Philosophy

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1. Core point of view test. 1 question poll (anonymous)

   By A4E, April 13, 2016
   • 15 replies
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   • EclecticIdealist
   • April 26, 2016

2. Entertainment in a free society

   By Nick Coons, January 12, 2015   

   • entertainment
   • 9 replies
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   • Matt Zeeie
   • February 7, 2015

3. What do you think comes after this life?

   By Grizwald, July 20, 2014
   • 13 replies
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • July 23, 2014

4. Why BLM and ideas like "white privilege" are inherently bigoted.

   By Worlok, July 15, 2016
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   • Drew.
   • August 14, 2016

5. The Non-Aggression Principle is a Subjective Preference

   By masonman, June 28, 2013
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   • RestoringGuy
   • July 3, 2013

6. Tautology

   By JSDev, August 18, 2015
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   • patrick4
   • September 26, 2015

7. Going back to the basics - Question

   By NigelW, February 28, 2014
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   • NigelW
   • April 15, 2014

8. Emotions

   By Gar, October 10, 2013
   • 16 replies
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   • Pepin
   • December 30, 2013

9. Thoughts on Objectivism

   By LaissezFaire, September 12, 2013   

   • objectivism
   • ayn rand
   • (and 4 more)

     Tagged with:

     • objectivism
     • ayn rand
     • metaphysics
     • logic
     • aristotle
     • atlas shrugged
   • 2 replies
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   • Hannibal
   • September 12, 2013

10. Everybody is Normal Until You Get to Know Them

    By MysterionMuffles, December 13, 2013
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • December 24, 2013

11. What is manipulative language?

    By Jot, February 2, 2016
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    • Bipedal Primate
    • February 5, 2016

12. Help a Skeptical Moral Nihilist?

    By LogosBronte, October 28, 2016
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    • neeeel
    • January 12, 2017

13. morality of how we treat the dead.

    By cab21, July 21, 2015
    • 8 replies
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    • cab21
    • July 24, 2015

14. Neo-aboriginalism vs. Transhumanism

    By StylesGrant, July 24, 2014   

    • anarcho-primivitism
    • primivitism
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • anarcho-primivitism
      • primivitism
      • Transhumanism
      • origin of man
    • 7 replies
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    • StylesGrant
    • July 27, 2014

15. UPB - A Scientific Approach to Evaluating Moral Propositions

    By EclecticIdealist, April 27, 2016
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    • EclecticIdealist
    • May 8, 2016

16. The Prime Directive

    By flazak, April 24, 2016
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    • Lars
    • April 29, 2016

17. The Nature of Being and Substance Theory.

    By RichardY, April 20, 2017
    • 17 replies
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    • RichardY
    • May 21, 2017

18. Inflexible Logic

    By Ravate, November 19, 2014
    • 16 replies
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    • Level_One
    • January 17, 2015

19. "I did this for you." Is there such a thing ?

    By aFireInside, December 18, 2013
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    • dsayers
    • January 4, 2014

20. Existence

    By TonyG666, March 16, 2014
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    • Mike Fleming
    • March 23, 2014

21. "why are you so unreasonable"

    By cab21, February 25, 2014
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    • Kevin Beal
    • February 26, 2014

22. Responsibility for indirect certain effects of our actions

    By square4, March 3, 2014
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    • abcqwerty123
    • March 6, 2014

23. Symbols

    By BaylorPRSer, July 2, 2015
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    • utopian
    • August 10, 2015

24. Potential rights and abortion

    By tiepolo, April 28, 2014
    • 10 replies
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    • DanielB
    • May 9, 2014

25. Animal Abuse

    By Philosphorous, March 20, 2014
    • 18 replies
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    • PatrickC
    • April 17, 2014

26. Drowning Child Example

    By LovePrevails, September 19, 2016
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    • Boss
    • October 15, 2016

27. How to deal with Name Calling

    By mjdsharks, May 20, 2014
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    • PatrickC
    • May 22, 2014

28. Why do we do things that make us happy?

    By WarTrek, February 12, 2014   

    • Happiness
    • Aristotle
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Happiness
      • Aristotle
      • Happy
      • Motivation
      • Desire
    • 11 replies
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    • WarTrek
    • February 14, 2014

29. Winning & Losing

    By jpahmad, April 9, 2014
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    • jpahmad
    • April 11, 2014

30. Refute my statement

    By Mark Carolus, November 19, 2013
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    • Livemike
    • December 2, 2013

31. Validity of IQ

    By Alice Amell, March 25, 2015
    • 10 replies
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    • thelion
    • March 30, 2015

32. What of Truth and Evidence?

    By Iggy, March 25, 2014   

    • anecdote
    • reality
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      Tagged with:

      • anecdote
      • reality
      • evidence
      • scientific
      • scientific method
    • 4 replies
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    • Iggy
    • March 27, 2014

33. Why do so many people live life in lies?

    By utopian, October 11, 2015
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    • dsayers
    • October 17, 2015

34. Bible "out of context"

    By carlip, May 29, 2013
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    • Brandon Buck _BB_
    • June 6, 2013

35. Alphas and Betas

    By Josh F, December 3, 2013
    • 9 replies
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    • Josh F
    • December 16, 2013

36. NAP vs moral dilemma solved?

    By Daniel Unplugged, February 21, 2014
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    • ProfessionalTeabagger
    • February 24, 2014

37. The accuracy of the senses

    By rosencrantz, July 11, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • thebeardslastcall
    • July 14, 2016

38. What is the "Standard of Value" for UPB?

    By John Sambrook, May 25, 2016
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    • John Sambrook
    • May 30, 2016

39. The Backfire Effect

    By Mister Mister, December 11, 2015
    • 9 replies
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    • A4E
    • December 12, 2015

40. Help with Ayn Rand's metaphysics.

    By Sebastian Lundh, March 9, 2014   

    • metaphysics
    • axiom of existence
    • (and 6 more)

      Tagged with:

      • metaphysics
      • axiom of existence
      • existence axiom
      • existence
      • ayn rand
      • objectivism
      • truth
      • epistemology
    • 3 replies
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    • cynicist
    • March 13, 2014

41. Threshold for social rejection/pain

    By gwho, September 28, 2013
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    • SBRFS
    • October 7, 2013

42. The concept of Alphas and Betas in humans AND wolves is incorrect.

    By NameName, August 30, 2014
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    • luxfelix
    • September 6, 2014

43. Accuracy compared to what?

    By NigelW, September 20, 2014
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    • NigelW
    • September 23, 2014

44. 8-Bit Philosophy - Do we crave fascism?

    By Eh Steve, May 4, 2015
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    • green banana
    • May 17, 2015

45. Ayn Rand's Gospel of Selfishness and Billionaire Empowerment is Plaguing America

    By Makalakumu, February 10, 2013
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    • LFReasons
    • February 13, 2013

46. AI Systems and morality responsibility

    By njhunit, September 3, 2015   

    • AI systems
    • morality
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • AI systems
      • morality
      • property
    • 7 replies
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    • john cena
    • September 16, 2015

47. The Morality Uncertainty Principle

    By Will Torbald, January 8, 2016   

    • morality
    • nap
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • morality
      • nap
      • justice
      • ethics
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Will Torbald
    • January 9, 2016

48. Is free healthcare a human right?

    By dveb8886, July 10, 2013
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    • RestoringGuy
    • August 4, 2013

49. The falsifiability of Respect

    By FriendlyHacker, January 5, 2015
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    • endostate
    • January 9, 2015

50. The (apparent) Rationalist Delusion in Moral Psychology - Jonathan Haidt

    By LovePrevails, November 21, 2015
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    • bugzysegal
    • December 3, 2015