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Is it possible that death was 'created' to [...]
Is it possible that death was 'created' to help us appreciate living?
Is there a fundamental truth to be learned [...]
Is there a fundamental truth to be learned that can help prevent us from repeating stupid mistakes?
Was the chicken always carrying around a bag [...]
Was the chicken always carrying around a bag of onions and I just noticed?
How would your life be different if you [...]
How would your life be different if you lived for the sole purpose of living? Living to live...
What is the difference between insight and [...]
What is the difference between insight and understanding?
Can creativity be beneficial to society if [...]
Can creativity be beneficial to society if is used for personal expression and never shared with others?
Is it possible for a marriage to be one-sided?
Is it possible for a marriage to be one-sided?
Have you found there to be some 'formula' [...]
Have you found there to be some 'formula' for contentment in life?
A proverb says, "In the abundance of wisdom [...]
A proverb says, "In the abundance of wisdom there is an abundance of vexation, so that he that increases knowledge increases pain." Why?
Since sunscreen allows a person to stay [...]
Since sunscreen allows a person to stay exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays much longer, is there a chance it could be more harmful than good?
Which is more important in a relationship; [...]
Which is more important in a relationship; understanding or respect?
Does the interbreeding of animals make them [...]
Does the interbreeding of animals make them weaker; and may the same be true of humans wihtin a culture?
Are we all essentially actors on a stage; [...]
Are we all essentially actors on a stage; and if so, is there harm in pretense?
Neglect is sometimes considered abuse; how [...]
Neglect is sometimes considered abuse; how can this this justified if physical needs are cared for and no visible harm is evident?
Since nature seems to mirror itself, is [...]
Since nature seems to mirror itself, is there anything around us on earth (or even within us) you'd say mimics a black hole?
Is it possible that the apparent increase in [...]
Is it possible that the apparent increase in natural disasters due to global warming and other misuses of natural resources is Earth's fight for its life by forcing humans into submission?
Confucius suggested, "Good government [...]
Confucius suggested, "Good government obtains when those who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are attracted." By this definition, does good government exist?
Can a person be poor who has much? Can one [...]
Can a person be poor who has much? Can one be rich who lives opulently off credit? Can a nation? Is such not actually poorer than one with nothing?
Is it possible to love someone you do not trust?
Is it possible to love someone you do not trust?
If humans respected and understood the [...]
If humans respected and understood the natural cycles of the earth would they avoid living in certain areas; and could this decrease the cost ($$$ and human lives) of natural disasters?
Is it possible that the intensive quarrying [...]
Is it possible that the intensive quarrying of granite earthwide may destabilize our foundation and contribute to seismic activity?
Does the human will more closely resemble a [...]
Does the human will more closely resemble a tree, an ant, or a fire? Why?
What is the responsibility of a nation that [...]
What is the responsibility of a nation that achieves sovereignty? Can any nation or state be said to be sovereign?
How closely do you believe people scrutinize [...]
How closely do you believe people scrutinize a cause before they are willing to give up their life for it?
At night every sound seems amplified. Is [...]
At night every sound seems amplified. Is that because light absorbs sound or because the lack of sight in darkness heightens the hearing?
Which laws seem unnecessary or unfair to you [...]
Which laws seem unnecessary or unfair to you that you would like to see abolished?
This morning on the radio I heard a [...]
This morning on the radio I heard a psychologist say that feelings are not real. Do you agree?
What will you tell the next generations was [...]
What will you tell the next generations was responsible for the depletion of their resources?
Did the Native American culture have some [...]
Did the Native American culture have some type of judicial system?
If mankind had the chance to start all over [...]
If mankind had the chance to start all over again, which discovery would you want to bring along that would benefit us most?
Describe a human contribution to society [...]
Describe a human contribution to society contributing to the quality of life that occurred by chance
Can you think of a human mutation that has [...]
Can you think of a human mutation that has occurred in recent generations?
Since Rome overthrew Greece and was such a [...]
Since Rome overthrew Greece and was such a far-reaching empire, how is it that the Greek language is still spoken and Latin died?
How would America change if the states all [...]
How would America change if the states all became independent entities?
If the world became black and white and only [...]
If the world became black and white and only one color could be preserved, which would you choose?
Which is more devisive, politics or prejudice
Which is more devisive, politics or prejudice
Walking on the shore recently, I noticed [...]
Walking on the shore recently, I noticed that the cloud formations exactly mirrored the imprints of the water in the sand. Can you think of a scientific reason for this?
Can you describe a moment in your life; a [...]
Can you describe a moment in your life; a picture you wish you had taken to preserve it?
It has been reported that cloned sheep had [...]
It has been reported that cloned sheep had variations in color and markings; how can that be?
Which world conflict, had it never occurred, [...]
Which world conflict, had it never occurred, would have changed history most dramatically?
Is there a way to retrieve questions from [...]
Is there a way to retrieve questions from contributors that went into the black hole of this website (those whose names are not current; whose names we do not know)? (Not 100 original questions...)
Still curious.
So in a criminal investigation or a paternity suit, could evidence lead to both? Or is their some slight difference in the DNA of twins?
With the surge of foreclosures on homes in [...]
With the surge of foreclosures on homes in the US, where are all of these people going to live?
If religions as legally recognized and [...]
If religions as legally recognized and protected entities were abolished, what effect would that have on the world?
Disallowing the sun and earth, what is the [...]
Disallowing the sun and earth, what is the purpose for stars and planets?
Universal yearning.
If love is the universal language, why do nations and peoples fear to speak it?
On Nov. 4th will anything change, or will [...]
On Nov. 4th will anything change, or will history simply continue repeating itself? And will the lessons ever be learned so that the cycle may be broken?
Percentages.
When the 5% happens to be a world power, does it not affect the other 95% disproportionately?
Fifth commandment.
Do parents deserve honor and respect for giving us life and for the sacrifices they have made to our development and well-being?
Are citizens responsible for the way their [...]
Are citizens responsible for the way their tax dollars are spent?
How did HItler attain power? Was he not [...]
How did HItler attain power? Was he not initially the choice of the people?
But it's a party!
Does a carnival atmosphere excuse adherence to principles of good or bad?
Why was intelligent design invested in [...]
Why was intelligent design invested in making individual sand particles looking like elaborate artwork?! (Don't argue with me, I saw it in National Geographic!)
What is the difference between dominance and [...]
What is the difference between dominance and leadership?
Seeing literature as food; what would you [...]
Seeing literature as food; what would you choose as your last meal?
Back to a subject from the archives.... Why [...]
Back to a subject from the archives.... Why did the chicken buy onions? Why not leaks or shallots? (And don't tell me shallots and leaks are onions technically, that's a cop out!)
Remote-controlled robots.
Are ROBOTS aware that they are being used as pawns? Do they have any sort of awareness at all?
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Why do you say "Jew" is a derrogatory term? Are Jewish people insulted by that term? I thought it was proper....
If humankind originated from one common [...]
If humankind originated from one common female, what blood type would she have had to accomodate all those existing today?
Good book?
Can you think of a 'holy' book (writings) that has had a strictly positive influence on humanity?
Is that bad?
If Ego is actually "the self as distinguished from others" and an "ego trip" is simply "an act that satisfies the ego," what's wrong with that? These words carry a negative connotation. Why? Are the above definitions accurate? And if "we are the mask," does that mean that the self must be hidden? And if, rather, the self is best exposed, how are "we (the mask)" to be removed?
Hate and fear.
Are there legitimate things we should teach children "to 'hate and fear'?
Guilt
Can this feeling of guilt be a factor determining whether an act was just or unjust, justified or unjustified? Can this feeling be trusted?
If you discovered today that you were [...]
If you discovered today that you were adopted, would it matter?
Just curious.
Can you think of an example of something that 'is considered a crime by some and a virtue to others'?
I heard it said that the best way to 'go [...]
I heard it said that the best way to 'go green' is not wasting food. Do you agree?
What song do you feel best describes our [...]
What song do you feel best describes our current position on the universal timeline?
Can the earth's electromagnetic field [...]
Can the earth's electromagnetic field interfere with radio signals? If so, what factors could cause it be altered so as to produce such a deviation from the usual?
Can equality exist in the context of [...]
Can equality exist in the context of economic disparity?
Is inequality imposed upon us by others or [...]
Is inequality imposed upon us by others or rather our own interpretation of circumstances?
Why do we feel the need to name things [...]
Why do we feel the need to name things (planets, stars, mountains, buildings...)?
What mythological scenario would best [...]
What mythological scenario would best describe your life?
Seeking truth.
What is the ultimate goal of those who observe and record? Do you think it is validating a preexisting conclusion or striving to arrive at a conclusion?
How would you distinguish jealousy from envy?
How would you distinguish jealousy from envy?
What makes allegory such an effective teacher?
What makes allegory such an effective teacher?
Can one person's efforts change the world? [...]
Can one person's efforts change the world? (I noticed this is the fourth time this question has been asked with no reply. I believe it is important, otherwise why try.)
In what way can narcissism be considered [...]
In what way can narcissism be considered useful or healthy?
In your opinion, what is the function of [...]
In your opinion, what is the function of conscience?
Challenge this assertion: "If we take [...]
Challenge this assertion: "If we take people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as if they were what they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming." --Goethe. Do you agree?
Heroes
If the 'bad' are operating from a base of power and the loving persons allow evil to reign, does the loving person who fights and becomes a hero now become 'bad' himself because of his warring? How is this 'good' hero omnipotent when the 'bad' have all the power? Is he a hero only if he prevails over the evil one, or does the fight of itself consitute him a hero?
Some years ago an assertion was made that [...]
Some years ago an assertion was made that the Holocaust never occurred, which resulted in heated debate. Does anyone know its source?
Good research
Thank you for the expansive list. Impressive. You may answer the question regarding any one of them. Do such denials come from the specific groups who were responsible for the atrocities or someone else and why? (Somehow I doubt the denial of someone on trial would receive such serious attention.)
And now?
Does the banning or burning of books make "literature obsolete" (which is the question)? Going back you will see that the original question concerned what would happen if literature actually became obsolete. Since literature relates to written works, it seems unlikely it would ever become obsolete. The efforts by Fascist governments, churches, etc. that were mentioned have not done so. In fact, many banned works have resurfaced. Is there a scenario that could wipe out the written word?
Can you think of a succinct SLOGAN that may [...]
Can you think of a succinct SLOGAN that may wake people up to the need for peaceful solutions to whatever issue you feel most passionate about?
Please Clarify
Who is viewing the act as evil? Does the perpetrator think the act is a necessary evil or do "those who love the lord" think it's an evil thing?
If all nations united in peace to function [...]
If all nations united in peace to function as a world together, would it necessitate a common ruler?
Of the great historical persons (recent or [...]
Of the great historical persons (recent or past), whose pupil would you most like to be? Why?
Huh?
Are you kidding? What education would make a people qualified to decide what sort of leader they would choose? Should people be properly schooled before they are able to give their opinion on how they are to be governed?
Memory
When the bars are recalled to mind, do the ex-convicts recall the crime and its impact on the victim who may never forget the pain?
In settling conflict, what is the value of [...]
In settling conflict, what is the value of establishing common ground?
Bigger picture
Is there a way to encourage such empathy between cultural groups and nations? How significant is pride in preventing peace between nations? Is pride fostered by nationalism at the root of world conflict?
Evidence
Can you think of an important issue that has been solved by religious violence?
If you could finally convince others to [...]
If you could finally convince others to accept your philosophy or point of view; to embrace your passion, what kind of change would that effect in the world?
What form of competition is most destructive?
What form of competition is most destructive?
What form of competition is most constructive?
What form of competition is most constructive?
Does homeschooling retard the development of [...]
Does homeschooling retard the development of social skills?
How do you know whether or not your prayers [...]
How do you know whether or not your prayers are being heard?
Why is sculpture seemingly more dedicated to [...]
Why is sculpture seemingly more dedicated to the gods and goddesses of mythology than other art forms?
What is the best way to show respect for the [...]
What is the best way to show respect for the dignity of another?
What is the difference between spirituality [...]
What is the difference between spirituality and belief?
Do individuals bear responsibility for [...]
Do individuals bear responsibility for wrongs committed by the group? Do individuals bear responsibility for wrongs committed by leaders they have chosen?
Better off dead
if this is the case, would it not be preferable if certain "societies" fell into oblivion?
What are you teaching the next generation to [...]
What are you teaching the next generation to ensure their continued survival?
How serious is sabotage of government websites?
How serious is sabotage of government websites?
What is the most profound graffiti message [...]
What is the most profound graffiti message you have seen?
What is the difference between neutrality [...]
What is the difference between neutrality and pacifism?
What is your favorite thing to see in museums?
What is your favorite thing to see in museums?
Hasn't that been tried already?
Has experimentation with socialism not led to the same crises capitalism seems to be facing now?
How have your choices been affected by the [...]
How have your choices been affected by the expectations of others?
War and peace
But what is your point of view regarding the subject of war vs. peace, which was the basis of the question?
Since we take such delight in beauty around [...]
Since we take such delight in beauty around us as in nature and art, why is it that we resent beautiful people?
What have you ever read that you view as [...]
What have you ever read that you view as absolute truth?
If myth is somehow based on fact, where do [...]
If myth is somehow based on fact, where do we get the idea of Utopian societies?
Homework
How many people who claim adherence to the tenets of holy books have actually read them?
Lazy believers
If religion were judged for its violence and abuses, would such willful ignorance excuse one from sharing community responsibility?
What is the difference between being alone [...]
What is the difference between being alone and being lonely?
Thanks to whomever worked out the website glitch.
Thanks to whomever worked out the website glitch.
Is light the basic substance of life? If [...]
Is light the basic substance of life? If so, can it be said that our bodies are actually light?
Essence
What becomes of all the memories, knowledge, emotion and experience that has been stored in this mind? Such are as valuable as the elements that energize the brain. How can they possibly be extinguished eternally. What a loss...
A third of the earth's population claims to [...]
A third of the earth's population claims to be Christian (I think that's the right statistic). If Christ returned today, would he be ashamed of them?
What would it take to make kindness more popular?
What would it take to make kindness more popular?
Does anyone know how to kill fire ants? I [...]
Does anyone know how to kill fire ants? I mean ABSOLUTELY, by personal experience; don't give me a web link !! (Honestly, I really respect insects, but these are aggressive and violent !!)
What is the difference between shame and guilt?
What is the difference between shame and guilt?
How important is listening in being an [...]
How important is listening in being an effective teacher?
What life experiences could have inspired [...]
What life experiences could have inspired myths that involved interactions between humans and the gods?
Arbitrary?
How do you determine which represents "true myth" and which does not? How does this one in particular NOT "serve the purpose of myth"?
Why does Daddy love you more than he loves me?
Why does Daddy love you more than he loves me?
MNC?
One theory: "A mythical national championship (sometimes abbreviated MNC) is a colloquial term used to describe a champion in a sport in which a championship is determined without the use of a playoff or tournament of some kind." Question: Why do we always feel the need to determine a champion?
Just shadows
My interest in merely in ordinary shadows, "just a blockage of light." Do shadows give us a glimpse of reality? Something has to blocking the sun, something real...
Or...
Is it possible that rather than being "based on Anti Semitism of Jewish people", is it possible that it is more likely a challenge to the Jewish religion and more particularly the sects that had been formed?
