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"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." What do you think of this idea?

You have no idea where camels really come from! This is a video about how a tiny fragment of bone, closely examined with modern technology, added understanding to biology and paleontology. Certainly, it is a story about how camels evolved and migrated, but it is also a story of how science...

Somebody or other, (I forget who.), once said, ""No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." Well, of course, true or not, that was a silly thing to say. I have a...

“Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.” --- Luke 6:30 NIV I am especially interested in how Christians understand and interpret this. I don't think I have ever seen it mentioned in these forums. :confused:

If Christianity is true then God is going to accept his favorites into eternal bliss, and the rest are going to be justly condemned to torment. Since God is omniscient and benevolent this must be the best possible state of affairs. And if suffering is good for the soul, as some Christians...

I have a question: I am told that Jesus said, "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou...

Crystal Cabinet “The world of things entered your infant mind To populate that crystal cabinet. Within its walls the strangest partners met, And things turned thoughts did propagate their kind. For, once within, corporeal fact could find A spirit. Fact and you in mutual debt Built there...

Has anyone read "A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam", by Karen Armstrong? It would make for an interesting discussion, but, as a matter of simple courtesy, please state whether or not you have read it before you post. :wave:

"A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as greed, both dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity...

"A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as greed, both dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity...

I just watched a remarkable video. It was apparently first shown on the PBS program, Nova. It is called “Ape Genius”, and it explores the differences between the minds of humans, chimps and bonobos. (You can get a copy at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/ ) One passage...

... and men have lost their reason. Well it seems like the analysts did a cost/benefit/risk analysis of the reactors in Japan. They considered a once a century earthquake, and they considered a once a century tsunami, and they decided that if either of those things happened the damage would...

I would like to discuss this video: FORA.tv There are various topics of interest in this video, which touches on how the human mind works, how it is the same, and how it is different from other primates, and even sheds some light on the subject of free will. Please! Watch the video before...

If Adam did not know the difference between good and evil until he ate the forbidden fruit, then, clearly he couldn't tell right from wrong. The McNaughton rule states, ``...it must be clearly proved that, at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of...

Why couldn't God just be very powerful and very knowing? If he were not omnipotent and omniscient it would explain much that believers dismiss as unfathomably mysterious. For instance, not being omniscient, maybe God would create the universe just to see how it turns out. Certainly the idea...

Tell me it's all a hoax after watching this: Extreme Ice | NOVA | PBS Video :wave:

AV1611VET, dad, juvinissun, Mesach, Agonaces of Susa, and anyone else who thinks evolution is wrong or meaningless, watch this: What Darwin Never Knew | NOVA | PBS Video Then come back here, and post your comments. :wave:

Let us suppose a scientist discovers a cure for cancer. Does he have an obligation to publish it? How about if the same technology that provides the cure could be used to turn cancer into a highly contagious disease? Should the scientist publish anyway? :confused:

“The larger the mob, the harder the test. In small areas, before small electorates, a first-rate man occasionally fights his way through, carrying even the mob with him by force of his personality. But when the field is nationwide, and the fight must be waged chiefly at second and third...

How do you react to this little tid-bit? "Woman Arrested at McCain Event for "McCain=Bush" Sign" Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2008. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/90700/?comments=view&cID=949123&pID=948780#c949123 Do you think Obama should...