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    Christian flees Iraq, only to face more persecution in America.

    This is just sad. Has anyone in America thought to ask themselves if maybe it's wrong to just assume all Middle Easterners are dangerous Muslims? Could you imagine living in America, and having to constantly apologize for your race and explain that just because you're darker you're not a...
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    And how odd and pointless it must be

    How pointless it must be; The idea that here you are. You exist. You are placed here by God. A God who is in all places and fills all things. A God who loves you. And here, what does He want? This God? What does He get out of this? Here you are in this material realm. You're experiences are...
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    Talkshow panel about Childlessness

    They call it being childless, but they kinda cover the topic of being childfree too. It's a pretty interesting panel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Wm3UHxNJ0
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    OT Orthodoxy and Futurists

    I was watching Niel Degrass Tyson do a talk with two futurists, something I'm somewhat familiar with. Anyway, every time I listen to futurists talk, the biggest thing that always hits me is, all the new ethical implications of exponentially increasing technology. They're saying we'll have, what...
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    I want to go to mars so bad right now...

    Seriously, I could listen to Niel Degrass Tyson all day long and then some. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEYMAN7V6_0&feature=endscreen&NR=1 Why.... why do I have to wait. btw, Niel Degrass Tyson is going to redo Cosmos, Carl Sagan's show. It'll be on Fox.
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    The Jesus Prayer in English, to change the wording?

    Quick disclaimer; this is more of a philosophical thought on the topic of how The Jesus' Prayer is worded in English. In this post I attempt to prove that the way the prayer is worded can obscure what the prayer actually means and thus cause people to be mislead by it. I will being by breaking...
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    Does marriage have no value for you?

    Saw this video about a young woman talking about why she has lived with her BF for the past 14 years without ever marrying him or having any kids. search youtube: Athene & Tania IRL - 14yrs, no marriage, no kids I can't link to he video because she uses language to communicate instead of...
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    Premaritial sex is good for you?

    This is an opinion piece from the Guardian which I thought was interesting. I think it makes a nice argument. Original
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    We're going to war with Iran

    We're going to war with Iran. It's a matter of time and inevitability at this point. Btw, when we talk about who does and doesn't want to go to war with Iran, it's the ultra right-wing governments of the US & Israel that want war. It's the defense contractors that want war. But among the...
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    Something that worries me about religious fundamentalism today

    I'm concerned about the state of growing religious fundamentalism in our society today. It's hard to express in my own words, but Neil Tyson says it best. (Start at 27:25) Neil Tyson presentation about intelligent design - YouTube Btw, when I was typing in tags for this thread, CF suggested to...
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    Obama cought drunk? This is fun

    Just a funny game people are passing around that I just wanted to share. Thought maybe some people here would think it was fun to play too. Just a silly 'lil drunken Obama.
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    Care to see Obama when he's wasted?

    I found a fun game online, where you get to play around with a drunken Obama. The goal is to take him home... but it's not like you have to. Thought maybe some people here would think it was fun to play too.
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    Aurora massacre could've been prevented with more guns

    Bloomberg calls Gohmert "nonsensical" - YouTube So the other day I heard congressman Louis Gohmert talking about how the Aurora Col. shooting could've been prevented if most of the other theater goers had also had guns on them. The logic being that after this individual had thrown that fog...
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    Is charitable giving sinful, bad?

    Is giving money directly to those whom you find begging on street corners a sinful thing? And if someone were to beg on a street corner, and receive some charity, what do you think they would do with that money? Save or spend? Would Jesus Watch Fox News? - YouTube
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    True hopelessness?

    We tell people they can make it if they try. What do you do when someone is convinced they will remain homeless forever, no matter what they do. Indonesia's 'invisible people' marginalised - YouTube
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    Dan Aykroyd, a professor on UFO's?

    So this is a fascinating interview with, Dan Aykroyd, of all people. Apparently he is pretty well versed on the subject. Dan Aykroyd | Unplugged on Ufos - YouTube
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    New $500 VR Headset Play Doom 3 BFG 180° FoV

    Anyone into being in the games you play? John Carmack is pushing a new VR head mounted display which offers a 180° FoV experience and costs just $500, less than any other VR headset currently on the market.
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    Do you guys like Monstercat?

    So there's a new Monstercat album out, any dubstep fans here? IMO, it's an awesome sounding mix, been enjoying it for a few days now. There's a quick review of the album on this site, Here's a highlight, Tut Tut Child-Maelstrom [Monstercat 007] - YouTube
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    New action-figure to play with, makes animation easier

    Discovered a pretty cool new gadget coming out from Japan. It's basically a mannequin, with motion sensors that send a wireless signal to your computer to animate CG characters in real-time. Basically you can use it to set all kinds of poses for your character on various keyframes. Pretty cool...
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    Why do women like old guys?

    So in case you haven't noticed. Almost always, between couples, married or engaged, or just dating... he's usually older. I'm not sure what it is about women where they seem to want to date older men. I get more attention for women younger than me than older. I really don't get this. Ladies...