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Oct 18Oct 18

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
Trump's dance card has a lot of blank spaces, but not for lack of potential partners. These are the events that Trump has recently backed out of: CNBC interview (cancelled) NBC interview (cancelled) 60 Minutes interview (cancelled) CNN town hall ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 27, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
"Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphysically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble." -- Joseph Campbell
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Politics
May 23, 2023May 2023

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
Elephant gun
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Health & Happiness
Jan 3, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by godfree2
Fauci did not fund gain of function research in China
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Politics
Sep 18, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Flyingsaucesir
Scientific fact has never depended on anyone's beliefs, and never will.
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jul 21, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by godfree2
LINKHavana Syndrome: PhACT or Fiction? | Skeptical Inquirer
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Memes R Us
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz
So @jeshuey has me blocked now for pointing out that being a Libertarian is the same as being a Republican because they are both owned lock stock and barrel by the same crooks... The Koch family... I find it amusing that an atheist wouldn't be ...
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Posts
Oct 6, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages
"Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all." - Herbert Spencer
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Posts
Sep 1, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." - Aldous Huxley
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General & Hellos
Apr 3, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by BohoHeathen
How well can you tell factual from opinion?
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by tkcoy
POLLI've noticed that, when debating a subject, many people perform web searches for their topic and then provide links to studies... but never bother to fact check or sometimes to even read the links they're providing. A couple examples: - I was just ...
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Politics
Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Wangobango3
Christopher Hedges on the future of the USA
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News & Links
Dec 30, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by LetzGetReal
This covers a lot more than simple politics but then so does Mr. Assange.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 22, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by MissKathleen
As the new year approaches... “We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.” H.G. Wells
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Music, Movies & Books
Nov 23, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by phxbillcee
9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Silence of the Lambs! - CineFix
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Philosophy & Meaning
Nov 8, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Diogenes1972
POLLGiven (hypothetically or literally) that there is no afterlife, does life have meaning? Your thoughtful comments are greatly appreciated.
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Politics
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by genessa
Sorry, rush, facts matter. g
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Politics
Sep 27, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by LetzGetReal
For an ordained minister, one has to respect this man...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Sep 25, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by DoublePlusDanny
Values from facts?
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Sep 22, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by rabidazzle
Interesting study. What do you think?
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General & Hellos
Sep 16, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Umbral
The Baloney Detection Kit Sandwich For a class project, a pair of 11th grade physics students created the infographic shown below, inspired by Michael Shermer’s Baloney Detection Kit: a 16-page booklet designed to hone your ...
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Politics
Aug 22, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKTrump says hush money ‘not a campaign violation’ | PBS NewsHour
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Silly, Random & Fun
Aug 21, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Cosmic_Cam
Fun fact: when you cut a pizza into 8 slices, it can't be shared evenly between 3 people
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Religion & Spirituality
Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by gpspirit34009
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true. The other is to refuse to accept what is true” — Soren Kierkegarrd
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Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by empirical
Sometimes two seemingly contradictory views could still be true, or at least more context is needed.
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Jthurston2
You can order your DNA profile, which can tell you how much neanderthal DNA you have, and can trace your ancestry back a hundred thousand years to a specific part of Africa. It can tell you how your distant ancestors migrated from Africa into the ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 28, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by schway
What is the difference between faith and belief?
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 25, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by mistymoon77
Hearing and seeing something can be mistaken and mislead into other things. I personally follow my gut for many things which has helped me through many tough times.
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jun 23, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by mordant
LINKDo we really have the right to believe whatever we want?
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jun 10, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by zing
Poor Facts
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Silly, Random & Fun
Jun 5, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Sheannutt
10 fun facts??
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Love & Relationships
May 8, 2018May 2018

Posted by TimothyNovelo
Dating in religious areas.
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Politics
Apr 16, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by zblaze
LINKEvangelicals are planning a high-profile meeting with Trump - The Washington Post
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Politics
Apr 15, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NotConvinced
What's the point of Democracy(which America isn't) if there are no real choices? Is it still a Democracy if a few control the rules and choose the candidates? In my opinion, a Representative Republic run by an Oligarchy is hardly a free society.
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News & Links
Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKA North American Climate Boundary Has Shifted 140 Miles East Due to Global Warming - Yale E360
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Religion & Spirituality
Apr 12, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Angelface
From a Christian article struggling with gender-based religious teachings. "Gender roles are neither biblical nor do they protect from violence either in the world or the church. On the contrary! Abuse in churches doesn’t happen because men ...
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Love & Relationships
Apr 11, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by kmdskit3
ADVERTISING MY AGE Despite my many years and rapidly advancing decrepitude have forgotten my age and acted inappropriately on more than one occasion recently. Decided to let my beard grow showing all the white hair more as a reminder to myself that ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Angelface
"We’re constantly bouncing off other people and looking at other people as a mirror of us. Our very sense of who we are is intertwined with what we see when we see other people look at us."
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Music, Movies & Books
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by MixtapeChick
Tell me something moving or profound that you heard, saw, or read about non-belief. Here's a quote from Penny Dreadful: V: Do you truly not believe in Heaven? J: I believe in this world, and those creatures that fill it. That's always been enough ...
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Religion & Spirituality
Apr 6, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NotConvinced
We don't need to disprove the god of Abraham! The Tanakh does it, itself. If you are not sure of anything, you can be sure the god of Abraham DOES NOT EXIST.
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Apr 5, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by TheMiddleWay
LINKReligion among Scientists in International Context: A New Study of Scientists in Eight Regions
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Religion & Spirituality
Mar 23, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Mea
Do you spend time debating your views on religion with the religious?
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Silly, Random & Fun
Feb 11, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Jnei
Sunday fact... Based on number of units produced each year, the world's largest producer of tyres is Lego, which produces 381 million per annum - more than Bridgestone and Michelin, the second and third largest, combined.
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Jan 8, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by silvereyes
Life long learners, what is something you learned in 2017?
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Health & Happiness
Jan 7, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by ChestRockfield
I deleted my Facebook several months ago. It actually turned out to be much easier to walk away than I thought. I couldn't take it anymore. I was arguing into the void. Facts were meaningless. There are paid trolls flooding the "tubes" with the sole ...
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