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Start Here! "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." (Voltaire) New to the forum? Start here. You'll find a nice introduction thread and a Help guide.	513 Posts 22 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: Introduce Yourself! on March 08, 2010, 11:00:48 am
The Shoutbox [TSb] "Reality and I have a vague acquaintance with one another." (someone whose name escapes me) Trying to make up for the lack of a proper shoutbox.	930 Posts 14 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: the navel fluff thre... on Today at 12:05:04 pm
Resources [Rs] A motley collection of "nice to know" links.	304 Posts 18 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: Comments on 'contrib... on Yesterday at 12:17:49 pm
Ask a Question [AQ] "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer" (James) If there's a philosophical or spiritual question you've always wanted to know, we'll do our best to try and answer it!	612 Posts 41 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: There is no good and... on February 28, 2010, 06:32:38 pm
Suggestions and Feedback [S&F] "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." (Erica Jong) If you have any suggestions for this forum, or comments about it, please post them here.	1153 Posts 116 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: what to do with nilb... on March 07, 2010, 12:25:37 pm
Pragma-Dialectic Debate [PDD] "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." (Joseph Joubert) Pragma-dialectic is a procedure developed to resolve differences in opinion, with a few rules designed to make sure an argument stays focused, and comes closer to a resolution. This board is moderated so that debates only happen between two people at any one time. Moderator: MC	223 Posts 21 Topics	Last post by heavenswolf in Re: #4: Tourism on February 22, 2010, 11:51:37 pm
The Undead Revived [TUR] Know of a thread that was dropped prematurely? Give it another lease of life here!	97 Posts 9 Topics	Last post by KillaThon in Re: England vs. America on March 08, 2010, 06:46:13 pm

Philosophy

Philosophy Chat [PC] "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) General chat about philosophy that doesn't fit anywhere better	861 Posts 94 Topics	Last post by marnix in the earth as a jam jar on January 28, 2010, 07:05:17 am
Metaphysics and Ontology [MO] "This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." (Morpheus from `The Matrix`) What is, what exists? If we exist, do our bodies also exist?	340 Posts 31 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: Why does anything ex... on Yesterday at 07:46:25 pm
Aesthetics and Perception [AP] "I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell." (Vincent van Gogh) What makes people like certain things they see, what inspires emotion about art and 'the arts'?	341 Posts 37 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: rainbows on March 03, 2010, 09:35:44 pm
Political Philosophy [PP] Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? [Who will guard the guardians ?] (Iuvenalis) Philosophy of politics, discussing different types of government and the philosophical backing for each	819 Posts 92 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: True Democracy? on Yesterday at 12:00:20 pm
Law [L] "Summum ius summa iniuria. [More law, less justice]" (Cicero) Discuss the philosophical implications of recent laws.	423 Posts 39 Topics	Last post by heavenswolf in Re: miscarriage = murder on March 04, 2010, 01:00:53 am
The Republic [TR] "Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell." (Karl Popper) If you could create an ideal state, how would it be run?	236 Posts 18 Topics	Last post by jackson33 in Re: democracy and majori... on March 03, 2010, 09:25:14 pm
Epistemology [Ep] "We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand." (Albert Einstein) Epistemology is the theory of knowledge, including what counts as knowledge and how we can justify our knowledge	352 Posts 31 Topics	Last post by heavenswolf in Re: the "infallible sedu... on March 01, 2010, 01:21:06 am
Ethics [E] "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." (Isaac Asimov, "The Foundation Trilogy") What acts are moral or immoral and how do we tell them apart? What are the philosophical reasons behind them?	774 Posts 90 Topics	Last post by marnix in big = evil ? on February 13, 2010, 12:52:47 pm
Philosophy of Laughter and Comedy [PLC] "Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind" (Gilbert Seldes) Behind every laugh and joke lies a serious philosophical message. Come and explain what they are for you and why.	375 Posts 42 Topics	Last post by heavenswolf in Re: xkcd on February 16, 2010, 12:26:51 am

Science

Scientific Philosophy [SP] "The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn't misled you into thinking you know something you actually don't know." (Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) What is the scientific method, and why should it matter ? These things and more get discussed in here.	1163 Posts 147 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: the four-dimensional... on March 08, 2010, 09:31:25 pm
Physics [Ph] "All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial." (Ernest Rutherford) Discuss the latest findings in physics here.	284 Posts 38 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: crackpot index on March 01, 2010, 01:08:27 pm
Sociology and Anthropology [SA] "What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things." (Margaret Mead) The studies of society as a whole and their collective behaviour Moderator: Gamling	1022 Posts 135 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: middle class is a me... on March 01, 2010, 01:51:14 pm
Linguistics and Semantics [LS] "Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday" (Ludwig Wittgenstein) The philosophy of language and how we word and structure things.	677 Posts 80 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: word of the month on March 04, 2010, 08:47:21 pm
The Geo Club [TGC] "A bad earthquake at once destroys the oldest associations: the world, the very emblem of all that is solid, has moved beneath our feet like a crust over a fluid; one second of time has conveyed to the mind a strange idea of insecurity, which hours of reflection would never have created." (Charles Darwin) For people who love to be between a rock and a hard place.	256 Posts 44 Topics	Last post by marnix in Re: climate scepticism o... on February 08, 2010, 10:14:29 pm

Spirituality and Mind

Spirituality Chat [SC] "You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." (Clive Staples Lewis) Talk about anything spirituality related that doesn't fit in our other boards.	307 Posts 19 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: he who is without fa... on October 04, 2009, 10:07:20 pm
Religion [R] "Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever until the end of time... but he loves you." (George Carlin) Are you religious? Are you non-religious? Have a friendly discussion here.	1780 Posts 168 Topics	Last post by Greatest I am in Re: Is God Guilty of kil... on Yesterday at 03:07:50 pm
Sleeping, Dreaming and Lucid Dreaming [LD] "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." (Douglas Adams) Links between lucid dreaming and spirituality are well known and spirituality-inspired dreams are rather common. Talk about them here.	409 Posts 22 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: someone you know on Yesterday at 12:02:14 pm
Out of Body Experiences [OOBE] "If I ever had an out-of-body experience -- I'd try to come back to a different one." (Tom Wilson) This includes things like Astral Projection and Near-death experiences.	110 Posts 12 Topics	Last post by marnix in so where do OOEs really ... on October 14, 2009, 06:43:37 am
(Para)Psychology [P] "I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it." (Anon) For anything related to the mind and the way humans think.	654 Posts 75 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: am i the only one fi... on Today at 05:38:29 pm
“My Quest” [MQ] "Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal." (Jean-Paul Sartre) What do you aim for in life? Are you on a spiritual quest?	114 Posts 13 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: Just wanted to say h... on February 22, 2010, 09:01:58 pm

Miscellany

	The Open Pub [TOP] "When in doubt, go to the pub." (marnix) A "none-of-the-above" section for topics that don't fit elsewhere.	1023 Posts 48 Topics	Last post by KillaThon in Re: the left-handed scre... on Today at 06:32:38 pm
	The smoking room [TSR] "A closed mouth gathers no foot." (Anon) Sometimes things get a bit heated, the smoking room is where just about anything goes.	1570 Posts 105 Topics	Last post by Gamling in Re: What are you current... on Yesterday at 11:59:53 am

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