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    Perception

    I agree Mr Spinkles, but I think that that only applies to objective perception. Subjective perception is entirely individual to a person. A guy will be 6 feet tall no matter who is perceiving but I may perceive him as being too tall while another girl might find him to be too short. If we...
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    Does Religion do more harm than good?

    Personally, I just REALLY don't like to use the word religion at all. I think that every belief system should be individual to the person. Religion attempts to organize the beliefs of many and formulate them into one system, one set of guidelines to live by. So then we get these religions...
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    Coming Out!

    My best friend is gay, and I've come to learn that even though he came out to his parents almost 3 years ago, it's like he's still coming out, like it's a process. Facing your parents with you sexuality isn't just a one-time thing. His parents are hard-core Christians, the kind who think it's...
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    Thanks ...

    Deut, out of curiosity, can I just asked how your family ended up so religiously diverse?
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    Suicide

    Maize, I agree that "What Dreams May Come" does have some good stuff to say about suicide and the afterlife. I think that Cuba gets it when he says that suicides don't go to heaven because they don't know their dead. Catholics believe that God gives you heaven and salvation and you have the...
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    Evolution and God

    The problem with that is that macro evolution is totally separate from micro, not just an superlative of it. Billions of years worth of dramatic micro changes equals nothing more than a lot of micro changes no matter how dramatic their effect may be. Its like saying say a thousand grapes equals...
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    Coming Out!

    I would embrace them for who they are, tell them that my feelings for them haven't changed, and then I'd introduce them to my gay best friend.
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    Drug Companies

    I am a receptionist in a doctors office and doctors don't get kickbacks for prescribing drugs, at least not the ones that I work with. When it comes to the cost of drugs, its an insurance problem not a drug company problem.
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    Does Religion do more harm than good?

    I totally agree. And that's why I think FAITH and/or SPIRITUALITY are awesome but religion, that's dealing with some dicey business and going nowhere good.
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    Does Religion do more harm than good?

    Organized religion is one of the most horrible things established by mankind. Yes, churches feed the hungry and help the sick, but as you've all stated, that doesn't really count. Plenty of groups not religiously affiliated help the hungry. Besides, I think that such actions are totally...
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    Should committed same-sex relationships be recognized by the government?

    Last year I participated in a debate at school and the subject was homosexual adoption and pretty much was it okay for children to be parented by gay people. What I found in my research was essentially that 1) being raised by a homo most definitely doesn't make you one and 2) in studies...
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    reincarnation?

    Allan, I REALLY don't understand what your post is saying about reincarnation.
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    reincarnation?

    Why I Think Reincarnation Contradicts the Integrity of Life By Nga_Believe I believe in living life to the fullest, everyday as if it's your last. I think that a lot of people would agree with me that that's a good way to live. However, reincarnation suggests that after this life you get...
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    Fahrenheit 9/11

    I know that a huge consensus is that people don't want to give money to good ol' Michael, but regardless of his intentions and what hes trying to sell, the film makes you think not just about what in the film is true, but about everything we've been hearing over the past 3 years and whether or...
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    What is you favorite movie of all time?

    Best Movie Ever, if you're into what I like to call "think films": GOOD WILL HUNTING, and I'll tell you why... 1) Matt Damon 2) Ben Affleck 3) Robin Williams 4) "You like apples? How 'bout them apples? I got her number." 5) "Let's go to a Harvard bar and f*** up some smart kids."..."So...
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    The existance of GOD

    Spinkles, "God is dead" is existentialist and I'm pretty sure that its Nietzche. Ceridwen, In a way I agree with you. I think that all too often people use God as a catch all to solve answerless question because they fear the unknown and this idea of God helps them to sleep at night. I...
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    reincarnation?

    Gerani, Reincarnation is not a TEACHING of the Church. The church teaches that all we need to know has been revealed to us through Jesus Christ and that we aren't required to believe what is taught by the later prophets or saints. Therefore St. Bernadette's account isn't something that...
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    Pledge of Allegence

    Alright, here's my issue with the last few posts: You all are saying that people who don't believe in God or don't want "under God" in the pledge should just omit that part when they say it, just leave it out. I have 2 problems with that: 1) It sets non-believers apart and we develop this...
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    The existance of GOD

    Linus, you say that God "blesses us with all that we have." I disagree and I'll tell you why. Everything that I have been "blessed" with I have because I've worked for it. For example, I am going to be attending NYU in the fall which is a very expensive university. There is then in turn...
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    The existance of GOD

    Here's what I think about God in terms of my philosophy which has a lot of existentialist influences... God exists. There are too many things in life and this world that can't be explained such as how the world and life were created etc. Therefore there must be a greater something at work...
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