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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 27Feb 27

Posted by puff

A four and a half minute cut from a previous post. "A reflection on duty and conscience" by Scott Ritter about Aaron Bushnell, the US serviceman who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy. now deceased. .

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 26Feb 26

Posted by Drank_Spear

Do you still think things happen to you by chance/coincidence? That's not thinking very hard, is it? Perhaps some intuition is needed?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 25Feb 25

Posted by puff

Propaganda course for high school kids in 1948. Pity they stopped it.

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 20Feb 20

Posted by 1patriot

Yea that's liberal philosophy

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 20Feb 20

Posted by PickledRick

How to destress any bad day.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 18Feb 18

Posted by 1patriot

Yes for sure that where we are now

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 18Feb 18

Posted by 1patriot

Liberal prick running of the track for sure

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 15Feb 15

Posted by Jolanta

I have a simple philosophy; fill what is empty, empty what is full and scratch where it itches. Alice Roosevelt Longworh

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 14Feb 14

Posted by 1patriot

I find this true

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 11Feb 11

Posted by Drank_Spear

What you see. What you hear What you taste What you touch What does it matter if you do not react to it? What matter is matter if not reacted to?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 10Feb 10

Posted by snytiger6

We are all one ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 7Feb 7

Posted by snytiger6

The real purpose of socialism ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 1Feb 1

Posted by puff

If you don't believe me, you may believe a Jewish Israeli Historian. We say the same things about Gaza. He is actually an Arab Jew.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 31Jan 31

Posted by puff

Stop saying Jews, you smear them as we used to smear all Muslims for the actions of a few (don't we ever learn?) It is Israeli's who back Zionism, the Likud manifesto. And the Christian Zionists that enable them to erase Palestinian identity and ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by FrostyJim

Take all the time that you need...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by Drank_Spear

You see people will post shit like this without a thought. That's what being asleep or unconscious is. This is a slave calling it's slave master great. That's what this is. This is some sick shit. This is society today.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by puff

Early nominees for the Darwin award 2024. Between 23-27 IDf soldiers (reports differ). These poor excuses for humans were engineers, given the task of demolishing buildings in Gaza, a continuing war crime. And didn't they have fun, posting video's ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by snytiger6

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

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by puff

When you try to defend a lie. DOH!!!!

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by Spinliesel

Happy birthday, Sam Cooke

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 21Jan 21

Posted by puff

In 2003, Israeli pilots refused to fly mission in the "Territories" of the West Bank and Gaza. You will find their reasoning stands today.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 19Jan 19

Posted by puff

UK lose access to Russian fishing waters. It's all fun and games sanctioning Russia ad nauseum, but it can come back and bite you in the arse. The UK is about to find out how much. This a quote from an RT article on the story; "“The dissolution...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by Kattytrotter

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

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 9Jan 9

Posted by 1patriot

Many are falling right in to the line! their looking for good sheep

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by 1patriot

It takes time to understand much

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by 1patriot

Woke is an insult to common sense & reality - the mentally ill walk amongst us and are loud and obnoxious - the Woke If you can be offended by a cartoon, a lady on a syrup bottle and a man on a rice box... YOU may be the problem!

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 5Jan 5

Posted by FrostyJim

...there are no Bigfoot deniers in a foxhole!

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 3Jan 3

Posted by FrostyJim

...sounds like the Deep State to me?

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 30, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

LINKNeil deGrasse Tyson on the Gender Spectrum - YouTube

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 27, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

R.I.P. Tommy...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 23, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Jolanta

The Irish with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and scepticism. Lydia Child.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 21, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

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

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 20, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by 1patriot

Isn't that the truth!

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 15, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

Well... that makes perfect sense?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 13, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Jolanta

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Leonardo da Vinci.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Your value doesn't decrease based on ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 12, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Peace isn't the absence of conflict...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 10, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by captfeelgood

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

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

...the devine plan?

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

The happiness of your life depends on ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

An intelligent modification of the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) serenity prayer...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

The high minded man...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by snytiger6

There is only one way to happiness...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 2, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by 1patriot

Yes i would say!

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 1, 2023Dec 2023

Posted by Aaron70

Mommy!!!!?!!!😢

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 29, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by ronnie40356

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

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by PaddyO

All this knowledge in one's hand comes with certain societal demands. Quit bullshiting, speculating, and exaggerating. Electronic footprints speak volumes about what you are up to. Being honest and kind is the least you can do.. Deadly, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by snytiger6

If you feel pain you're alive ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 28, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 27, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

Owen Jones was invited by the IDF to see a screening of Hamas atrocities which occurred on Oct 7th. We should all be human and I think this guy, who comes under a lot of criticism, is largely spot on and has his head screwed on right. However, I do ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 27, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

I do love irony. Netanyahu's Lukid party have done everything in their power to deny Palestinians a state of their own, even funding Hamas away from a pure terrorist outfit (which they most definitely have been bombing disco's etc), to become the ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 25, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by puff

Interview with disillusioned IDF soldier, over occupation, from 5 years ago.

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 23, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Is 'woke' a kind of Cultural Marxism?

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 20, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by 1patriot

this guy nails it!

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by 1patriot

It's been a plan for a well

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 14, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

How to define stupidity?

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

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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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 6, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

My youth must have been the happy days, if one can handle the odd physical fight, and parents wonder why we needed feelings.and don't trust people over age 30. It was the 90s when people felt like they were slowly turning into vombies and Robots. ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 5, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by snytiger6

Bertrand Russel on religion...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 4, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

Works for me...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 4, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by snytiger6

We admit that we are like apes...

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Philosophy & Meaning

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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