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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Oldbull11
Concerning the Electoral College. For all the people who fell asleep in civics class... 1: There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 2,626 of them. Clinton won 487. 2: There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
Marxism vs Fascism... discuss
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
It's easy to spot radicalism on the other side. It's much harder to see it on your own. How might your own ideology become distorted if taken to an extreme? What do you need to guard against? For me, the extreme version of my own views is anarchy. ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 18, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Gilmore22
What brought you to this website? I've been a huge fan of Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson for years now and lived when they were labeled intellectuals and then when they were put in this group, I don't even know who coined the actual ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 19, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Joshdes469
Why is classifying people that live in a mixed culture by their heritage or appearance relevant? Its seems as outdated as faith based religion to me. Why am I considered white? What makes Chinese people not white?
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Philosophy & Ideas
May 3, 2021May 2021

Posted by Azathoth
This is why I don't choose the "religion of peace"
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MarPep
Give us your (short) opinions on God 1) Does God exist? If so, how do you define him? 2) If he exists what is he like? 3) Where does he exist? 4) have you experienced the presence of supernatural evil? My current opinions 1)God is not the cranky, ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by TitoWarren
I've seen a lot of people on social media trying to describe fascism. The interesting bit is that they NEVER consult the philosophy of fascism to describe it. I thought I'd fix that: Fascism is a form of democracy - a relatively authoritarian ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 2, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lorelee
islam vs christianity what are the views on end times? Did Islam create a mirror version of Bible Prophecy?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 19, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by SpikeTalon
What are your thoughts on the scientific theory of Evolution?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
If Nazis really are on the left, then why are they not part of the left?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MikeyP
I'm sick of seeing the left vs right nonsense. We have developed automatic technologies that render humans all but unnecessary in terms of resource production and allocation. Is there any way we can convince the people on the left that instead of ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DLearn
Wow... This 1995 Interview is a trip! Camille Paglia, one of my favorite intellectuals really is a hoot. Listen to this Charlie Rose interview that was recorded not long after she finally found her way into the spotlight. Too bad she has not been ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 6, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Conservative-Mex
I'm willing to give up sleep to create the change we have been denied by the radical left!! Let us all work for a better future for everyone. Many we see as enemies are victims of lies and deception. The real test begins. Are we up to the ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by pbuck0145
LINKWhy has masculinity become a dirty word? - UnHerd
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 25, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by FrankZeleniuk
The concept of our left-right political spectrum that has been foisted upon us is a big reason for a lot of our present day confusion. I know that statement will be immediately negated as too simplistic. However, there have been at least a few ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 13, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by MrShittles
Our species has a duty to save the universe...in a manner almost no one considers: ending natural, biological evolution and replacing it with a system in which life is genetically engineered. We must survive long enough to develop the ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 15, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jneedler
Seeking feedback: can human rights be accurately described as "verbs, not nouns"? The leftist cry of "<fill in the blank> is a human right" has forced me define, at least for my own understanding and clarity, what is and is not, a human right. ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by The_Q
So here is question that I would love all thinkers & intellectuals to consider but be warned this is perhaps one of my more controversial thoughts. This is never truer than when I hear the words “The Science is settled” Ironically, I don’t ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jul 26, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Joel_Fry
RECURRENT REINCARNATION: Imagine you’ve just come home from work. You sit down and relax, not in any elated or distressed state of mind. The state of awareness you are in—the emotional state you return to and have returned to all your life—can ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 11, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by 2dimwits
Who is Ken Wilber? Journalist David Fuller from Rebel Wisdom was among the first to recognize this new “counter” cultural movement. In this article How to Join the Intellectual Dark Web, Fuller writes: “(For me) it mapped clearly onto a ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 10, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by The_Farseer
AOC was a product of a casting call by TYT. Why can't we on the right do the same? Infiltrate the Government with people who have the balls to fight these Fascists
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Winslowmom
LINKI find Paul Stamets' ideas and discoveries with mushrooms fascinating! Has anyone else listened or read any of his research?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CautiousDreamer
POLLOnce the site develops more, I think it could be interesting to host an Ideological Turing Test. The link below shows and example between atheists and Christians. Both sides are given the same questions, and both sides write responses from both ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 17, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Paisley_Pirate
Penn Jillette on Libertarianism - a very wonderful take on how to live a civil life and why our country is wrong in how we go about it now.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Davisz1
So I'm interested in the term Nationalism, or Nationalist, and how this term is being described as a dog whistle for the white nationalist of neo nazi groups. I have my own take on this, but would love to hear this idea defended.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 10, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
POLLSo I never realized why my mom would make me look up something when I asked her a question. She would say did you check the encyclopedias? Mom how do you spell... Get a dictionary. That one was harder. How am I supposed to find it in the dictionary I...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Oct 4, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by SpikeTalon
Valid point there. Too many folks out there who fear knowledge.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
Most of the people calling for socialism have never lived under it. AOC is a lot of things, but treating her much like the left did Trump during the campaign is what she wants, bc she then makes it less about the issues and more about personality, ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 20, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Williambyler
Are there any pro-choice members on here? If so, please explain your position
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by vptran31
Why don't more parents pay their kids a salary to be cooks and maids at home? Addendum: i was very vague. What i meant is k-12 kids have a lot of free time and wasted time. Why not as a parent mentor your kids and equip them for a better life. ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 24, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by OrderOutofChaos
What are your guys favorite books of all time?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by middleCme
4 IDW This is where I began.The Honourable Paul Hellyer. THE MUTUAL UFO NETWORK (MUFON) Symposium I felt comfortable hearing this highly regarded and well-respected former Minister of Defence for Canada and was ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Oldbull11
Does everyone enjoy Mark Levin's show? I find the conversations and discussions quite refreshing compared to cable news ans commentary.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by middleCme
1 IDW A PLACE FOR STORIES IN SEARCH FOR TRUTH... I have been thinking of how to use IDW and the unique community here. Here could be a place where I feel comfortable to write in public about how the Internet changed my life since my ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 23, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Peelsr
POLLI have a follow-up question, I would like to ask specifically of our good friends who are either atheist or agnostic. Do you believe in inalienable rights? If either yest or no, I would be interested in why you feel that way.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Oct 25, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by kresica
How To Make Propaganda: A Lesson from The Walking Dead: World Beyond From Script to YouTube Reaction
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 15, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by RMSPT
“What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and races ahead of me to ward off all danger, sparing me the need even to think about such things, if that authority, ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 6, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Davisz1
Hello all. Big fan of IDW. So impressed with the willingness to communicate. I've been musing the use of the term far right. It would seem that when one goes further right than just right, that it would imply less and less centrist. I'm just ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by EAL_Flt1979
Some of this little vignet of video clips, I believe aren't that unusual. But the other ones in this series... ...if you feel they are faked, I feel sorry for you. The world is changing, and some secret projects have leaked out to ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 9, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon
Memories are crucial to people, and tyrants know that.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by The_Q
Are Climate Change Deniers really control freaks? In numerous articles I have noticed an interesting correlation to Climate Change skepticism (I find denial too emotionally charged, which is probably it's goal) and free speech advocacy and Yes ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Davisz1
I would agree that Israel has lost Jerusalem several times. It was actually foretold several times by the prophets of the Old Testament. This history is certainly ancient and the only nudge I feel compelled to give to Palestine given that Israel once...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by RobertSchwartz
What I wrote in voters pamphlet last election. I won the primary against a 30 year Republican committee chair who spent thousands. I spent a few hundred. Do you think humor has a place in political dialogue?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry
What are you thoughts about the weather change recently? It’s been getting warmer each year and less snow, atleast where I’m from. Do you think its global warming, earth coming out of an ice age, or something else?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by vptran31
<my thinking face> Incomes are not a thing declared on high from a magical sky deity. They are negotiated by people with people. The only discrimination is the one that we allow
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lonewar
POLLWhat is more destructive for the planet? Extreme religions or leftist liberals?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by MadeleineNiConc
LINKDouglas Murray Talk On Immigration and Islam + Q&A @ Oslo, Norway 30.08.2018 - YouTube
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Wtretired
What is the real reason we debate/argue?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Jenna
SA Filmaker explores Jordan Peterson and Quests for Utopia
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Ian_Newton
A distinct rejection of Islam for the sake of "cultural Christianity" without regard to Christian ethics is doomed to create a more hateful society. Christians have long rejected Islam: The belief system denies Christ's Sonship, His crucifixion ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 24, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by jnaatjes
What is the absolute best argument you can think of in favor of a position you disagree with?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 18, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Jmeyer19
Just read this article. I'm trying to read more about the postmodern philosophy. But, so far I can not see it being a viable core belief. I have not completely gathered all my thoughts about it yet. But it seems to fit well into a ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by FreeCanadian
Since Canada has freedom of religion, what's stopping someone from claiming that they belong to multiple religions to simply claim the bennifits of those religions? If you claim that you are Muslim, you can discuss Islam however you want without ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Weinukai
Rule 5 don't let your kids do anything that makes you dislike them.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by HollyLouise
Concerning the definition of Human Rights.... My own definition of a right is something that people have, that is not given by another, is not taken from another, but is something that is born in all human beings, without ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by graesvol
What are three books that had a major influence on your life? How/why did they deeply affect you?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by chuckpo
Sort of just checking features out, but I do want to throw some wood on the fire after reading in several places about objectivity and what seems almost anti-emotion. I'd argue emotion is an invaluable part of being human. We should embrace it and ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 10, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Oleg
LINKBernard-Henri Lévy vs. Aleksandr Dugin – Nexus Symposium 21 September 2019, Amsterdam - YouTube
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 17, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by EmbarrassingMom
LINKJoin the group: Cult of Social Justice
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ShawnHyde
There is nothing that the Government can do to stop modern mass shootings. Literally nothing. Lets talk America. Or New Zealand. Doesn't matter, the gun laws already set in place are sufficient. Further laws won't stop it. The laws are fine. The ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Aug 13, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Amarok
Why, come tragedy, come calamity, come suffering, does civilization consistently mistake the instrument for the lesson?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Tidewriter
Overcoming Fear...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 28, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by GlenGardner20
Very succinctly put.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Aug 11, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Landofthefree
An extreme thought? What do you think would happen if we all just ignored most everything, led our lives better, found a little peace, fun, happiness EN MASSE?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Aug 31, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by wattacrock
How highly do you value your freedom? Enough to suffer for it? From a book by Romanian lawyer Virginia Prodan, who suffered in the Ceausescu regime.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DerekRants
ITS OK TO BE WHITE ITSOKTOBEWHITE ?
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Philosophy & Ideas
May 29, 2021May 2021

Posted by ajhilder
Watch Sheriff Mack Demonstrate How We Peacefully Restore Liberty In America!
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jun 12, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by CdnLbtn
I have attached the link to an article that was posted on Mises.org, a couple of years ago, to "commemorate" the 200th birthday of Karl Marx. This article is a clear example of why the Austro-Libertarians have been rightly considered to be the most ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jun 25, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by torzu
The Jolly Heretic Purchases Some "Modern Art" for the Lounge Bar
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Philosophy & Ideas
3 weeks ago3w

Posted by Mikewee777
LINKAfter the Time Loop - YouTube
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 10, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by TyKC
We are caught in a disturbing situation in which our overall agenda of defending our homeland creates an excruciating moral dilemma.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by LeftySinister
It occured to me that in the 90's the rise of technology and the internet was supposed to fuel a new revolution that ended corporatism and the corrupt and lopsided system. Instead, the corrupt and lopsided system took over all this technology and ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Speculator
Islam owns the dems. Dems own media. Propaganda let’s the few rule the many. Fox is dead! We have no news. Mandate fair news act! Now
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 28, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by jra_the_wise
As it is we are all seeds of our forefathers, seeds of a lineage of generations that spread across the planet. There is another crop growing in this Universal garden, The seeds of Knowledge. We reap what we sow but beware of the influences that lurk ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jun 12, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by CdnLbtn
Tariffs may benefit a certain constituency, but overall, hurt the vast majority of other producers and consumers.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Oct 28, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Ccoutreach87
LINK2nd Cor. 4 | ccoutreach87
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Freeken1
Is it possible to be pro-choice and anti-suicide? Wouldn't suicide be the ultimate choice of what to do with your body?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by OpenMinded
This might be a silly scenario/question, but it's been on my mind lately. If pro choice thinkers believe it's not a baby until it's born... should someone who punches a pregnant woman in the stomach causing a miscarriage get the same punishment as ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by AlexisS
Homosexuality and brain structure: In his book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, Iain McGilchrist suggests that brain structure might be the leading cause of homosexual orientation...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Finnemore4
What are your most rigid convictions? What beliefs have you altered?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 23, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
Is a group of people that is self segregated better off in society
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 10, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Vifferari
Is it true that God is an American? If so, how does that work?
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls
I don't care if you like pro wrestling or not. He breaks down the American dream and how to attain it.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Halliley
The Crumbling Of Civic Life Is How You Got Trump “Man is a political animal. We’re supposed to shape the world around us, but maybe we’re suppose to be doing it at our local swim club, at our public school, at our local parish, in our ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Nov 30, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Ciaociao
POLLTo me, beauty is something objective. That's why the 99,9% of us (I think) recognize sunsets to be nice and rubbish dumps to be not. What do you think?

Beauty is...

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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by visnudas
“Anyone who understands this philosophy of the material Nature, the living entity, and the interaction of the modes of Nature, in whatever position he may be situated, is sure to get liberation, and will not take birth here again.“ ...
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Philosophy & Ideas
May 17, 2021May 2021

Posted by MrShittles
If humanity is doomed...it's doomed because people didn't talk to each other enough. This website gives me a headache sometimes. I see the conspiracy theories flying past constantly. I see the frequent thought processes I see as irrational, but I'm...
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Philosophy & Ideas
Jan 14, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Dr_Mike
In the memory of the great man :( R.I.P. Roger Scruton
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Philosophy & Ideas
Nov 1, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by kresica
How We Got Here 8: Underground In The 1980's (Hardcore, Goth, Metal, Garage Rock, Comics, Horror) podcast philosophy music tidbits TheAnadromist
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Philosophy & Ideas
Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Blackraven
No need to imagine.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by argus2019
I do believe most people confuse nationalism with Ultranationalism and it is unfortunate, but I think its possible to be a Nationalistic classical liberal.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Aug 4, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by lawrenceblair
Contentment.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 18, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Poncho69
Technology is king
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Braves1975
I think Facebook is NOT letting me post things that are NOT politically correct.
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Philosophy & Ideas
Apr 1, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Andyman
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Philosophy & Ideas
Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by BobbyL31
Twenty years ago, before I bought the restaurant that I worked in for twenty years prior, my bosses wife asked me how I handle 300 people packing in and out every weekend night. My answer was, “organized chaos”. Thank you, Dr. Peterson. Maybe now...
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