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    Does anyone know of any song/music similar to this?

    This should fit the bill almost perfectly I think :) Betray My Secrets - Shamanic Dream: YouTube - Betray My Secrets- Shamanic Dream
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    Should faith be used to justify political positions?

    I just wanted to highlight this point. Whilst theism is most often associated with faith, one can have atheistic faith too (in the sense of having faith in something completely unrelated to religion or God). For example, how about the person who felt we should always trust a particular news...
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    Can a mind exist without a body?

    How is the rest of the mind transmitted?
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    One World Government

    You could change the nature of government. For example. the DWG propose that elected officials must be recorded at all times to ensure absolute transparency. Obviously imperfect but other steps could be taken to ensure that the government is made up of elected officials who are literally the...
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    Can a mind exist without a body?

    Not certainly but possibly. August SFM: Cellular Memory in Organ Transplants Research - Our Heart Brain Of course there are philosopher's who think we store thoughts, beliefs and other mental content in notebooks :). I agree with them! Externalism About Mental Content (Stanford Encyclopedia of...
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    Inglourious Basterds

    Loved it. I much preferred it to Kill Bill which, although still good, was too action orientated for my tastes. I just love the Tarantino dialogue. I would quite happily watch more scenes like that. I think I just get so sick of watching a movie that could be good except they failed at the...
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    Can a mind exist without a body?

    Oh yeah. Also we store some memories in our hearts so the mind can definitely exist without the brain, depending on how we are defining "mind".
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    Can a mind exist without a body?

    Type-Identity Theory is the theory that the mind is identical to specific physical structures. For example, that pain is identical to c-fibers firing in the brain. Under this theory, the mind cannot exist without the brain because it is the brain. However, this theory is now mostly...
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    Kosovo: Why is it illegal?

    So Kosovo was an Albanian minority living under Serbian rule and now Kosovo has a Serbian minority living under Albanian rule. I agree that it doesn't seem like self-determination has been applied equally but I don't see how autonomy would help matters because the Serbian minority would still be...
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    One World Government

    When you hear the concept of a world government, what is your initial reaction? Are you generally more positive or negative towards such a possibility? Going beyond your initial reaction, what causes you to feel that way? Do you feel that it would be a cesspool of corruption or a force for...
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    Should faith be used to justify political positions?

    A video was posted of an Obama speech on here a few weeks ago. The gist was that whilst faith was perfectly rational and reasonable, it was not appropriate for making political choices because the truth of faith is inherently private whilst politics is inherently public. To put that another...
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    Human Evolution Continued

    Skin colour will become less white and black and more brown. Not really new mutation though. I think the main problem with evolution in humans is that we are all able to breed so there is no selective pressure surely?
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    Is there a posibility for all people to be nice to each other?

    I think the way this can happen is to ignore everyone else and focus purely on your own actions. Never say to yourself "its okay that I felt hatred about that because everyone else does". Be your own moral compass and stick to it even if everything else is going to hell. Tell other people...
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    An Interesting Argument?

    Unfortunately, whilst it is very tempting to try and gain power by taking advantage of your opponents misfortunes, I think that such a victory is always short lived. The kind of problems we deal with are too complex and large to deal with in two terms of office and we cannot really expect a...
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    You and a functioning model of your brain

    For a physicalist, this creates some problems. A physicalist will usually say that this clone is you as it is identical to you physically and, for the physicalist, there is nothing else. However, given that you and your clone (who is also you) will have different experiences, it is tempting to...
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    So you say you are against torture, Really?

    Why do you judge what is morally right by how people act? Nobody is perfect. I'm sure that most people in this situation could not make a correct moral decision. The correct moral decision is to not torture, however, I would be a hypocrite. Thankfully, on a social scale, we can remove the...
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    Kosovo: Why is it illegal?

    When Kosovo declared its independence a number of countries, including Serbia and Russia, judged this act to be illegal. My question is why might they think this? Is it simply that, under international law, a region may only break away, legally, with the express permission of its parent...
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    Some arguments for vegetarianism

    Well yes I am talking about taking the safest option when in a position of ignorance but I don't see what that has to do with Pascal. His wager is flawed because he is not taking the safest option (what about all the other Gods?), because his safety isn't guaranteed (seems like God might want...
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    Incomplete Unbelief

    Its a matter of context. If, when leaving the house, you are asked whether your are sure you have everything you need, how should you answer? Custom dictates you say "Yes, I am unsure". Of course you aren't really certain but nor are you lying. Its just that the context of the utterance changes...
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    Utah can't count missionaries abroad in census

    It is surely a legal issue not a matter of assuming intent? A census must be conducted in a particular way and perhaps that excludes the use of externally collected statistics.
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