sevenblu said: Not true at all. The bodies of children are not yet ready for sexual intercourse, & they can be seriously (physically) harmed if...
I think we can take it for granted that "Proud Muslim" s a Zionist agitator. Not many real, non-terrorist Palestinians would drag their cause so...
Zarkov has referred to Hitler on other forums as "just a patriot". His hatred of Einstein has more to do with Einstein's Jewishness than his theories.
From a political analysis piece on the same-sex marriage debate in BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3519179.stm): But Mr...
Max Tegmark's recent publications on the Multiverse (Levels 1 to 4) have attracted some controversy. In my "local" science forum, the following...
I don't know much about Xev except for the fact that she did a lot of "cussing" in the Gay Rights thread. The use of inflammatory language of that...
"Meaning" has no meaning except in the context of "cognition". Since it's unlikely that any two observers perceive the world in exactly the same way,...
The crux of the matter, in this thread, is that heterosexual couples have the legal right to marry, & homosexual couples don't. If that anomaly were...
I wouldn't go so far as to say the internet is ruining my life, but I definitely think it's a distraction that eats too much time that could be used...
Did Hume himself believe that there really are such things as "laws of nature", Heretic? I've only read bits of him, many years ago.
Today's mainstream religions tend to be slaves to the "selfish gene", only favouring relationships that advance the interests of reproduction of the...
<I>The government has no right to control the behavior of its constituents so long as they don't violate the basic libertarian code.</I> I would...
Just thought I'd post this passage from a longer post I've made on this theme, in another forum.... ...Firstly there is a basic matter of...
"he believed in rationalism" Not at all. Hitler was very scathing about rational thought - he placed the emotions & the "will" far above reason....
"Are you asking if it should be programmed with instincts for beauty?" To some extent, spidergoat. Human beings are to a large extent products of...
"And all that glorious wonder and escapism would be neatly crammed into an Xbox so that these superhumans could continue living the world from an...
If you are going to bother trying to develop a "universal" legal system - one that is functional for the whole society, not just "most" people - then...
"I don't think any of us can deny the sheer intellectual capability of the Nazi party, Goebells, Himmler, Goering, etc" There was nothing even...
The "perfection" of mathematics is merely the discipline of consistent logic. Mathematics is a cognitive tool characterised by very fine attention to...
Hehe, I remember Yes's "Close to the Edge". It was atmospheric & quite adventurous pop-rock for its time. Don't think I'd be able to take it...
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