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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 8, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
It's the meaning that counts...
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Philosophy & Meaning
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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Philosophy & Meaning
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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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by JackPedigo
What is you carbon footprint?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 2, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Identity politics is the oldest form of politics and at the same time the currently most successful . It is the oldest form of politics , because it binds the individual interest to a group identity and forms a robust weapon out of it . From the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 3, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by GeorgeTodd
In this world we are hearing of the evil of terrorism. I do not think it is terrorism we need to fear. The biggest issue we have to confront is tribalism. from time immemorial man has felt "he" has to belong to a Tribe. From the "tribe" of football ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 29, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
...you just can't make this sh!t up?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 29, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by TheoryNumber3
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 25, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FvckY0u
Like giving candy to a baby only the baby will eventually get sick and refuse it.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 26, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
The regressive tendency of a policy that makes the position of victimhood the motor of political action thus consists in the fact that it deals with an emotion (i.e. feeling offended) that is easy to arouse but very difficult to contain. The victim...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 25, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by 1patriot
This my reply to Flyingsaucesir with regards to Darwin theory is settled science I charge $130 per hour so your advise would be meaning less and it actually is meaning less. I am so happy i never took any of your tutoring class as i would failed ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 24, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
...good luck with that?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 23, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by puff
Nothing really new about LGBTQ+++, just how society reacts. Are people more accepting now? Not so sure, seems to me people were more happy to live and let live back then, rather than demanding acceptance and equal status in society.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 16, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by AnneWimsey
Fun in my Aldi's Parking Lot today! Open my car door and am accosted by a so-scrubbed-he-gleams almost shorn-headed Mormon teenager with official hard plastic nametag/ID, waving a pamphlet. I hadn't even stood up yet! As i got on my feet, i ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 20, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FvckY0u
I don't think highly of skeptics. Being skeptical is different than being a skeptic. Being skeptical is necessary in many ways. Being a skeptic means that is their lot in life. To be skeptical but also in not being wrong. You ever met a good ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 19, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by DragonDust
What is a god/s
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 8, 2020May 2020

Posted by Mcflewster
I used to think that communication was was the key until I realized comprehension is. You can communicate all you want with someone but if they don’t understand you, its silent chaos. Has anyone researched the BASIC ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 18, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by MitchAlla
TShirt and Coffee Mug available on Etsy!
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 16, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by puff
Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington. It's a long interview but I found it interesting. This guy is articulate and I like the way he thinks; out of the box whilst also suggesting solutions. He is ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 17, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by puff
This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine. Doctrine is for groups and individuals need to conform in order to join.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 14, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Unity
Success
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 9, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FvckY0u
How do you handle it when information comes to you? You are just sitting quietly about or going about your daily activities and something just comes to you. Maybe it's in a dream. What do you do? How do you process that? How do you integrate ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 11, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by 1patriot
This one picture explains flat earth better than any words can. But for those who don’t get it, I’ll explain in tedious verbal detail below. I used to ski every winter and one of my favorite mountains is Whistler / Blackcomb. At Whistler the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 14, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
...how did I get here?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 12, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Kurty
NumerologyBREAKDOWN
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 7, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
The ancient Athenian was committed to the assembly of the polis, the medieval Christian to his church, and the twentieth-century factory worker to his trade union and working man’s club. All of them found their purpose and well-being by being ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 21, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Funtobewith200
One must state it plainly. Religious comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody had the smallest idea what was going on.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 27, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by Jolanta
When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Robert. A. Heinlein.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 3, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
“The trouble with the rat race is, even if you win you’re still a rat!” - Lily Tomlin!!
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 1, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by MajesticHero
Your…Self…
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 18, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by skado
What are Mythos and Logos? .
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 15, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by skado
I’m starting to suspect that people who insist there’s no free will might just be people who haven’t yet noticed that they have it.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 15, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
What does it all mean..?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 10, 2023Aug 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart
Ensign Roddenberry speaks
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 19, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Sapio_Ink
You Want a Physicist to Speak at Your Funeral
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 28, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Kbdank71
POLLLogic puzzle

(Read post for the scenario) Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?

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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 1, 2023Jun 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
At the end of the path of liberation lies enslavement. Such liberation from all obstacles is finally illusory, for two simple reasons: human appetite is insatiable and the world is limited. For both of these reasons, we cannot be truly free in the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 31, 2023May 2023

Posted by Word
Devil is an older word for what we now call terrorist. Devils exist because they are terrorist by a different name.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 29, 2023May 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
This is what a true peace officer sounds like. I also worked as law enforcement part time, no guns and harmed no one. Yet did put my life on the line a few times for citizens, not the other way round.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Diogenes1972
Does every woman love jewelry?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 28, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
For me, this is encouraging as it shows the fear of being cancelled is diminishing. All strength to him in standing up for children and against grooming aka indoctrinating.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 17, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
Klaus Schwab and his vision is a worry.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 19, 2023May 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Mankind is so addicted to progress that our greatest challenge in the future will be to survive progress. But the odds are against us, because like most drugs, progress produces a lot of pleasure and happiness for some time - before it kills.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 20, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
I remember this from 10 years ago, adding new dialogue to this clip. They did it with my work, funny as but management went apeshit and had a little secret squirrel (that everyone knew about) investigation to find out who put it together. Good to ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 23, 2023May 2023

Posted by FvckY0u
Be the person who breaks the cycle. If you were judged, choose understanding. If you were rejected, choose acceptance. If you were shamed, choose compassion. Be the person you needed when you were hurting, not the person who hurt you. Vow to be ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 22, 2023May 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Mar 29, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKWhy America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore. - YouTube
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 20, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
Requiem for US homogony
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 21, 2023May 2023

Posted by FvckY0u
A different perspective
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 3, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by AnonySchmoose
POLLWhat Does It Mean to Be Agnostic?

Differences or Similarities between Atheists and Agnostics

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Philosophy & Meaning
May 17, 2023May 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
This is the toxic core of liberalism and the root cause of many of our current problems: the quasi religious belief that the pursuit of individual happiness without regard to the common good should be an "inalienable right." The result is that we ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 17, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
That old proposition of who would you invite to a dinner party? I would be inviting Whitney Webb for guaranteed interesting conversation.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 14, 2023May 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon
Some powerful stuff here, and truth be told. Civil Rights leader leaves Dr. Phil & his audience speechless after rejecting the idea of “systemic racism” & reparations.- I disagree with him on the "spiritual" stuff of course, but ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 15, 2023May 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKIs Everything Fascist? - YouTube
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 16, 2023May 2023

Posted by Sgt_Spanky
I've been watching technology change and advance since the 60s. We've gone from cathode ray tube television, with three channels to cable, to streaming on smart TVs. that interact with you. There were rotary phones, then flip phones, then smart ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 5, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
How my mind works. Was reading about how a Drag Queen is being used to promote recruitment for the US Navy. Drag Queens in the military. Reminded me of "It ain't half hot Mum", an old British show about an entertainment unit for the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 15, 2023May 2023

Posted by Polemicist
Agnosticism appears to be rarely discussed, even on a website devoted to it. Is agnosticism something that everyone could reasonably affirm? Are there examples from other fields that are deserving of agnosticism? Is uncertainty a default position ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 7, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
John Cleese - Church of JC Capitalist
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 12, 2023May 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
LINKYou can't be born in the wrong body
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 8, 2023May 2023

Posted by Ryo1
Existential Comics created by Corey Mohler Reverse Turing Test I had ChatGPT give me an actuall "Reverse Turing Test" and you'll be happy to note I easily passed as a computer, here is the transcript: Me: Are you familiar with the Turning Test? ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 7, 2023May 2023

Posted by harrison2366
For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 6, 2023May 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
I have been spending much of my time there lately...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 5, 2023May 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
The idea according to which social facts do not come first, but are explainable from individuals alone, is characteristic of liberal atomism. Liberalism is a thought of rootlessness, which makes the transformation of the subject into a monad the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 4, 2023May 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Joseph Henrich has shown in his book "The WEIRDest people in the world" that our Western individualism, also in questions of ethics, is ultimately an unintended consequence of the marriage and family policy of the Catholic Church from the 5th century...
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 4, 2023May 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon
Would you agree with Bukowski's sentiment?
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 4, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
I wonder whether all North Atlantic members are happy to expand to the Pacific. Rather than strengthen NATO, it would not surprise me if some think it may be time to get out.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 2, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
The golden rule is there is always an exception to the golden rule. I am still 100% against censorship, but can get behind this as it excites violence against children. Well done Elon Musk.
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Philosophy & Meaning
May 1, 2023May 2023

Posted by adrianbutler
What Tafe Assignment Help Experts Provide To Students?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 30, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Tejas
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 30, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by puff
Poor old George, he did try to warn us
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 28, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Who is allowed to be proud?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 25, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
We Europeans know that the US are a world of its own, and that it is kind of weird. It's a place where libertarians call themselves conservatives, and socialists are "liberals". All over the world, people who are in favor of more freedom call ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 24, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Ryo1
Existential Comics The term "supernatural" is kind of funny because by definition it sort of means things that don't exist. If something exists, it is part of the natural world, in that it can interact with particles via the rules of physics. If ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 5, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by ClareCK
Why does anyone need a god?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 22, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by pete23445
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 21, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
Sulu is way cool...!
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 15, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by jackjr
What is God like. This is waaaay above the average intelligence level of the average religious person but it asks lots of interesting questions with lots of fun and, lots of omni’s. If you have a religious acquaintance ask them a few of these ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 19, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by ballou
The dumbing down of America has been going on for years. Carl Sagan was right on in 1995.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 19, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
George Carlin was well ahead of his time.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 7, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
(This is an addendum to another post about liberalism): It is misleading and wrong to treat liberalism and libertarianism as fundamentally different (as do many people in the USA, where socialists call themselves "liberals", whereas libertarians ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 2, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Viewed through the scientific lens, human beings do not exist as persons, but only as bodies. It takes communities or societies to turn a body into a person. The error of liberals is to assume that personhood and personal freedom is something ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 8, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by skado
ON COGNITIVE DISSONANCE (Thanks to racocn8 for initiating this important discussion: ) There are few things that humans like less than having to modify our worldview. It can be terrifying. And understandably so, because it ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 18, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart
Oh so true
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 17, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by jackjr
I am a huge proponent of the Death with Dignity movement (my late partner opted for this) and follow all ideas on this issue. I was able to get a letter published in all three of our local papers which included an NPR link. Thing is this issue, like ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 16, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKPeter Singer - ordinary people are evil - YouTube
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 14, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Something strange happened in gender theory in recent years. Long ago, when conservatives and bigots dominated society, gender was virtually unknown. There was only _sex_, and it was biological: chromosomes, hormones, body parts like testicles and ...
4 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 16, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Garban
“It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”-William Kingdon Clifford
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 15, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by HippieChick58
Mens Only Ford Explorer.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 12, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by BrentMBA2004
Sunday past, I'm sitting at a memorial bench I donated to this park near our home, on behalf of my deceased fiancee. This lady was hiking by and started asking me questions and started sharing with me about dealing with grief. Very cool lady, but a ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 10, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon
Some good advice there.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 5, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
Is "Woke" and LGBT outrage culture dying,like the Hippies? I perfer the hippies for peace, love, sex , natural environment and natural food and medicine. And our houses, bills and debts were paid,, and inheritance were most likely, unlike today....
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 11, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
Satan Klaus, the Ether Bunny, the Rotten Tooth Fairy, and the Man on the Moon, the Covid , Transgender are women and Banks back by something rather than nothing. Are all real!!!.......🤣 Luckily the fully immerse make-believe that is at least ...
3 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 11, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
What does the injunction, "Be yourself!" mean? Does every person have a core, a personal substance within him or her that can and should be recognized and realized? Is "self-actualization" possible and desirable? Or is there no such core, is the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 6, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by racocn8
Do atheists experience cognitive dissonance in their life as it unfolds? Or do agnostics? If so, what is it. Would religionists ever admit to experiencing cognitive dissonance?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 7, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
One of the central tenets of liberalism, first proposed by John Stuart Mill, is the so-called harm principle : it says that people should be free to act however they wish unless their actions cause harm to somebody else. A different version is that ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 6, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by FrostyJim
I stand with the Tennessee Three...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 5, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Thibaud70
Ultimately, any allocation or distribution (of goods or money or other resources) is always done by political decision. Nothing about this is "natural". Society cannot take something away from someone (in the form of taxes, for example) that it did ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 3, 2023Apr 2023

Posted by Ryo1
Reasonable thinking for a bear. 😆
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