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Polygamy, ok or not? Recent controversy over gay marriage(in AMerica anyways)has gotten me thinking about Polygamy. Now, the concept of Polygamy doesn't really bother me, as i think that if 3 or more adults who all know w…
Israel v Iran - Tensions Rising - Possible WW3 Scenario What do you guys think about the potential this conflict has to start a world war. I'd like to hear why you think such a scenario could come to pass and whose interests are at stake behind the scenes.…
Martyrdom, How do you see it? So this is something I see a lot of people have mixed feelings on and Id like to hear yalls thoughts on the matter. A definition if one needs …
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We are Anonymous. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We are the 99%. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us. If you know of them and what they do, what do you think…
The Milgram Experiment Most of us like to perceive ourselves as good people, but are we really? An experiment was conducted in 1961 by Stanley Milgram which he called …
Direct download vs torrents I find a lot of hentai orientated websites predominately use direct download links. I have a decent internet connection and download limit, but I find I rarely download any big files from direct links…
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Imposed lust: Where is your shame, bro? [size=10]Disclaimer: op's picture is for lols only.[/h] Firstly, I apologize if this topic has been discussed. I've looked through half of pages in SD (starting from the end) and the closest thr…
Illegal downloading P2P, whatever, it's illegal when it comes down to you downloading something that you should but don't end up paying for. Is it wrong? I download a lot, music, films, manga, an…
Empiricism and percieved arrogance As a philosophical materialist/empiricist, I hold one of the most important things about reality to be that there is an objective reality, that can be empirically measured, and tested, and anything th…
Nineteen Eighty-four, inspiration from it, and a comparison First off, I'd like to introduce myself to the community as a first-time writer. That being done, let's get straight to the case at hand. I just finished off "Nineteen Eighty-four" by Geor…
what is your opinion on marijuana? and dont start dissing this thread cuz i said weed. I'm actually being serious here. i honestly think that marijuana SHOULD be legalized. There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING harmful in weed. it is harmless th…
The Reaffirmation of our National Motto So...By now you all have probably heard of it...but let's recap. Obama said he feels the national motto is "E Pluribus Unum". Congress decides to ut it up to a vote, on who wan…
Who is ready for a democracy? One of the catchphrases of the politicos is "democracy" ie. "we are sending our troops to help democracy. this democracy is the greatest nation in the world." the problem is this country i…
[ Poll ] Mind Body Dualism A long time ago, philosophers like Plato(among others) presented the philosophical proposition of mind body dualism. The proposition was simple: There are two fundamentally different aspects of the hu…
Is immortality worth our humanity? Occasionally you'll see a sci-fi movie which promotes the idea that one day human technology will allow us to implant our brains within a computer. We would become immortal due to to the fact that we …
U.S. Healthcare System is so fu#$ed up Hey All, as you could tell by reading my id, i am korean. I lived in the U.S. for 11 years, and today, I'm feeling so fucking pissed off with the Health care in the U.S.A. On …
Human regeneration, would it be possible? Well, it's about something I've been thinking a while, living in Mexico, I heard of a curious species of reptile (I think, I'm bad at remembering things I don't hear usually) that is found somewhere a…
Occupy Wall Street Let's get away from the reoccurring topics of morality issue here, religion opinion there, in SD and talk about something that actually matters for once. To be frank, i'm very surprised th…
Gender in MMOs: your experiences As some of you know, I am now in my senior year of college and studying women/gender studies as my minor. In my class, focused on gender's roles in technol…
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