Forum: Image of the Day
01-24-2011, 05:10 AM
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Culturally this is even more bizarre than it...
Culturally this is even more bizarre than it seems to the Western world. The ancient Japanese blackened their teeth as seeing the white of teeth was considered similar to the white of exposed bone....
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Forum: Image of the Day
01-22-2011, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,139
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Forum: Image of the Day
12-30-2010, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 13,539
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Forum: Image of the Day
11-11-2009, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,910
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Forum: Philosophy
04-05-2009, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 200
Views: 37,171
Sure English, especially American English, is...
Sure English, especially American English, is rife with idiosyncrasies and odd constructions which must be memorized rather than following set rules. This is an unavoidable result of the natural...
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Forum: Philosophy
04-02-2009, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,776
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Forum: Philosophy
03-25-2009, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 26,576
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Forum: Philosophy
03-25-2009, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 26,576
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Forum: Philosophy
03-14-2009, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 10,235
You know, I don't base my philosophical beliefs...
You know, I don't base my philosophical beliefs on my thinking when I am as close to being unconscious as possible. Personally I think that if you took someone and got them to drink until they were...
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Forum: Philosophy
03-12-2009, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 10,235
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Forum: Philosophy
03-12-2009, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 10,235
I believe that my consciousness is a series of...
I believe that my consciousness is a series of chemical and electrical reactions which are far simpler than they appear in concert. I think that a machine such as a clock is wondrous to behold in its...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-26-2009, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
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Forum: Philosophy
02-11-2009, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
Easily. Suppose you have a beer in the kitchen,...
Easily. Suppose you have a beer in the kitchen, and after you visit the bathroom it is now in the den. Can you explain this without explaining where the beer was packaged, where the ingredients of...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-11-2009, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
This is only partially correct. Evolutionary...
This is only partially correct. Evolutionary science provides a reasonable explanation for only the last thing you listed, "how amoebas evolve into men". It does not explain the other things you...
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Forum: Philosophy
02-01-2009, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
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Forum: Philosophy
01-25-2009, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
No, the discussion began and continues to be...
No, the discussion began and continues to be about logic and your misunderstanding of premises IMO. I am not asking you to justify your beliefs, I am simply pointing out that it appears you don't...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-25-2009, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
Or if you are trying to have a meaningful...
Or if you are trying to have a meaningful discussion. If you just want to post statements without soliciting replies you can do that with yourself and Notepad. Give yourself a high five whenever it...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-24-2009, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
The idea behind making a premise is to choose...
The idea behind making a premise is to choose something that the reader of the argument will agree is sound. Starting from a point too far into the argument where the reader does not agree with the...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-24-2009, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
I think you are confusing a conclusion with a...
I think you are confusing a conclusion with a premise. A premise is basically where you set up the ground rules for the argument. To steal an example, we have the argument: "Since all men are mortal...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-24-2009, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
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Forum: Philosophy
01-24-2009, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
People don't care about God, they care about...
People don't care about God, they care about themselves. Think about it; would any religious person you know consider their god to be important if it didn't care about what they did? There is always...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-18-2009, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
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Forum: Philosophy
01-16-2009, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
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Forum: Philosophy
01-16-2009, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,421
The US treats religion from the standpoint of...
The US treats religion from the standpoint of making sure free exercise is allowed, not removing every aspect of religion from the government. This means that the government will not establish an...
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Forum: Philosophy
01-16-2009, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 547
Views: 118,106
We are changing the subject here, since...
We are changing the subject here, since evolutionary science does not mean Darwin is creating animals from scratch in the back room. Your statement does raise some interesting questions though:
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