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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 21, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Imagine that, with regards to a given question / problem, two kinds of reality are on a collision course: objective reality "out there" on the one hand (as studied by science), versus subjective reality (personal convictions, beliefs, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 19, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by jbrooks46

All thinking men are atheists. Ernest Hemingway

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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

Mar 18, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by barjoe

Saw this on Facebook of all places.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 18, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by fishline79

My way of trying to justify my life to this point.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 18, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon

Thoughts on this one?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 17, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by MerlinZap

This just might not be funny! Truth hurts.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 16, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

If I was religious I would yell out AMEN BROTHER! He gets it. Dr. Peterson will go down in history as one of the great minds of our time.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 16, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

What happened to the common good ?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 14, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by mistymoon77

And only if it affects them in some disturbing way.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 14, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by mistymoon77

Here's where we start that...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 14, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Can ethics be based on science ?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 9, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Secretguy

William Shatner, 91, is living long, prospering and taking it all in

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 4, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKSartre's Existentialist Ethics - From Socrates to Sartre (1979) - YouTube

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 2, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

Who of you would self-identify as nihilist?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 1, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by callmedubious

What do you think of this quote?: "Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease." —Marilyn Duckworth a depressing, morbid way to look at it but difficult to argue against. unless, of course, one is religious & really believes in a hereafter. i ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 25, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

...it still makes no sense to me?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 23, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Thibaud70

For all those who still believe that wokism is a sub-species of liberalism, here's an interesting quote from the book "Critical Race Theory: An Introduction", from Delgado and Stefancic : "Unlike traditional civil rights, which embraces ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 21, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by fishline79

""PROJECTION POLITICS" EXPLAINED: (This millennial-old "ego defense mechanism" has been used as a vehicle for propaganda or psychological manipulation by tyrants and autocrats throughout history, such as Hitler, Mussolini, and more recently Donald ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 19, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by fishline79

LEST WE FORGET. We are the few in today's U.S. “Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 18, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Most of the time, anticulturism, that is, bias toward another culture is rooted in FEAR of the unknown, and some humans are just as skittish as chickens when it comes to the unknown, so much so that instead of actually being brave and exploring and ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 16, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

A tree fell in the forest and landed on Bigfoot, but nobody was around ...so it didnt make a sound!

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 15, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Jenny101

Physiology is the science of life. It is the branch of biology that aims to understand the mechanisms of living things, from the basis of cell function at the ionic and molecular level to the integrated behaviour of the whole body and the influence ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 15, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by K9JetLee999

"He strung these (words) together with other foolish remarks, all in the manner his books had taught him and imitating their language as much as he could. As a result, his pace was so slow, and the sun rose so quickly and ardently, that it would ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 12, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 12, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by redbai

Hypothetical scenario. Premise 1: Everyone on the planet that believes in a god believed in the same god and practiced the same religion. Premise 2: The religion promises a savior for the planet that will one day come and solve all the negative ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 12, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by ClareCK

So I was driving to the grocery store and then stopped in the parking lot when I got there to look for my phone I dropped. I get out of my car and grab a cart and start to go inside. A woman next to me says it must be god punishing us with this ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 11, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Ed_Benj

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 11, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by godfree2

zoom meetup What is Consciousness?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 10, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by towkneed

I was recently reminded of one of my favorite secular parables and I wanted to pass it along in case no one has heard it. I don't know the author and it certainly isn't mine, but I love it. A boy and his father are walking through busy downtown ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 10, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by ClareCK

What Comforts You as an Atheist While Enduring Suffering

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 10, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by ClareCK

Funny mutually exclusive lines I hear all the time are these: God has a sense of humor! Followed by, god doesn't joke about things. Ahahaha cognitive dissonance to the 10th power anyone? Is god a comedian or lacking in a sense of humor? Or ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKIs atheism unnatural?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon

Applies to politics as well, and on both sides of the political aisle at that. No shortage of charlatans to go around these days.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by HippieChick58

WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO GOD ON JUDGEMENT DAY? Great questions for "God".

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Jenny101

Philosophy is a field of science that investigates reality and human existence, as in I am currently studying philosophy in college. The word philosophy is also used to mean a specific doctrine based on such investigation, as in I wrote my term ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by ClareCK

I am so tired of listening to people in the workplace talk about god nonstop. It is just unreal how they cannot shut up about it. I literally am paid to do a job and so is everyone else there. Having to endure any professional conversation at work ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 8, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by FrostyJim

Never chop your rope... makes sense to me?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 8, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Princessteresa

What is philosophy? It’s a tricky question. Derived from the Greek word philosophia, meaning “love of wisdom,” philosophy asks deep questions about knowledge and the meaning of life. We might even call it “thinking about thinking,” or the ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 6, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Jolanta

You may not realise it when it happens, but a kick in teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney.

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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

Feb 5, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

This is a long post with philosophical questions I fired at ChatGPT. These questions were first motivated upon learning that Einstein had studied Kant at an early age . . . . Specifically Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. It beats the hell out of ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 4, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by fishline79

A little knowledge: " When would you estimate the "dumbing down” of America began? I submit that It is a relative condition. To some extent our society has always been relatively ignorant and under-educated, but I think the largest factor ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 3, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by joy2love

LINKThe Meaning of Life

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 3, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKNoam Chomsky: Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Linguistics, Mental Illness, & the Meaning of Life

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 31, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart

The problem is not people being uneducated. The problem is that they are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught and not educated enough to question what they have been taught. -Unknown

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 31, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart

Being considered crazy by those who are still victims of cultural conditioning is a compliment. -Jason Hairston

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 31, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart

Governments don’t want an intelligent population because people who can think critically can’t be ruled. They want a public just smart enough to pay taxes and dumb enough to keep voting. -George Carlin

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 31, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by vocaloldfart

The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life. -Jaggi Vasudev

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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

Jan 30, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Word

They prescribe knowledge to be a subset of belief. They say knowledge is true justified belief. First, wheither its belief phase or knowledge phase we are at least dealing with information. Hit someone up side the head with a baseball bat. ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 30, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by TOFERD

LINKThe Meaning of Life

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 30, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by ClareCK

I am weary of choosing between atheist and agnostic. I literally do not care what term. I would just love to live somewhere that has 0 references to god for one whole day. Have a blessed day and on and on I can endure now and then, but after a full ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 29, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Djokovic has no regrets about missing most of the grand Slams last year due to unvaccinated status. Regardless, he is tied with the most men's grand slams and ranked number one again. This is most inspiring news, missing 3 years of competition for...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 28, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by barjoe

They never have an answer. There is none.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 28, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by barjoe

Every single human being on the planet was born an Atheist. It takes indoctrination akin to severe child abuse to change that.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 28, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Oliver Stone about Putin and the war in Ukraine.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 28, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Dropping bodies. Tyson James rap.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 27, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

All my Conspiracy theories have come true. Don't dump all those other ridiculous theories on me. New title now is- Pattern recognitionist.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 27, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Anachary song

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 27, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Aaron70

Interesting 🧐

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 27, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by kensmile4u

LINKWhy is consciousness so baffling? Why is any being conscious rather than nonconscious? Philosopher Daniel Dennett shares his thoughts.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 26, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by fishline79

........................ WHAT GOOD IS ART ?................................ ART HELPS YOU PASS THE TIME ON YOUR WAY TO DEATH ART CHALLENGES YOUR SENSES ART ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY ASK ART A QUESTION. IT MAY ANSWER YOU ART ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 26, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by fishline79

TWENTY FIVE THINGS NOT TO TRUST: 1. Anybody who tells you they're blessed...2.Salesmen...3.Anyone who won't show their tax returns...4.People who wear bow ties...5. Rich people...6.Sure things...7.Anybody who invites you to worship with ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 25, 2023Jan 2023

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 25, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Word

A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning or the soundness of an argument. A loaded question can be fallacious or not, depending on what facts are known or only assumed. A loaded question with fallacy makes an assumption and then asks the question ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 24, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Spinliesel

I just got lucky, finding Baruch Spinoza's Ethics on Audible. Spinoza had the honor of being excommunicated both by the Jewish and Roman Catholic faith.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 23, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Still feeling threatened by artificial intelligence? Well, maybe you feel threatened by hedgehogs too?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 23, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKWhere Does Your Sense of Self Come From? A Scientific Look | Anil Ananthaswamy | TED - YouTube

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 18, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by SpikeTalon

Carlin was way ahead of his time. If only he were alive now to see how bad things have gotten...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 17, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Hume and Avicenna 😆

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 16, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Ryo1

An interesting point, don't you think? Why are ethics questions always like: "is it ethical to steal bread to feed your starving family?" And not: "is it ethical to hoard bread when families are starving?" Maybe they are both unethical ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 15, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Here is some real WOW for you . . . . I told the AI to pretend it was Friedrich Nietzsche . . . . then I asked it a few questions . . . . the last paragraph actually reflected something that I myself had come to a conclusion on . . . . I had to ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 15, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

I posted this in a response to someone below a previous post, but it is just to good to leave there only. Aldous Huxley, in the book Island, considered the idea that each person has their own "island" of refuge that they create in their mind, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 14, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Most folks build their worldview by building up from their own experiences, what happens to them personally, how they were brought up by their parents, what education they received. Eventually they come to a static point where their views ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 11, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Psychologist Stanley Milgram found that 80% of people do not have the psychological and moral resources to defy an authority's order, no matter how legitimate the order is. Only 20% have critical capacity.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 10, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINK“The Transpacific Turn in American Religions”

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 8, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma

Hope is the process of setting goals and following through on them, while optimism is a positive thought pattern. Rather go for an optimist person rather than the hopeful person. Like skillful over luck. Your thoughts?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 6, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by MarkWD

Voices from the Deepity: got any pithy quotes to share?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 5, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Word

Just a sample of a few ... philosophy jokes that will make you laugh your Socrates off... from link: What are physics jokes in a philosophy class called? Blasphemy!. What is a wolf that loved studying philosophy called? A self-aware ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 5, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by MarkWD

Re-introducing myself - anyone remember me?

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 2, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by puff

One of the reason the US has dominated the world was because it inspired, doing shit the kiddies could look up to. This was because it had leaders with vision. Now, unable to put a person into space since 2011 with leaders most interested in self ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 1, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Fernapple

Happy new year. A bit of my boring personal story, but if you are hung over and need a read you are welcome. Not all cults hide in isolated farms far from prying eyes, many like the Jesuit cult hide in plain sight within the mainstream churches. I ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 31, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by skado

The Five Laws Of Stupidity

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 30, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by tinkercreek

I enjoy this as a great synopsis of what so many of us were coerced to ignore in our early years.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by ChrisAine

Cultivate an attitude of gratitude and let live.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 27, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Nietzsche did not go far enough, when he said that god is dead . . . . for that which never existed cannot have died.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 26, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by xenoview

Why Europe's 'least religious country' is among the best at Christmas

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 25, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff

Point one: Need to buy me a smart phone then Point two: Prepare for court cases where they will need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that whatever medicine deserves a "vaccine" status. Social credits, here we come. Will you be a good enough ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 20, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff

We really need to look at the big picture with our world. Climate is shifting with weather extremes becoming more common. We know burning fossil fuels does not help. We know there is land degradation and habitat destruction, species in decline. War...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 19, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Jolanta

It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless of course you are an exceptionally good liar. Jerome K. Jerome

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 19, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by vocaloldfart

Our blood sweat and tears at work.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 18, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore

As a critic of Christianity, Nietzsche failed to break away from Christianity sufficiently; instead of adopting a clear style of writing, his writings are often obscure and abstract, just like those of the bible, which can therefore be ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 17, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by MacStriker

In reference to the image meme; If you were raised a theist, what (approximate) age were you when started to question/be skeptical of what you were taught, and what was the bit of information that swayed you to not believe anymore? For the Atheists...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 17, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Sailer

If you created the higher power "government " which is imaginary and followed its orders OR You created the higher power "god" and followed its orders, Are you any less delusional than those you criticize?

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