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Loss of tax break raises cost of travel, strains U.S. relations. The former 'longest undefended border' in the world has now incurred a tourism fee. $5.50, to be precise - including passport. What?

Putting aside our bashfulness and embarrassment, (and in particular my own...) , why and for what purpose do theological doctrines on masturbation (and I can't fail to mention menstruation) serve? (I'll only be quoting one informational site about Jewish law, as an example. Judaism is pretty...

I pondered about where to put this. In the end, I liked the idea of bullying as philosophy and went for it. Quite frankly, how does one stop bullying? I've got a daughter in about grade three who has had problems with bullies for a few years. She likes to play sports with boys and the girls...

Am I the only one who did this? It really ticked me off to no end that I continually called my dad 'god' and referred to my dad as 'god' to others and vice-versa. Looking back, I do wonder if this was due to the confusion of a patriarchal religion with god as "father" and the "father" as head of...

What made you an atheist? Or if not an atheist - what made you recognise your frame of reference? Or maybe you're still thinking on it? Was it one epiphany? A slow and continuous evolution of little bits, or have you changed your beliefs at all? As a child I was infatuated with imagination and...

Evidence for the Christian God seems a bit tangental to me, so I thought I'd take the base discussions somewhere else. Taking from there: (1) Is the Christian bible a reliable source to prove god's existence? (2) Is Biblical factuality pivotal to Christian belief? How and why does it matter...

Since it really is rather integral to the purpose of the rule that all who agree to following it understand its' full meaning on the site, I ask, what is trolling'? I will properly give credence when properly earned, but this question genuinely perplexes me. It seems to range anywhere from...

Poor Butterscotch.

I caught this quote in a movie last week and it made me say "yeah..." and after a few minutes "Yeah!" It makes perfect sense to me, otherwise we'd have to assume that mortality was nothing more than a divine litmus test. What do you think?

I'm wondering about the implications of this.

I've used this word before but lately I've questioned the word as a political concept and it tends to make me cringe, now. Let me explain. To offer 'charity' seems inherently patronising to me. It is like saying 'I have no responsibility to help you but am doing it out of the goodness of my...

This is really just a rough of a logic guide that I have recently composed. I really do rely on the smart folks here to help me make it good, because, really, I'm a bit substandard at doing this. I hope to make this as accurate and understandable as possible. Please do flame away, because I know...

Lately, I have become highly suspect of hypnosis and to some extent, Freud's theory of a sub or unconscious mind filled with hidden or blocked memories and identities. Not that I don't believe people block or ignore memories and such, but the idea that there is some secret consciousness sorter...

A blog published in today's Guardian. Dawkins praises Hitchens as the first hero in a series of heroes and villains in *an interactive advent calendar.

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This is a debate between Prolescum and Inferno on the existential properties of BASIL in postmodern society. Recipes and pictures of food are forbidden within this debate. Actually, maybe we shouldn't let them have pictures at all. This thread is limited to twenty posts of length to be...

Can you think of many you liked? I can think of a few offhand, like Dune, most Harry Potter (Yes, I'm a Potterhead), although I haven't really combed through the whole The Pillars of the Earth manifesto, I wonder if the miniseries measures up. (I liked it, by the way.)

Basil - yes no why XX (ProBasil and InfernoBasil) Anti and Pro Glen Beck (maybe specific points?) Biblical revisionism/reversalism (Me and LRukun?) One is the loneliest number Reality TV "celebrities" are valuable members of society Robert Mugabe is always right Red Bull gives you wings Old...

I feel almost... treasonous for not linking youtube. But I rather like this itty video as a feminist and a humanist. I thought it was worth watching. You might too. The inertia of education, health and priviledge and their far-reaching consequences around the world. Short and interesting, and...

Americans: help with a political analysis? I'm interested in global politics in general, but I have followed American politics for a very long time (from a distance, obviously.) But as a 'foreigner' and receiving the info second hand, I'd much prefer to hear your opinions and arguments than...