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Sticky: What would you like to see from Philosophy? 07-06-2018 07 Jun 2018 18:59 Replies: 9
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Does morality exist when no one has emotions? 02-10-2014 02 Oct 2014 18:30 Replies: 15
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Is there any ethical or moral defence for funding reseach on life after death? (Pgs: 1 2) 25-09-2014 25 Sep 2014 5:03 Replies: 27
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Do religion and faith create anti-intellectuallism? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 24-09-2014 24 Sep 2014 10:33 Replies: 47
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Is it ever ok to physically strike someone? (Pgs: 1 2) 17-09-2014 17 Sep 2014 22:26 Replies: 23
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'Beauty is a state of mind' (Pgs: 1 2 3) 16-09-2014 16 Sep 2014 22:13 Replies: 50
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Why do humans always seek to worship other humans? 13-09-2014 13 Sep 2014 23:29 Replies: 9
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They who need a reason to live, have no reason to live - Do you agree? (Pgs: 1 2) 13-09-2014 13 Sep 2014 21:00 Replies: 23
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Vegetarians - Eat a chicken to save a chicken (Pgs: 1 2 3) 27-08-2014 27 Aug 2014 8:46 Replies: 54
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Why should we care, we're all going to hell anyway? 23-08-2014 23 Aug 2014 23:50 Replies: 10
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0.99999 recurring does not equal 1 (Pgs: 1 2 3) 22-08-2014 22 Aug 2014 17:14 Replies: 52
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Is the glass half full or half empty? (Pgs: 1 2) 19-08-2014 19 Aug 2014 17:13 Replies: 37
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Can you derive and ought from an is? 08-08-2014 08 Aug 2014 11:19 Replies: 2
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Essential philosophy literature? 07-08-2014 07 Aug 2014 21:21 Replies: 2
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What are the first thoughts you can remember? 02-08-2014 02 Aug 2014 16:32 Replies: 13
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Poll: Would you: save the last female lion in the world or a loved one? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 01-08-2014 01 Aug 2014 12:47 Replies: 63
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Is music evil? 31-07-2014 31 Jul 2014 16:44 Replies: 2
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Poll: The Tunnel Problem - What would you do? (Pgs: 1 2) 29-07-2014 29 Jul 2014 9:58 Replies: 23
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Is evilness inherent? 25-07-2014 25 Jul 2014 13:37 Replies: 6
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An interesting Philosophical debate question 23-07-2014 23 Jul 2014 23:19 Replies: 14
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If people lived forever, would a god be needed? 12-07-2014 12 Jul 2014 22:07 Replies: 15
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Nietzsche and Freud are the worst thinkers ever (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 28-06-2014 28 Jun 2014 20:25 Replies: 62
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Philosophy Reading List 24-06-2014 24 Jun 2014 19:42 Replies: 11
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Why Did People Believe Freudian Psychology? (Pgs: 1 2) 20-06-2014 20 Jun 2014 17:12 Replies: 21
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Do we have innate knowledge? (Pgs: 1 2) 19-06-2014 19 Jun 2014 16:27 Replies: 24
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God would be the only thing that could bring everything and everyone together 10-06-2014 10 Jun 2014 21:56 Replies: 6
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Are we nowadays more interest in pleasure than in truth? 27-05-2014 27 May 2014 12:03 Replies: 7
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If a tree falls in the wood..... (Pgs: 1 2) 21-05-2014 21 May 2014 20:35 Replies: 32
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The absurd 16-05-2014 16 May 2014 16:15 Replies: 2
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What happens when we die ? views on Life after Death (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 14-05-2014 14 May 2014 0:44 Replies: 79
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Coincidence and luck (Pgs: 1 2) 10-05-2014 10 May 2014 16:18 Replies: 22
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Gay views on decriminalising/Legalising cannabis. 06-05-2014 06 May 2014 13:55 Replies: 18
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What is socialism and communism in VERY simple terms? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 29-04-2014 29 Apr 2014 13:52 Replies: 143
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Free market utilitarianism. 28-04-2014 28 Apr 2014 22:33 Replies: 16
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Can we live forever? 25-04-2014 25 Apr 2014 10:08 Replies: 18
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How did the universe come to exist? (Pgs: 1 2) 24-04-2014 24 Apr 2014 19:47 Replies: 22
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Is consciousness innate or a social product? (Pgs: 1 2) 23-04-2014 23 Apr 2014 13:26 Replies: 23
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Poll: Philosophy - The Bridge Between Science and Religion? 21-04-2014 21 Apr 2014 16:00 Replies: 19
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What makes your life meaningful? What would you consider a successful life? (Pgs: 1 2) 21-04-2014 21 Apr 2014 3:03 Replies: 20
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The Gandalf argument against capital punishment 19-04-2014 19 Apr 2014 7:42 Replies: 16
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What do we think of Nihilism? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 19-04-2014 19 Apr 2014 7:38 Replies: 57
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difference between transgender and Paraphilic infantilism (big baby syndrome)? 16-04-2014 16 Apr 2014 11:29 Replies: 2
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Free Will thought experiment 13-04-2014 13 Apr 2014 14:49 Replies: 14
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Poll: Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 12-04-2014 12 Apr 2014 1:16 Replies: 41
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Q and A with theoretical physicist Michio Kaku 08-04-2014 08 Apr 2014 1:19 Replies: 0
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What is outside this Universe? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 07-04-2014 07 Apr 2014 11:48 Replies: 58
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Philosophy of time 06-04-2014 06 Apr 2014 19:58 Replies: 0
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Are we time itself? or does time happen around us? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 05-04-2014 05 Apr 2014 17:18 Replies: 97
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Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 01-04-2014 01 Apr 2014 20:00 Replies: 50
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What is the meaning of Life? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 31-03-2014 31 Mar 2014 19:06 Replies: 80
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How Significant Are You? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 29-03-2014 29 Mar 2014 16:52 Replies: 55
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What makes us, us? 29-03-2014 29 Mar 2014 16:51 Replies: 19
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What is your interpretation of this quote by Bertrand Russell? 28-03-2014 28 Mar 2014 16:10 Replies: 12
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Why does Hitchens get such hero worship? 15-03-2014 15 Mar 2014 18:20 Replies: 15
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What separates drug induced "happyness" to so called real happiness? 13-03-2014 13 Mar 2014 10:25 Replies: 16
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Was Schopenhauer a misogynist? 09-03-2014 09 Mar 2014 11:37 Replies: 6
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All knowledge is power? 08-03-2014 08 Mar 2014 12:51 Replies: 10
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"The only thing that matters in life is being important." (Pgs: 1 2) 24-02-2014 24 Feb 2014 12:27 Replies: 23
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Moral absolutism (Pgs: 1 2) 22-02-2014 22 Feb 2014 16:52 Replies: 39
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Do humans have free will? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 22-02-2014 22 Feb 2014 1:14 Replies: 53
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Universe, why must you be so complicated for my diminutive brain? 17-02-2014 17 Feb 2014 7:33 Replies: 9
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Is science an absolute truth? What does a 'scientific theory' literally mean? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 15-02-2014 15 Feb 2014 20:10 Replies: 132
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Karl Popper - The most overrated thinker of the 20th century 14-02-2014 14 Feb 2014 17:30 Replies: 5
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Humans and sex 14-02-2014 14 Feb 2014 17:07 Replies: 15
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Vegetarians/Vegans: How would you respond to the classic food chain argument? (Pgs: 1 2) 08-02-2014 08 Feb 2014 22:17 Replies: 20
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can the universe come from nothing? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 08-02-2014 08 Feb 2014 17:22 Replies: 106
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What are the best philosophical arguments for God's existence? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 05-02-2014 05 Feb 2014 22:25 Replies: 42
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Anti-Life 04-02-2014 04 Feb 2014 7:28 Replies: 1
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should humans act solely on emotion and not logic? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 03-02-2014 03 Feb 2014 14:39 Replies: 59
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Gather here, nihilists! (Pgs: 1 2) 29-01-2014 29 Jan 2014 8:47 Replies: 34
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The law is reason free from passion 28-01-2014 28 Jan 2014 21:29 Replies: 10
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Alone in the universe (Pgs: 1 2) 28-01-2014 28 Jan 2014 15:30 Replies: 25
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Life After Death (Pgs: 1 2) 26-01-2014 26 Jan 2014 11:24 Replies: 29
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Post arguments against vegetarianism/veganism, please! (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 25-01-2014 25 Jan 2014 17:11 Replies: 315
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Teaching prescriptivism 25-01-2014 25 Jan 2014 12:53 Replies: 8
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Is hedonism selfish by definition? 21-01-2014 21 Jan 2014 8:23 Replies: 3
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Is abortion okay??????? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 19-01-2014 19 Jan 2014 23:56 Replies: 87
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Where does cruelty come from? 19-01-2014 19 Jan 2014 20:34 Replies: 9
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Under what circumstances is it acceptable to continue torture and child rape? 17-01-2014 17 Jan 2014 20:17 Replies: 9
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Truth is an illusion 13-01-2014 13 Jan 2014 9:07 Replies: 11
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Definition of Love Debate (Pgs: 1 2 3) 12-01-2014 12 Jan 2014 17:34 Replies: 44
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