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I've been having a lot of doubts in my faith for the past few months. Not the kind that can be easily dismissed, but actual, relatively rational thoughts. I haven't really been able to talk to anyone about them, since no one in my family is a Christian and neither are any of my friends (online...

Both sides -- creationists and evolutionists -- got the chance to present their evidence in court. The evolutionists won, because if you examine creationist claims with the rigors of science, there is no evidence behind them; whereas there is plenty with evolution. Let me put it this way: if...

The US just voted against a worldwide ban on the gay death penalty Isn't it a wonderful world we live in?

I can't actually think of anything he's said that counts as nuanced since his presidential campaign began in 2015.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/09/us-nationwide-prison-strike-alabama-south-carolina-texas Personally, I think this is fantastic and long overdue. Slavery of any form is wrong, and that includes forced labor and paying people literally pennies a day because you can. I don't care...

As far as America is concerned, as long as you don't say the N word or call for the genocide of non-white people, you're not a racist. It must be extraordinarily bad for anyone to pay attention to notice, or of course, you're "not a racist". No racists actually seem to believe that they are...

""It is exactly right that in terms of who I am, I am a Christian first. I am an American second." -Ted Cruz, according to Snopes. According to a whole lot of conservatives, I hate America because I am a socialist. Well if anything, I'm much more pro-American than Ted Cruz. So... by...

“'Whoever Looks at a Woman With Lust': Misinterpreted Bible Passages #1" I don't know if this article is... uh, correct, but it is very interesting to read. Basically the author tries to argue that there's nothing wrong with inappropriate content, from a biblical perspective -- it's an argument I hadn't read...

I had an assessment for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) two weeks ago, and after a physical this coming Tuesday, a 12-lead EKG and some blood tests I'll be ready to get it. I really doubt anyone in this thread is gonna change my mind (I'm a very informed patient), but I'm interested in other...

It's one of my favorite things ever; it's an absurdly fantastic masterpiece. It is a Broadway hiphop musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton, the American founding father, detailing his life starting from how he was orphaned and in poverty in the Caribbean and ending with his death. The...

[source for poverty line] [source for maximum SSI disability payments] Why should people on disability -- people who can't work, and who don't have a choice but to live on disability -- live in abject poverty, almost $4,000 a year below the poverty line? The poverty line is so stingy to begin...

I dare you to go look up a country that is (1) a first world country and (2) a welfare state, and compare their quality of life statistics, the length of average life statistics, and happiness statistics to the United States... and find one example where they are less happy, live less time, or...

Take a look here: http://www.povertyliving.com/2013/01/how-to-live-off-social-security-income/ This guide suggests that you: - Move to somewhere where you can get $400/mo in rent (suggestions include Detroit, MI, Nicaragua and Costa Rica) -- because people on SSI can absolutely afford to move...

No scientists have been able to answer this question, proving that climate "science" is a sham.

I've been depressed for six years; I'm turning 21 on March 27, and I've been depressed since I was 14.75. It's not getting better, and it hasn't gotten better. Not really. Symptoms have come and gone, severity has risen and lowered -- to a point -- but in that time, I've never been really...

Oklahoma bill would make AP U.S. History history - CNN.com For some reason the same bill requires students to read three speeches of Reagan, as if American history has a whole lot to do with presidential speeches and not historical events. Part of moving forward as a country is to recognize...

Do we actually choose our decisions, or are they chosen for us? Is our "rational" thought shaped merely by genetics, biochemistry, personal experience and other aspects of neurology, or are we capable of coming up with thoughts "for ourselves"? What the heck does that even mean? What gives us...

Over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA” - The Washington Post Americans are actually this scientifically illiterate. It's scary just how ludicrous the anti-vaccine, anti-GMO crowd is in regards to current science, and how ignorant your typical...

Could sapient machines, aliens, or completely artificially-developed life possess a soul? If yes, is Jesus's sacrifice valid for them as entrance into heaven? Why or why not? In the context of this discussion, sapience refers to human-like intelligence. A sapient being is one who can understand...

I've got an idea that has literally occurred to no one before, because I'm just such an amazing genius with a direct line to God in the way that some have a direct line to the US President. Namely: how we should value truth over falsehood. To begin, I would posit that, if God is true (if (1) he...