Sun 10 Jan, 2010 02:04 am - Concerning the idea of a direct democracy, where every citizen votes on a given issue and whichever side wins the most vote wins;
I do not see how this could be achieved in a nation with such a... (view)
Sun 27 Sep, 2009 08:44 pm - [QUOTE=Zetherin;92459]
Your OP was deceivingly vague and misleading. I was expecting to be served an insolvable problem, and instead I received an emotional spiel about a woman carrying her... (view)
Sun 20 Sep, 2009 05:46 pm - What are we supposed to do when we see the horrible things that occur in our world? And, upon seeing them, how are we to continue? How are we supposed to be happy after that? Are we supposed to... (view)
Sat 1 Aug, 2009 11:21 pm - I was talking to a friend today, and the conversation came around to education. I said, "People need to educate themselves, and be educated. We need to learn and grow in our knowledge."... (view)
Fri 31 Jul, 2009 01:28 am - [QUOTE=Didymos Thomas;80471]Smiley - Constantine converted the empire to Christianity, and Rome remained a Christian state until its fall. When Rome was sacked in 451 (that date need double... (view)
Thu 30 Jul, 2009 09:06 pm - [QUOTE=hammersklavier;80437]But remember, also, DT, that the [I]intolerance[/I] inherent in the fundamentalist viewpoint is a very ancient Christian phenomenon; it's what allowed the Christian... (view)
Mon 27 Jul, 2009 10:43 am - [QUOTE=Caroline;79795]How do you know that we are the only things in the universe?
And god may care about Suzi's maths test and so on, he may not but the important thing is that she must care... (view)
Mon 27 Jul, 2009 10:05 am - [QUOTE=prothero;79720]
In the absence of transcendent values then values become a matter of individual opinion (nihilism) or of social consensus or convention (moral relativism).
For people... (view)
Mon 13 Jul, 2009 10:01 pm - hello, everyone
I am writing a short story about a robot, but I can't really think of any good attributes to give the robot. I'm trying to make it as likely and believable as I can.
So,... (view)
Sat 11 Jul, 2009 01:44 am - One of my teachers (probably the wisest and most interesting person I've ever met) told me to frequently ask the question "Then what?"
If you ask a question, come to a conclusion,... (view)
