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Recent content by NaCl

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    Runaway Trolley, what do you do?

    I don't think human lives are something that can be represented mathematically, from a "which is worth more" standpoint. I would just yell at the guys on the tracks to get out of the way.
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    Why should people be happy?

    I suppose I could add another question to that: Why is it important for people to be productive and/or harmless?
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    Free Will

    It's not that he couldn't, it's just that he wouldn't.
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    blasphemy laws

    I say just reform things in the US (like establishing energy independence) so that we don't have to worry about protests and turmoil in the middle east. Let them scream and not be heard.
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    Why should people be happy?

    Title basically says it all. Why should people be happy as opposed to unhappy? Why is happiness important?
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    Debate/Proof?

    How does the concept of logic exist? Why does it necessarily have to exist?
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    impossible paradoxes of faith

    How would people know that they would go to hell? Is God's logic necessarily your logic?
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    A very shocking treatise : 40 ways we have messed up the next generation of Americans

    Most of the poor students I see out there aren't preoccupied with religion, but are obsessed with drugs/parties/etc. Not to mention that the whole creationism/evolution debate is a very, very small part of the entire school curriculum. In addition, science topics aren't necessarily the most...
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    Creationism is Inappropriate for Children

    It seems now that some people are trying to equate science with morality. Just as most conservative/religious parents try to bring their children up in what they see as a moral lifestyle, nowadays secular parents worry about children being raised in un-secular enviornments. The difference...
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    Is race taken too seriously?

    From my point of view, skin color as opposed to other physical traits is given too much attention in today's society. Making racist jokes, or even making comments that sound racist will get one blasted and criticized by most of the public. At the same time making comments about other physical...
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    Can decisions be made using logic alone?

    I personally don't think logic can be applied to every situation that arises, but what do you think?
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    I wan't to avoid going to hell, how do I do that?

    God =/= Human parents. Anyway, an atheist would not go to heaven (unless he/she had a good reason, like never having known about God/Jesus). Part of having belief in God is sacrificing intellectual pride. The thought of believing in something that we cannot observe using the five senses is...
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    Doing good "out of kindness"

    Just to be clear, this thread is directed towards both atheists and theists. So I hear some people say that they are generous out of the "good inside of them", not to get some sort of reward. However, I see a problem in their idea. Imagine giving a beggar some money. One would expect some...
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    Protestantism vs Orthodoxy?

    I was wondering if someone from this subforum could explain the main differences between Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy. What part(s) of Protestant doctrine would a member of the EO church find to be wrong?
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    Diversity among Atheists?

    I think this would have something to do with atheists being associated with the "intellectual elite", which has been predominately white and male. In addition you don't see as many minorities or women as scientists (or at least more outspoken ones), who also tend to have a leaning towards...