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dravenwriter @dravenwriter (232) 19 Mar 07

I give you four reasons: Vanity, a feeling of superiority, discontent, and emotional decision making. These factors are described in detail in this article: http://www.helium.com/tm/167911 What are your thoughts on the...

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MadOvid I think many of your reasons are probably true, I will ad one more: a far too literal translation of the Bible. I believe that Pope John Paul said that what science can do for religion is to free it from superstition.

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MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 5 Mar 07

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MadOvid I'm afraid I have not made myself understood. I'll try again. The philosopher is the one who first seeks to understand the opinions on which society is based, after he realizes that these opinions are often baseless or based on ideas the average person does...

21 Mar 07

MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 5 Mar 07

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MadOvid It may be true for those of us who are willing to go beyond morality, to travel those dark waters of philosophy beyond belief or good and evil, that they will be able to find the Truth and be better off because of that. They will be made stronger by what they...

19 Mar 07

MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 5 Mar 07

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MadOvid I agree with yo to a point. The morality of telling her that her dress is ugly may change according to what type of person she is, and what kind of day she is having. Yet the morality of holding her down and raping her, is something that most of us would...

19 Mar 07

MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 7 Mar 07

Well how about it, is there a God and can we prove it using a rational, philosophic search for the Truth? Or is he a belief, a metaphysical idea that cannot be proved or disproved? And Christians, Mormons, Muslims, etc. You...

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MadOvid Why can't we prove God though? You would think that a being that powerful would make his mark known in the universe. A lot of smart people have given pretty convincing arguments about the existence of God, others have given pretty convincing arguments about...

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lunodragon @lunodragon (41) • United States 9 Mar 07

God is Perfect A= B Perfection is a form of Balance B=C Balance needs Good and Evil C= D+ E God is good, or the opposite of evil A=D or -E How does the math work???A=B???The only way to prove that god is perfect (in the sense...

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MadOvid I'm not sure I get what you're saying. I would agree that in this imperfect world there are no perfect solutions. We may need to reach a balance between certain contradictory forces. But the world God exists in, if there is a God, is beyond this one. God, to...

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MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 13 Mar 07

We're all taught to believe that democracy is the best form of government. But is it? What's your proof?

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MadOvid I believe Aristotle said that the good thing, possibly the only good thing, about democracy is that it leaves its citizens alone. Yet a part of democracy seems to be this 'middling' effect, where art and education seems to be geared down to the 'lowest common...

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MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 13 Mar 07

We're all taught to believe that democracy is the best form of government. But is it? What's your proof?

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lunodragon @lunodragon (41) • United States 9 Mar 07

God is Perfect A= B Perfection is a form of Balance B=C Balance needs Good and Evil C= D+ E God is good, or the opposite of evil A=D or -E How does the math work???A=B???The only way to prove that god is perfect (in the sense...

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MadOvid Who says perfection is a from of balance? Evil by its very nature is imperfect. A truly divine being would not be evil.

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heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 7 Mar 07

If there were no God, wouldn't there be no good only evil in the world? God represents good, and Satan represents evil, so it stands to reason... if there were no God there would be no good. We would have no war because...

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MadOvid Then where do morals come from? Is there a special morality organ that excretes morality into your blood system?

8 Mar 07

MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 2 Mar 07

Personally, I find the idea laughable? But conspiracy proponent's claim that they have evidence that the 911 attacks were hoaxes perpetrated by the US government. That the Pentagon was hit by a missile and that the World Trade...

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MadOvid Where's your proof that this was orchestrated by the President? Besides, the man's an idiot.

8 Mar 07

heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 7 Mar 07

If there were no God, wouldn't there be no good only evil in the world? God represents good, and Satan represents evil, so it stands to reason... if there were no God there would be no good. We would have no war because...

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MadOvid If there is no God, I would suspect that the Devil wouldn't either.

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MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 7 Mar 07

Well how about it, is there a God and can we prove it using a rational, philosophic search for the Truth? Or is he a belief, a metaphysical idea that cannot be proved or disproved? And Christians, Mormons, Muslims, etc. You...

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MadOvid 1)It's reasonable to assume that in a nearly infinite universe that it would be probable a planet would be the perfect distance from a star to produce life like ourselves. 2) Ecology is a self-regulating system. It needs no overseer to keep it in check. And...

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heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 7 Mar 07

If there were no God, wouldn't there be no good only evil in the world? God represents good, and Satan represents evil, so it stands to reason... if there were no God there would be no good. We would have no war because...

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MadOvid We may have to come to the conclusion that there are no morals, no good (or evil for that matter), or God. The only thing that may be stopping us from killing each other is the belief in God and a social contract we all agree to (IE, I agree that it is in my...

7 Mar 07

MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 7 Mar 07

Well how about it, is there a God and can we prove it using a rational, philosophic search for the Truth? Or is he a belief, a metaphysical idea that cannot be proved or disproved? And Christians, Mormons, Muslims, etc. You...

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 6 Mar 07

When I was in the 6th grade, we had to read "Where the Red Fern Grows". Without giving away too much of the plot, it's about a boy and his dogs growing-up together. It's a lovely story...but if you are someone who is sensitive...

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MadOvid Frederik Phol's Jem. It had one of those endings that was written to be sound happy, but when y0ou read between the lines, it was quite sad.

7 Mar 07

TRWilliams02 @TRWilliams02 (349) • United States 3 Mar 09

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MadOvid I've done a similar post before and got a lot of response from it when it came to making some extra money. A lot of people referred me their profile to check out links which I did! Thank you to all those who helped. I was wondering if anyone out there had any...

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lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 2 Mar 07

Alright guys & gals, this is a rather philosophical question so I would appreciate intelligent answers. One exception would be witty answers packed with humors - I love them always so they are right anytime. :P So what do you...

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MadOvid You sir, are the product of coalition of random events creating a unique being that has no double. I find that pretty amazing.

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MadOvid @MadOvid (67) • Canada 5 Mar 07

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lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 2 Mar 07

Alright guys & gals, this is a rather philosophical question so I would appreciate intelligent answers. One exception would be witty answers packed with humors - I love them always so they are right anytime. :P So what do you...

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MadOvid oops. I meant to say case. Although, Plato does use the image of the cave to talk about politics and how we are trapped by it. So maybe I really did mean to use cave.

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