, instead requesting a further 66 years before release. Seth Rich was a lowly staffer at the DNC, widely suspected of ...

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Jan 13Jan 13

Posted by Cyberpunk2027

Any Game Of Thrones fans here? Was recently revisiting the series, and the series finale which had upset so many fans, got me thinking about similar incidents that are readily observable in daily life. GOT was centered around warring kingdoms ...

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Dec 10, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by captfeelgood

Well what do you know, Tommy get's it right again... 😏

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Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by Kattytrotter

When does it all end the suffering of all the world ?

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Dec 31, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Buttercup

Just my take, but isn't presenting the bible as the literal word of god "worshiping a graven image" and claiming yourself as it's interpreter "bearing false witness".

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Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by SpikeTalon

Philosophy ahead, so if that topic not be your thing then you could just skim by this post. The following is from Discover Magazine, a politically neutral and pro science source. I'll post the article in its entirety here just in case the link does ...

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Dec 30, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINKNeil deGrasse Tyson on the Gender Spectrum - YouTube

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Mar 2, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Who of you would self-identify as nihilist?

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Dec 24, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by 1patriot

That's true i have many friend and family that believe things that i don't.....i don't fight with them over it....

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Dec 21, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

The man ...the myth ...the legend?

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Oct 6, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by mistymoon77

The answer might be yes to start with.

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Dec 18, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by puff

Funny how the best news now is from those other than main stream media and journalists. Far more varied and entertaining. Strange bed fellows these two, a small snippet. TV news in Australia is mainly infomercials now. Flogging off the latest ...

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Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Your value doesn't decrease based on ...

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Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Peace isn't the absence of conflict...

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Dec 3, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Mmm... This is deep... From 'Minority Report: H.L. Mencken’s Notebooks' which were first published in 1956: The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it. Power is what all messiahs really seek: not the ...

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

...the devine plan?

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by puff

For me, fascism is quite easy to define. It is a marriage between government and the corporate world. When government represents corporate interest rather than the interest of the people. 20th century didn't really have global corporations but we ...

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Nov 27, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

"Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphysically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble." -- Joseph Campbell

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

The high minded man...

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Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

The happiness of your life depends on ...

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Dec 1, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Aaron70

Mommy!!!!?!!!😢

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Nov 29, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by ronnie40356

I agree. No preachers allowed at my funeral, bring a physicist

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Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by PaddyO

Toll or toil everything has a price. An equitable system for all would be nice. Imagine a new humanist cooperation. That will be humanities liberation. No anger, no angst, meaningful work for everyone to do. You might be skeptical but I believe ...

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Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

Quite disappointed in Elon Musk, always thought he was a man of principal, willing to go against the flow of popular opinion to stand for what he believed was right. Now, he has become a "useful idiot" for Zionism. I will tell you why. After ...

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Nov 23, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by augimmun

I saw a posting not too long ago, saying that it was hard to figure out what was true these days, with all the wild claims being thrown around. I think the real challenge is not being able to sort through the facts and logic, and figuring out what is...

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Nov 26, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Identity politics and intersectionality come with the insidious assumption that all members of a particular group think alike. Opinions come to be seen as an extension of a person’s race, gender or sexuality rather than a carefully considered ...

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Nov 24, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

In the literature about cultural appropriation, philosophers have tried to explain the nature of the harm that is involved. Some claim that it is a form of exploitation, stealing the rightful intellectual property of a marginalized group for the ...

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Nov 23, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Is 'woke' a kind of Cultural Marxism?

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Nov 22, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

Israel fires more missiles into Syria, report from the Jerusalem Post. The reason I have put this here is Netanyahu/ IDF seem intent on expanding to a regional war. Israel has also warned the UN of this Why would ...

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Nov 20, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by FvckY0u

We hold onto the idea that companies and industries, much like family and friends, have our best interests at heart. However, in our capitalist system, the primary drive for every company and industry is to separate you from your money—no ...

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Nov 19, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Ryo1

What To Do When Your Shithead Teen Discovers Nietzsche 😆 It happened again. You had an argument with your child. But this time, something was different. Instead of the usual concise vitriol from them like “I hate you” and “I can’t wait ...

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Nov 19, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

That anger should belong to the noble parts of the soul goes back to Plato. He distinguishes between the cognizing part, the desiring part and the angry part of the soul. The thymos, as it is called in ancient Greek, is responsible for the striving ...

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Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by FvckY0u

What if the elites knew how to control everyone and had the power to do so? What would you do then? Just stay controlled?

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Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by 1patriot

It's been a plan for a well

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Oct 20, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

I hope people understand how serious this is. "Meme-maker Douglass Mackey was sentenced in New York criminal court on Wednesday after a March conviction for conspiracy against rights, ie election interference, over memes he created during the 2016 ...

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Nov 14, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

History does repeat. Love irony. During Covid, if you were strongly against mandates you were automatically antivax. With the Palestinian cause, if you are strongly against Israeli's excessive military response in Gaza you are automatically ...

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Nov 14, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

How to define stupidity?

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Nov 13, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

An interesting legal case in the UK currently claiming the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was "defective". The reason I have posted this is to illustrate the singular stance that solves all of this; Consent for medical treatment. Common law over the ages...

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Nov 12, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by FvckY0u

What is a human capable of doing in one hour, one day, one week, one year? What are a group of humans capable of doing? Not working under any system other than a shared goal. Self organizing, self governing. Could we actually be civilized? ...

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Nov 5, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Bertrand Russel on religion...

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Nov 3, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

Funny how Iran is being threatened with Armageddon if they get involved with Hamas and Israel over Gaza. Then little olde Yemen, courtesy of the Houthis, send a few missiles and drones successfully into Israel and nothing happens.

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Nov 1, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Paganpaddy

Joi de vie Joi de vie slips through my hands like grains of sand. Life gets tough when everything is bland. Modern society endurance contest. No prize at the end, just the privilege of having a run. We all have things that help us endure. Venial ...

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Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINKStephen Fry Passionately Argues the Catholic Church is NOT a Force for Good | Intelligence Squared - YouTube

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Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Religions survive because...

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Oct 29, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

POLLDoes the UN need reforming? The UN needs reforming is the call from Africa and I totally agree. The power of veto has to go. This became very clear to me with the 51 missiles which were sent into Syria by the UK, France and the US after an alleged ...

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Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Things are not always as they seem...

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Oct 28, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

>>>> Once upon a time, in some out of the way corner of that universe which is dispersed into numberless twinkling solar systems, there was a star upon which clever beasts invented knowing. That was the most arrogant and mendacious minute of "world...

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Oct 29, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

Netanyahu called Palestinians "Amalekites", which I had to look up: "The Amalekites were a people of the Negev and adjoining desert that were a hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times to the early monarchy. Amalek, a son of Esau's son ...

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Oct 25, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

Poor boy pmsl

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Oct 24, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Here is a typical text written by a white supremacist: "Everything we have before us today in the way of human civilization, the products of art, science and technology, is almost exclusively the fruit of the creative activity of the Aryans. This ...

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Oct 22, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

"Postcolonial studies" is the name of a discipline that has become enormously popular at American universities in recent years, not without irony because the era of colonialism ended in the 1960s and apartheid was abolished in South Africa in the ...

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Oct 17, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

Over the weekend Australia held a referendum which failed to pass. The referendum proposed that a permanent body be formed, to be enshrined in our constitution, that would allow our indigenous population to have direct access to our parliament so ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 17, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by puff

Interesting interview with one who has lived the history of the creation of Israel. An interview recorded 2 years ago, quite relevant today. "It's not what you know, it's what you could know if you wanted to find out" Talking about Israel and Gaza....

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 13, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by FvckY0u

Who told you that calculus or whatever subject is more important than spirituality? Who told you that a primary school education in the USA is the best there is? Who told you all the things you hold to be true? Who told you that? Who told them ...

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Oct 11, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Ryo1

I read this newsletter with interest. It is about Luxury Beliefs which is a relatively new word coined by R. Henderson. In the form of wealth or high status, the yearning for distinction is found among humans. When they find it isn't enough that ...

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Oct 11, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

...not sure it is worth 2 cents?

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Oct 8, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

It's the meaning that counts...

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Oct 4, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by racocn8

Life is an emergent property of matter. Consciousness is an emergent property of life. Morality is an emergent property of consciousness.

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Dec 7, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff

This is the way to use renewables, self power buildings should be the aim. Fuck the grid, that's for industrial power. Industry can power themselves. Hopefully alternate energy is not treated like alternate political views. Different ideas have ...

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