I find this interesting, my brother in-law who is an American jokes that I would be talking German if America didn't come into the Second World War and save all our behinds. The British that i...
If you had the option to enter into a virtual world where you could have everything you wanted to have in a completely realistic setting, with a few minor trials and tribulations to keep you i...
In early 70-th, Club of Rome suggested a theory of global equilibrium, according to that (quote)
Population and capital are the only quantities that need be constant in the equilibrium stat...
We see in Genesis 17:5 that God renamed Abram (exalted father) to Abraham (father of many).
From there on, I find no further mention of Abram. It appears that he accepts the new name, as doe...
Ethics versus Morals:
A) What's the difference? Is there a difference? Most dictionaries define the two terms as basically synonymous, and yet I perceive a difference in their connotations.
...
Well, for those familiar with Philosophy of Science it would not strike as a surprise to hear that there's currently no established demarcation criterion for separating the scientific from the...
What are your thoughts on gender equality in sports?
Separate but equal?? How come we have seperate leagues for men and women?
Why do we accept that? For example, the NBA and WNBA...
I'm ...
The correct answer is probably that a person should go to all family funerals. It is easy to say, do what you want and do not worry about what other people think or say. Then again there may b...
From the Art Renewal Center ( http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2005/abstract/ross1.asp )...
"Just because something causes you to have a feeling of aesthetic beauty does not make it a wor...
I was at a library yesterday and I ended up reading about suicide. It made me wonder, about arguments against commiting suicide.
So here's the (hypothetical) deal: pretend that I am a suic...
What Language did Adam and Eve speak?
What language, if any, did Adam have before Eve?
Did they communicate?
Compare and contrast these two:
Religious Beliefs --and-- Superstition.
For instance:
Superstition:
If you break a mirror, you'll have seven years of bad luck.
Religion:
If...
try to think of these first before starting to explain who's god? what is god? how do you define him? and everything....
First think who brought the God concept, why do these people say there...
What i am looking at is already done research in this field.
Pros and Cons
I find the lyrics of this new song by "The Killers" to be rich and deep -- and religious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_ygkK__Ak
Official website:
http://www.islandrecords.com/s...
The Quran is considered by some to be perfect and that it is proof that it is from God. Are there any internal inconsistencies with its parts or any external inconsistencies claiming somethin...
Hi
I am reading a book about ethics in IT as I am an IT system administrator without any previous knowledge in philosophy, I checked books and the Internet to find a simple definition and som...
The following quote is from another P&R thread:
I'm assuming this is true and I find it extremely interesting.
So my question is:
Can someone explain this ease of reading the Qura...
Does Schrödinger's cat experement make sense for you and why?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat
Ok, follow my reasoning:
Let us kind of quote this three christian axioms:
1) God is omnipresent. That means he is everywhere.
2) God existed prior to anything, and created everything.
3...
Aristotle thinks that the purpose of living morally is to attain the final cause of a human life(living-well), while Mill thinks that living a moral life involves living for the happiness of h...
I'm reading a fantastic book by Bill Bryson titled
A short History of Nearly Everything
http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/076790818X
One section is about a ...
According to judaism and islamic view, the christian religion is a polytheist religion due to its belief on God split into 3 parts.
Give me your opinion
thanks
there's a verse in the new testment that Jesus says "brother will go against brother", "father against son", or something like that.
The point is
a. you have to follow Jesus fully
b. if ...
