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Here are some points that brought about a new found respect in my mind for Pyrrhonism and overturned a few misconceptions I had about the whole deal : 1. Pyrrhonian Skeptics, unlike the dogmatic skeptics, DO NOT claim that knowledge is impossible. 2. They do not call off continued inquiry...

Obamacare is often criticized as being overly complicated. Despite my disapproval of the extreme hyperbole and doom and gloom predictions in the air lately I still agree there is good reason for such criticism. I have a solution - Medicare for all. That would be magnitudes less complicated...

I was surprised by some of the things Republican senators were willing to admit to here. McCain really went strong with his attacks on the Tea Party wing of his own party :So did Republicans gain anything by forcing the showdown? "No," Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) said flatly. "I think the...

Supposing people see a child all of a sudden fall into a well – they all have a heart-mind that is shocked and sympathetic. It is not for the sake of being on good terms with the child’s parents, and it is not for the sake of winning praise for neighbors and friends, nor is it...

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." -John 4:24 The thread seeking a definition for God got me thinking about this. What exactly is spirit? When one states that a specific being like an angel is a spirit what does that mean? What does it mean to say...

Personally I seem to have two major philosophical personalties or poles: 1. Rationalist-secularist-materialist-scientistic-atheist/agnostic Influences including the likes of Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, Freud, Stephen Hawking.. 2. Mystic-esoteric-occultist. Influences including the likes of...

Ahmed Dogan, leader of a liberal party which represents the Turkish minority in Bulgaria, survived the astonishing assassination attempt while giving a speech at a conference in the capital Sofia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il1XYGL8jWA&NR=1 Comments? I wonder why they didn't get some...

In a book I was reading yesterday the author was discussing the theories of the sociologist G. Rattray Taylor. He claimed that societies constantly swing back and forth from matrist periods, in which motherly love dominates, and patrist periods. He considers the following things to be...

In traditional society, belonging to the tribe was bio-security; exile was terror, and real threat of death. In modern society, having tickets (money) is bio-security; having the tickets withdrawn is terror. Welfare-ism, socialism, totalitarianism, etc. represent attempts in varying degrees of...

The abolition of Suffering. It it an ethical goal or a dangerous idea?Abolitionism is the bioethical school and movement that endorses the use of biotechnology to maximize happiness and eliminate suffering. “Abolition” is used for the name of this movement, in the context of...

Currently I have a friend who has problems with addiction to vicodin, pod tea, and kratom. I was thinking of suggesting Methadone treatment but I'm not sure if it's appropriate. I know it worked for me but I was doing a lot of heroin at the time so the decision was more obvious. If he...

How effective was the last one? Did it make a noticeable impact on homicide numbers or on other crime statistics? Did the number of homicides increase or decrease after It's repeal?

In the latest salvo in the ongoing class warfare against the working class Gov. Snyder came out in support of implementing Right To Work [for less] legislation in Michigan. I saw a recent interview with him and it was disgusting. The person interviewing him noted that he never ran on a...

Thought this was an interesting article. Can we find technological or pharmacological means of bringing the brain to the same state or is this something that will stay the hard earned result of difficult meditative work. I'm lazy and hoping we get the short cut route.^_^ Scientists Declare...

Do people feel that there are proper rules of moral behavior that one should follow when in a lucid dream state or is it more a realm where anything goes and you can forget morality all together? When I first started having lucid dreams on a regular basis , back when I was a teen, I mostly...

Sign a petition to stop the destruction of this site Petition | President Hamid Karzai: Prevent destruction of ancient site of Mes Aynak & the environmental damage | Change.org Mes Aynak ("little copper well") is a site 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, located in a barren...

I don't see this too often. The adherents of both major parties do their best to white wash any and every problem on their side. Here a Republican, Col Lawarence Wilkerson, attacks the racism he finds so distressingly prevalent in his own party. This comment was prompted in part by John...

What do people make of the idea? It doesn't seem too common here in the West but in China it's not uncommon for people to honor "the three teachings" of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism for example. More recently you might see Chinese Christians who also embrace Confucian philosophy and...

I have a question for Romney supporters. You see conservative Romney debating moderate Romney in this video right? Which persona best represents his true values? Will you get conservative Romney or moderate Romney if he is elected? Mitt Romney debates himself, round 2 - YouTube I had...

I was just listening to the debate tonight and I heard Romney questioned by the moderator about the drone strike issue. Romney came out clearly in support of Obama's policy in that regard. I thought for sure he would at least make an exception for the killing of US citizens via drone strikes...