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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. |
372 Posts 20 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: Introduce Yourself! on June 20, 2009, 06:42:00 am |
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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. |
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Last post by marnix in Re: the maverick shoutbo... on July 01, 2009, 11:37:22 am |
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Resources [Rs] A motley collection of "nice to know" links. |
229 Posts 18 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: Comments on 'contrib... on Yesterday at 04:45:19 pm |
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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! |
360 Posts 30 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: meaning and purpose on June 19, 2009, 10:03:13 pm |
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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. |
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Last post by drifterz in Re: call for more new to... on June 27, 2009, 10:20:11 pm |
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Philosophy Chat [PC] "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) General chat about philosophy that doesn't fit anywhere better |
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Last post by coberst in Re: Can’t we just hold i... on Yesterday at 10:29:44 am |
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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? |
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Last post by marnix in Re: Explaining our exist... on July 01, 2009, 06:01:44 am |
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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'? |
286 Posts 29 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: rainbows on June 20, 2009, 08:17:46 pm |
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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 |
585 Posts 73 Topics |
Last post by MC in Re: fascism / communism on July 01, 2009, 10:48:15 pm |
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Law [L] "Summum ius summa iniuria. [More law, less justice]" (Cicero) Discuss the philosophical implications of recent laws. |
334 Posts 34 Topics |
Last post by Obviously in Re: downloading on June 29, 2009, 11:31:07 am |
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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? |
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Last post by marnix in Re: 10 stupidest utopias on June 21, 2009, 09:59:19 pm |
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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 |
249 Posts 26 Topics |
Last post by MC in Re: is ignorance bliss ? on June 24, 2009, 01:29:00 am |
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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? |
720 Posts 82 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: forum ethics #7 : t... on June 30, 2009, 04:43:08 pm |
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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. |
277 Posts 35 Topics |
Last post by Gamling in Re: nice chat on June 29, 2009, 12:42:03 pm |
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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. |
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Last post by marnix in Re: Have you ever doubte... on Yesterday at 04:49:27 pm |
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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. |
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Last post by Gamling in Re: life and entropy on May 12, 2009, 01:04:18 pm |
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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 |
750 Posts 107 Topics |
Last post by marnix in the accumulation of prop... on June 30, 2009, 06:42:57 am |
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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. |
510 Posts 63 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: word of the month on Yesterday at 11:48:35 pm |
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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. |
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Last post by marnix in Re: you may be a geologi... on June 24, 2009, 09:33:05 pm |
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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. |
291 Posts 19 Topics |
Last post by Gamling in Re: The 5th element - Qu... on April 06, 2009, 12:55:56 pm |
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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. |
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Last post by marnix in Re: Should Britain Ban T... on Yesterday at 04:50:55 pm |
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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. |
278 Posts 19 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: dream catcher on June 26, 2009, 07:52:27 pm |
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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. |
109 Posts 11 Topics |
Last post by Gamling in Re: how does it feel to ... on March 19, 2009, 08:29:55 am |
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(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. |
425 Posts 61 Topics |
Last post by marnix in brains on the edge of ch... on June 29, 2009, 04:21:24 pm |
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“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? |
92 Posts 11 Topics |
Last post by Gamling in Re: who's your hero ? on April 13, 2009, 09:17:42 pm |
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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. |
699 Posts 33 Topics |
Last post by marnix in Re: just some random inf... on July 01, 2009, 09:14:45 pm |
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