In Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Catherine is speaking to her childhood nurse, Nelly. Catherine tells Nelly that if she were in heaven she would be miserable.
“I dreamt once that I was there……heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back...
I want to stay away from discussions rooted in legalities or practicalities concerning drug use, and of course please refrain from disclosing any personal discretions that would violate forum rules. I’m more interested in people’s core feelings regarding the subject of altering ones...
When participating here on RF Im able to use the fact that its essentially other people asking the question to free me up to think far more critically about the potential answer than if I had simply posed the question to myself. I think its one of the main reasons that keeps bringing me back...
Come share your favorite Anime Music Videos (AMV's)! :D
Here's one to start, pretty epic
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Recent debate in Cambridge between Andrew Copson, Richard Dawkins, Arif Ahmed and Rowan Williams, Tariq Ramadan, Douglas Murray on the topic of:
'Is Religion compatible with 21st Century life? How can it be made to fit with modern laws and values? Even if it might be compatible, does it...
Anyone watching? Best time of the year when the 6 Nations comes around. :D
Hope its a good game now between Wales and Ireland, good luck to both sides.
Phenomenal. This is what I'm talking about. A game to put the PC back on top and rightly so being the most powerful, unrestricted and cutting edge platform that it is, no longer held back by the out-dated console technology thats plagued the industry for so long, stifling innovation and...
Hey, I'm off to Bestival on the Isle of White this Thursday, really looking forward and was wondering if any other RFers are going, or have been before? :)
Bestival 2012 - Tickets, Line-up, News, Info
At the risk of re-opening a can-o-worms, i thought I'd start this thread.
My issue with a blanket rule for enforced child support is that its possible for some to be taken advantage of, especially when they have no real opportunity to voice their objections, leading me to think such a subject...
This is a list of all the current awards here on RF. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding them. I will keep this updated with any new awards that come out.
These that follow first are the standard awards which are subject to nominations and always available.
Note: The Shield...
What are your views on end of life care? Especially in terms of how much intervention should be offered, and at what point should people be left alone?
A generic hypothetical case, mrs S who has inoperable breast cancer with liver and bone metastases. No curative prospects, and care has been...
Just a thread to talk about the rugby, say who your favourites are to win and what you’ve made of the games as they happen.
I felt Scotland really missed out on a win over England. It was there for the taking, shame.
Wales Ireland was tense! Good game though. I really thought we were...
Based on some research being conducted at Harvard University, i wanted to ask the forum a couple of moral questions out of curiosity.
2 scenarios will be presented below, and i would like you to answer the 2 questions that follow each. Please try and answer as honestly as u can. :)
1. Six...
Why is there such associated violence with the Islamic world? Does its framework as a religion easily allow and facilitate the extremist mentality towards violent solutions? As an interesting comparison, one might point out the distinct lack of violent Tibetan Buddhist extremists even in light...
Just a place to post short funny clips from your favourite TV shows and Movies.
Having just started getting into SNL, I'll start with this one i enjoyed.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-mMRHTGskY&feature=related
Saw this video while browsing. Its pretty funny, but if real, also pretty shocking! But ive put it here in the jokes section anyway. Enjoy!
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Americans are NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES (HD WideScreen) - YouTube
This is a quote from Genesis in the Bible that i heard read whilst watching David Attenborough’s newest TV programme 'Charles Darwin The Tree of Life' in commemoration of his 200th anniversary.
As far as the Bible is concerned, this seems to give the green light for humanity to exploit...
On behalf of many, this award is to thank you for the epic hard work you put into defending us all here at RF from those ruthless tolls and spammers. Congrats Sir!
To what degree do you agree with the idea that different cultures have different moral priorities and considerations?
A question that at first glance might appear to be quite simple does seem to be made of smaller concepts.
Do different cultures have different beliefs regarding ethical issues...