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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Who is the sexiest woman in politics? |
| MarsCoban |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2012, 7:55 pm
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Replies: 58
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| Imogen Lloyd Webber. Seriously. Not technically a politician, she's a commentator/contributor for a couple news outlets. But look her up. She is GORGEOUS. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why don't they just take Sudafed off the market? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2012, 4:07 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 8,359
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| mmmmmm...alcohol....[mouth waters] I quit drinking back in September. I still have dreams of endless pools of beer. Every now and then I'll open my bottle of Glenlivet just to enjoy the smell. "The swimmin' hole was full of rum, I tried to find out why - All I learned was this, my friends: You've g... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "It's my birthday, so vote against 'Gay Marriage'" |
| MarsCoban |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 4:53 pm
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Replies: 224
Views: 17,801
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| I believe that there are no such things as action that do not affect everyone on the planet at all in some way. Agreed. The good you do benefits all people. The evil you do harms all people. But you haven't proved that being a homosexual is evil, or that allowing gays to marry would or does do dire... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
| MarsCoban |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 4:45 pm
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Replies: 258
Views: 19,468
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| Responsibility and accountability are anathema for those who want to believe that their sky-daddy has everything planned out for them. Hmmm I wonder how much the way a person was parented/raised affects the likelihood of their being religious. I wonder if children who tended to be more dependent up... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "It's my birthday, so vote against 'Gay Marriage'" |
| MarsCoban |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 4:36 pm
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| If a society believes something to be immoral, then society must live according to its convictions. I think we DO have the right to tell other countries what to do. I just happen to believe that homosexuality is immoral and would support societies that hold that it is a criminal activity. I also be... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 258
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| People have religious beliefs because it is easier to believe a convoluted lie than a complex truth. That and add that the complex truth is one that comes with its own problems and leaves those who need a life script to follow completely in the wilderness. Its rather ironic in a dark sort of way th... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 4:25 pm
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| It just semantics. I used the words "some higher power" to differentiate between an undefined god that we don't know the first thing about and the metric ton of very specific gods that humanity has thought up in the past. The latter kind of god tends to come with a dogma. Yes, I suppose a particula... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 258
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| Why do so many theists consider atheism to be a personal insult to them? No one likes to be wrong. When someone thinks differently than you, they're telling you you're wrong. Right? WHY DO YOU HATE ME?! !! That's the thing- saying I am an atheist automatically gives people this impression that I'm ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 258
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Vigilans wrote: Why do so many theists consider atheism to be a personal insult to them?
No one likes to be wrong. When someone thinks differently than you, they're telling you you're wrong. Right? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 3:22 pm
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| 1. Um, no. Atheists tend to say that they don't believe in gods because they haven't seen any evidence for their existence. Atheism is not the belief in the nonexistence of any kind of higher power, it is the absence of god belief. 2. A god that is not clearly defined can't be disproven, and (almos... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 258
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| Let the doubters shoulder the burden of proof for a change. If someone wants to believe a pink unicorn lives inside my kitchen cupboard they are free to do so. I have no means of proving one doesn't, other than saying I've never seen any evidence that said creature lives in there. Until it gives so... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why don't they just take Sudafed off the market? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 55
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| I just think that drug use is dictated by an individual's neurology/brain chemistry as much as it is by their culture. Certainly. Different strokes for different folks. As with so many other things, education is the key here. Also, are people who can afford higher quality drugs as likely to do meth... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people have religious beliefs? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 9:15 pm
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artrat wrote: What causes people to be athiests?
Lack of evidence.
However, people seem to be divided in their opinions as to what exactly would constitute evidence. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why don't they just take Sudafed off the market? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 7:40 pm
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Replies: 55
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| You know what? Why not make natural, unrefined 'drugs' legal, such as cannabis? That way people have less reason to concoct horrendously dangerous drugs in their basements. All the natural stimulants apart from coca are legal: ephedrine, khat, guarana, etc. The reason people use the synthetic versi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why don't they just take Sudafed off the market? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 7:28 pm
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| Many over the counter drugs can be abused, should we require a prescription for all of them? The highest I've ever been was when I tried to overdose on aspirin. (Also the sickest I've ever been, mind you. This is not a recommendation!) You know what? Why not make natural, unrefined 'drugs' legal, su... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: [UK] Neo-prohibitionism runs apace at Asda |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 6:44 pm
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Replies: 66
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| Tobacco is fairly easy to grow and cure yourself. Are seeds easy acquire? Easier than marijuana seeds, and people have no trouble getting a hold of those. If you live in the EU, you can simply order cannabis seeds from a Dutch seed bank 8) They ship them hidden inside a thick, shrinkwrapped brochur... |
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