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I blabbered on for a paragraph or so, but then realized that I will feel embarassed about it the next day, when the alcohol wears off. So instead, this smiley, I think. :D Happy near year! Now there's less than a year until December 22nd, 2012, when we all wake up and facepalm at the people...

I see people using this term sometimes, but it doesn't make sense, as far as I can tell. Why use a bank account as an analogy for your morales? I don't think they have a flow in and out, and a sum total. What would it mean to have morale bankruptcy? What, you have none left? But it's not like...

They're always fun, aren't they? So bizarre sometimes. They give me something to think about right after I wake up. Try this: For a yummy and healthy treat, take sesame seeds (I use raw hulled) and mix them with some honey. You can spread this stuff out on a tray or something and bake it to...

Let's discuss the schooling system. My question is: why have it socialized? It seems apparent that private schools offer a far better education than public schools, so why have standardized, government run schools dominate?

You've probably heard of speculative future technology that gives us "Indefinite lifespan". I first heard of indefinite lifespan from watching Aubrey De Grey in a TedTalks video. I wanted to know what people here thought about the subject. Frankly I would much prefer having the option to...

I'm not sure what kind of fallacy this is, but I have noticed it. It seems similar to fallacies of relevance. Here is a description: Fallacy of arbitrary distinction When two things are of the same type or property in the given example, but made to sound as if they are different. Proponents...

It's been mentioned here and there but I don't think I've seen it's own thread made yet. I have been checking out this website, http://www.pantheism.net/ Pantheism seems like the way to fill in the holes that I'm sure many theists would propose atheism creates. I mean the kinds of feelings...

What do you think genius is?

Are you a student of a martial art? This could also be broadened to any sort of close-combat training (to include what some may have been taught in the military for example). I'm a Bujinkan student; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujinkan I link because most people haven't heard of it.

My mother believes in some sort of quantum mysticism. On the phone, she said I am too narrow-minded about my "overly scientific views", and that I should read this book that she says "is very intriguing". A while later in the mail...

I've been thinking of the differences between the financial classes of society, of first world countries that is. My question: is it some kind of necessity for society that the lower class, minimum wage-type jobs have to be as bad as they are? There are a lot of full time jobs out there that...

I know I've always been a bit "odd" in the eyes of most people who know me IRL, which I never thought about about much, until now. I have known for a long time that sometimes I laugh uncontrollably for unusual periods of time, or sometimes I become ridiculously energetic and euphoric, which...

I have decided that shampoo and conditioner are a waste of money. I did research and found out that shampoo works by removing all the oil from your hair, even though your hair needs it (that's why your hair follicles secrete it). If you stop using shampoo for a long period of time, your hair...

Yesterday I stumbled across this website, http://www.lumosity.com/ I made an account (it just takes a few seconds), and gave some of the games a try. I've been having fun with these and it's apparently a good way to exercise your mind. I wouldn't pay money for it though, I'm confident you can...

I've been posting on LoR for a while now, but I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm 18, I live in Ontario, Canada. At the end of this year I'll have my highschool diploma, and after that I'm becoming a nighttime security guard, because I have always found it difficult to sleep during the night...

A while ago I decided to do some research on what I was convinced to be a highly misunderstood subject, as I had heard about Satanism before, but there seemed to be highly varying opinions on it. This led me to believe that at least many, if not most opinions on Satanism must be incorrect. So...

I suppose the question depends on our perspective. Many would say life is pretty long, existing for 75+ years is a big deal, a lot is going to happen in that time. In cosmic terms, we're little blips that flash in for a couple seconds and fade out, never to be seen again. Relative to other...

Recently I argued with an agnostic, IRL. The points being made went roughly like this; Him: You atheists are as bad as religious people. You can't prove god exists, nor can you prove he does not, so atheism is as much a blind faith as theism. Me: Failure to believe in something that there is...