I have been given the task of doing a 15 minute vignette on the above philosopher, showing how his idea helps students performance in the classroom today. I've been reading the book and instea...
Someone told me their parents died when they were 7 years old. I later asked how and I was told a car wreck. Very real life and believable. Then later they said it was suicide. This became les...
At the opening of this thread, the Title Question here is the subject of an off-topic debate in another thread.
I think the question should be aired in a separate thread, and certainly dese...
Theism - atheism
Why select one over the other?
Theism is the belief in a personal god. For example, G-d of the Hebrew bible is believed to be both simultaneously transcendent and i...
Something like 90% of all people will say that cloning of humans would be immoral.
Why?
Is it because of evil use to which the clones might be put? If so, is making a kitchen knife als...
these terms seems to be quite similar when using them in an arguement. Iim looking for a good definition to separate the two well.
I am of two minds. On the one hand, I do believe the parents should have the right to determine if her life should be prolonged, and I am not too sure that providing a person with food and wa...
I fell into a discussion with a guy who adamantly asserted that torture -- of any kind, for any reason -- is immoral and never justified. He mentioned the well-known "ticking bomb" scenario,...
How can you justify abortion? I mean just think about it. What if *you* were merely discarded at a whim? Give this a lot of thought and I want to hear from Pro-Life and Pro-Choice people. P...
Do muslims pray every day ?
and does it have to be in the church ..
Can we ever design a system that is similar to human brain.
What are the known impossibilities in this.
Limitations and roadblocks.
Please support your comments with reason
hi, i have a 3000 word essay to write on the paradox of the stone and could do with some ideas as i am a bit stuck!
Folks,
If you haven't seen "The Invention of Lying", I would advise you not to unless you enjoy being blind-sided with an absurd anti-religious rant while all the while thinking you'd come ...
I'm supertitious, free admission here, how about you, or one you know?
Can you identify some common superstitions, and whether you've actually observed anything about them? What are they?
...
What is it with @#$%&* MEN !?!?!?!?!
Got any examples for us?
What can be done with such 'animals' to get them to grow up to be decent mature adults ?!
Why is it that men think t...
This argument is based around the creation of the universe (hence cosmo from cosmos). This gives the argument great strength, as it originates around something which is (nigh-on) universally a...
I found proof of the Christian God, if anyone cares to research it.
This proof centers around a man, still alive, by the name of Duane Miller. Duane got the flu in 1990, and ended up losin...
Did someone, or group of people discover written or oral tradition's - story - around 137 AD or later... and did they decide to found a church, based on the moral teachings they discovered, or...
Hi all, this is my first P & R question, i was sat at home on my bedlast night when i went into a daze for about an hour just wondering:
How does our body work
Why is it so perfect
Is the...
what is really human motivation ?
About 10 years ago, I heard a song, or rather a "track" since it was mostly instrumental, by a group called Psychic TV for a film made by Derek Jarman. The song was called "Mylar Breeze" and i...
Hi Everyone;
I have a paradox in a relationship which I am trying to resolve. Basically, I have a very close girlfriend who tells me that she loves me everyday. In fact, she tell...
Yesterday I saw a photograph of an atom. And the first thought I had was:
This is not an atom.
Even though it was an atom that was behind the impression I looked at, it reminded me of ...
Is there any evidence about that Delilah was a Philistine woman on Bible?
Have you ever tried to insult a native nomad Zulu? tough job isn't it?...
Now seriously (or at least half-serious), to insult a person you need to hurt his warm ego feelings, now we have been...
