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Why are human beings not immortal?
Thread Starter: barts
When I ask, "Why are human beings not immortal?", I use the word "immortal" to mean not dying from old age or disease. Even if old
Last Post By: barts 18th May 2013, 09:29 AM

Science and engineering challenge.
Thread Starter: barts
First, is it even possible to build a self-contained machine that could acquire its own energy, and reproduce itself from raw materials, as living things
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Are US colleges a rip off?
Thread Starter: barts
Brett Arends, in the Wall Street Journal, writes in Dear Class of ’13: You’ve been scammed,

So why does a college degree cost
Last Post By: barts 18th May 2013, 10:22 AM

A Theologically Consistant Answer to an Atheist's Question
Thread Starter: hensatri
I have delivered this challenge to numerous audiences and readerships, and never received an answer that was coherent or satisfying. I don’t mean satisfying
Last Post By: Questatement 18th May 2013, 08:53 AM

N.Z. Budget 2013: Nanny statism or not?
Thread Starter: SoylentGreen
Our latest budget just came out and what do you think? Is this nannyism or is it the kind of things government should be trying to do?

Last Post By: Charlatan 18th May 2013, 07:16 AM
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The unknowable god and the believers who know it

But of course, a lot of cult leaders, whether by intentional misrepresentation or a statement of their beliefs about themselves, tell their followers
steve_d 18th May 2013, 10:30 AM

Government profits by $51 billion from student loans.

Let's add some fuel to this fire. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the US government will make $51 billion in profit this year from the student
barts 18th May 2013, 10:22 AM

STUDY: Weak men tend to be Left Wing, strong men Right Wing

I think there is a fundamental bias in this study which seems to imply that higher upper body strength is somehow superior. In our modern world, that
The Black Ghost 18th May 2013, 09:49 AM

The unknowable god and the believers who know it

To conclude Jesus was actually the son of Yahweh is still a subjective conclusion. Many people have profound changes in outlook and for many reasons.
BlackSheep 18th May 2013, 09:46 AM

Why are human beings not immortal?

When I ask, "Why are human beings not immortal?", I use the word "immortal" to mean not dying from old age or disease. Even if old
barts 18th May 2013, 09:29 AM
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The unknowable god and the believers who know it
Thread Starter: xx_mortekai_xx
I frequently hear believers claim that their god is unknowable, or beyond our knowledge or beyond our understanding. this confuses me, because they seem to know all kinds of things about that very...
Last Post By: steve_d 18th May 2013, 10:30 AM

Are US colleges a rip off?
Thread Starter: barts
Brett Arends, in the Wall Street Journal, writes in Dear Class of ’13: You’ve been scammed, So why does a college degree cost so much? Maybe one reason is that colleges are more resorts these...
Last Post By: barts 18th May 2013, 10:22 AM

STUDY: Weak men tend to be Left Wing, strong men Right Wing
Thread Starter: barts
According to a story in the British paper Mail Online, Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views, a scientific study found that, What should be made,...
Last Post By: The Black Ghost 18th May 2013, 09:49 AM

Should the TrackingPoint rifle be a banned weapon?
Thread Starter: barts
Notwithstanding the 2nd Amendment in the US, some types of firearms are banned in some jurisdictions. Should the TrackingPoint rifle be on the list of banned weapons?
Last Post By: The Black Ghost 18th May 2013, 09:06 AM

Science and engineering challenge.
Thread Starter: barts
First, is it even possible to build a self-contained machine that could acquire its own energy, and reproduce itself from raw materials, as living things do? And, if possible how would it be done? ...
Last Post By: barts 18th May 2013, 08:33 AM
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Epilesy and seizures.

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Richard Feynman - The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out

In this candid interview Feynman touches on a wide array of topics from the beauty of nature to particle physics. He explains things that are hard to grasp in layman's terms much like Carl Sagan did...
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A Canaanite woman’s faith

Matthew 15:21-28 describes an encounter between Jesus and a Canaanite woman.

Why did this woman have such faith even though she wasn’t an Israelite? The Bible doesn’t tell us. However I have...
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Nonsheepness is a word.

Nonsheepness is a word.

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