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Showing the newest forum posts in all categories as well as posts from your groups.
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 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 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 15, 2023May 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKIs Everything Fascist? - YouTube
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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 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 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 puff
John Cleese - Church of JC Capitalist
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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 puff
The best explanation that I've seen on financial issues facing the $USD, which will affect us all. "This is because the US Constitution stipulates that "All bond holders shall be repaid". The US cannot renege on it's obligation to repay it's debts....
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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 5, 2023May 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINKWhat The Most Carefree Philosopher Can Teach Us | ZHUANGZI - YouTube
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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 4, 2023May 2023

Posted by puff
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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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 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 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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