Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 04:51 PM
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i've been toying with an idea for a short story...
i've been toying with an idea for a short story based around that for a while actually; it would start with the protagonist standing atop the white cliffs of dover preparing to end his life, and the...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 05:16 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 06:31 PM
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you could only beat me hands down from your own...
you could only beat me hands down from your own perspective. the idea of progress implies something to progress towards; i deny that there is any such thing. life will always be life, it will always...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 06:01 PM
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i could give just as many counter examples of...
i could give just as many counter examples of technology leading to pain and suffering. yes, we should all worship rand and pray for a world where all suffering is replaced with ennui. this is all...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 05:32 PM
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i didn't ask how one can see the universe, i...
i didn't ask how one can see the universe, i asked what does the universe look like when nobody is looking at it. the question is obviously a paradox. when there is no act of perception nothing is...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 05:14 PM
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thats wonderful, but you're completely ignoring...
thats wonderful, but you're completely ignoring the question. what rosy picture ayn rand has drawn of science doesn't really concern me, it seems like the two main accomplishments of science were to...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 04:02 PM
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Views: 2,954
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-05-2009, 03:38 PM
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Views: 2,954
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-03-2009, 03:20 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-03-2009, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,954
so... free will?
Oh free will. It seems to me a pretty absurd concept, what exactly does it mean for your will to be free? Some might say it's the ability to choose, you're not free to choose the situation you find...
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