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naomi24

Rainbows

My husband, walking the dogs about a mile away from home this morning, didn't see the spectacular rainbow that I saw from my window. We're out in the country where the skies are wide above open fields...
08:21 Wed 07th Sep 202219 answers, last by mibn2cweus 02:50 Mon 12th Sep 2022
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Zacs-Master

Politics And The Internet.

The Internet and Social Media has given those of little reasoning power the ability to comment and opine on the general state of politics. Do you think this is good for democracy, or, given the...
13:24 Tue 12th Oct 202111 answers, last by mibn2cweus 17:02 Tue 12th Oct 2021
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naomi24

Is Religion Damaging?

A friend distraught and in floods of tears called me today. Her daughter has split from her selfish, uncaring husband. ‘’Good”, you might say, as I did, but no, it isn’t good because my friend...
17:50 Tue 14th Jan 202081 answers, last by nailit 22:16 Wed 15th Jan 2020
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Canary42

Faith

Faith appears quite often in this topic. Today I came across an interesting quote from the American Philosopher Eric Hoffer [i] Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power [i] I can...
23:13 Wed 23rd Oct 201946 answers, last by naomi24 08:39 Wed 30th Oct 2019
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spathiphyllum

"doll"

Is it rude to refer to a lady as "Doll"? Is it OK to refer to a lady you know as "Doll"? How would you feel if someone called you "Doll"?...
14:54 Tue 23rd Jul 201970 answers, last by naomi24 08:54 Mon 29th Jul 2019
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naomi24

Religion In Film/theatre

Offended, delighted, favourites? For various reasons, the stage production of the musical ‘Godspell’ is and always will be very special to me; ‘Joseph’ I love - so funny - and who could forget...
18:03 Wed 27th Feb 201916 answers, last by 4candles 19:06 Fri 01st Mar 2019
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naomi24

No Accounting For Taste!

//A man who spent three hours licking a doorbell as a family slept inside is being hunted by police. Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33, was captured taking part in the bizarre act on the Dungans' home CCTV in...
09:56 Wed 09th Jan 201927 answers, last by spathiphyllum 17:33 Mon 14th Jan 2019
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Theland

Darwins Doubt, And Mine. And Yours?

Watching quite a few YouTube videos, where Darwin is totally disproven. David Berlinski most prominent in his criticisms, also of scientists in all fields who are frightened of opposing the current...
03:49 Thu 09th Nov 201737 answers, last by Old_Geezer 16:50 Tue 21st Nov 2017
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mazzywoo

Cat Hair And The Weather

Why, when we get cold, anti-cyclonic weather, does the cat-hair I sweep from the kitchen floor form ridges that stick together in rows? If the weather is mild and rainy, the cat-hair just billows...
13:53 Thu 09th Feb 20172 answers, last by wildwood 19:59 Sat 11th Feb 2017
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Colmc54

Is A Life An Evolutionary Examination And If So, Excluding The Obvious, What Are Our Individual Prospects Of A Pass?

So you have children. That could be an evolutionary failure for all you know. I never did have biological issue but what if I did something that contributed to our survival as a species later on?...
23:33 Tue 26th Jan 201623 answers, last by mibn2cweus 22:17 Wed 27th Jan 2016
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Tarser

Anselm's 'ontological Argument'

I am studying philosophy and would very much like to understand Anselm's 'Ontological argument' for the existence of God, but so far, after lots of thought, I still don't get it. Here's the basic...
21:19 Wed 12th Aug 201534 answers, last by jomifl 11:04 Tue 25th Aug 2015
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Zacs-Master

A Glimps Into The Far Far Future

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/timeline-of-the-far-future/...
22:17 Tue 04th Aug 20155 answers, last by mibn2cweus 05:03 Thu 06th Aug 2015
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Mark_Alan

What (Or Who) Is God (God)?

Why do humans have a pathological need to believe in a Supreme Being who controls and justifies all actions (past, present & future)?...
19:38 Tue 30th Jun 201536 answers, last by Mark_Alan 07:43 Fri 03rd Jul 2015
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naomi24

Do You Read Very Long Posts....

.... that often seem to drone on and on? I must admit there are times when my eyes glaze over ........
16:00 Wed 13th May 201537 answers, last by Old_Geezer 07:41 Sun 17th May 2015
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mallyh

Real People Issue 41

would some kind hearted aber tell me the cash cow word ,i didn't save the letters so i wouldn't be surprised if you told me where to go.
14:56 Mon 20th Oct 20142 answers, last by mallyh 07:57 Thu 23rd Oct 2014
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wildwood

Are There Any Muslims

who frequent this R&S category and are willing to publicly declared their outrage at the atrocities carried out by extremists in the name of Islam?...
06:16 Wed 10th Sep 2014145 answers, last by naomi24 18:38 Sat 20th Sep 2014
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Mosaic

Here's A Thought-Provoking Incident - Being Offended Vs Spectrum Of Views

https://richarddawkins.net/2014/08/a-hundred-walked-out-of-my-lecture/ Be interesting to see what AB thinks of this incident. I never realised being an atheist was an issue until recent media...
08:59 Wed 20th Aug 20148 answers, last by mibn2cweus 15:19 Wed 20th Aug 2014
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Barquentine

Small Metal Ampoules

I sometimes see these discarded in the street. Any ideas what they are? They are sort of grey in colour.
22:06 Mon 04th Aug 20146 answers, last by AB Editor 11:50 Mon 22nd Sep 2014
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sp1814

Little White Dot

When my sister and I were younger, we would always run up to the TV when it was being switched off to watch the little white dot disappear into nothingness (okay, we didn't have a lot of money, so had...
23:24 Sun 29th Jun 201431 answers, last by mikey4444 14:36 Mon 30th Jun 2014
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LazyGun

Well, That's Me Convinced! :)

So it seems Noahs ark has received the physics seal of approval. Timely story, given the release of the film. Not sure though that whether or not the ark might have floated was the first concern when...
10:13 Thu 03rd Apr 201441 answers, last by mibn2cweus 02:16 Fri 04th Apr 2014