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The Universe So here is a fun little thought. Imagine if you will, the Universe is infinite. In the human understanding that there is NO end to it. That it literally would go on forever if you were t…
How can a person be truly free in society? I was in class the other day when our teacher asked us this.He mentioned that everyone is influenced by those around us, and the media to be a certain way. Also the government creating laws to keep us…
Have you ever had that nagging feeling in the back of your.. mind that something is wrong or you've forgotten something important? That's the question and your answer can range from joking to very serious it's up to you. Just give intelligent replie…
Illegal Miscarriages? I'm going to summarize an article I read. Source: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/02/19/utah-passes-bill-that-charges-women-for-illegal-abortion-or-miscarriage The state of U…
What's keeping you alive? Why do you wake up in the morning and instead of just saying "fuck it." The only thing really keeping me getting up is video games right now. As horrifically sad as that is I don't exactly have the br…
M-Rated Video Games:For Kids Too I work at a Gamestop(W0000!~) and in our state, it's illegal to sell M-rated games to minors. Now we as video game retailers MUST ask that question: Is your kid mature enough for this game?…
Principles In Life Simply put what are the principles in life that you yourself follow? No matter how simple it is or complicated it is, a decision made to follow that a must. In any case what are yours?
Foreign History(books) I had to do some American History homework, which consisted of reading three chapters of the most influential times in the history of, well, America. This got me thinking, in the American History boo…
[ Poll ] What Personal Sin emobodies You? We have all done or thought something we are not proud of and for most of us such thoughts or actions have come more then once. So I ask you which personal sin would you say embodies you most? Be hone…
God Okay, so I personally have been exploring theories and ideas out of my faith (Catholicism/Christianity) recently, and so I wanted to create this thread to talk about the possible or the impossible ide…
[ Poll ] Why is it acceptable...? ...for blacks to call whites "crackers" while its extremely serious for whites to call blacks "niggers" ? These two racial slurs are both used with the same mentality, with the only excep…
Enough is Enough? 1. How long will I wait for her to say "Yes, I forgive you" or stay in this relationship. 2. How long Will I strive for a goal when I am already sacrificing many things for it. 3. How lon…
Soda can cause cancer? I didn't believe it at first, but apparantly if you drink one soda a day, your chances for getting Pancriatic Cancer go up by roughly 80-90%. And for those of you who don't know what Pancr…
Communism Let's talk about it. And let's not tie it with USSR, or China, or whatever. Just the idea thing, mmkay? I mean, concept of communism in theory is supreme form of democracy isn't it? …
[ Poll ] Talking to un/known people Hey there, I felt like opening a thread. I wanted to ask you guys how you feel about talking to people about your secrets, opinions, fears or even embarassing moments. I feel t…
Why Does Music Matter? There is something deeply mysterious about music. Why does it affect us so powerfully? Is it like a language, telling us something? A subtle form of communication? Are there universal interpretations …
[ Poll ] Clones for human parts The idea came from watching the Island. Would you approve of the use of cloning technology in the future to make clones of yourself so that they can be used for harvesting human parts in case you'd ne…
[ Poll ] Citizen by birth Do you think its fair or right that if you were born here or on some other country, you become a citizen of that country, regardless of the nationality of your parents? Like even if the pa…
where did the term lolicon originated I have a question i been itching to get answered. however i also have a idea of the answer as well. i want to know what you guys think. the majority of visitors here know about lolicon. my…
What Can We Trust? I'll start with something very simple that I think everyone can relate to and understand - our memories are not perfect. We can remember things the wrong way, make up things that didn't actually happe…
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