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The concept of divinity as conceived by the mainstream Christian church
How much control does God have? Where does free will come in? What does the Christian church generally believe?
:: STARTED BY 40%
:: 37 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:56 08.04.04
The Guardian, transphobia and do lesbians get a day pass?
The Guardian recently published an article which has been accused of insensitivity and transphobia. Is there any value to its position, and why on Earth was it not subjected to same loving degree of subediting as Julie Burchill's columns?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 47 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:38 08.04.04
Meme theory: Who's that guy?
Memes and viruses... who is it?
:: STARTED BY Aertho
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:54 07.04.04
Self-Concept
Self portraiture based on self concept...can you know who you really are?
:: STARTED BY ellen
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:29 06.04.04
Are power differentials in relationships a bad thing in themselves?
How do we judge the validity of power differentials? The two theories proposed to start with are (a) by a person's ability to use power responsibly and (b) by a person's right to have power in the first place. Other theories welcome.
:: STARTED BY 40%
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:08 04.04.04
Science as an atheists religion?
Is there more to nature than just what we can see and measure? Modern science would say yes! Shouldn't the unknown aspect of science be what religion is based on? Will science/technology create 'heaven on earth' or will it destroy earth? If possible, how could science bring peace on earth? How would science improve peoples relationships with one another?
:: STARTED BY ajm
:: 19 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:45 03.04.04
The pursuit of youth - contemporary culture's validation/obsession with youth and its sexuality
Spin-off from the paedophilia thread, for clarity. This thread is for examining the potentially fuzzy borderlines between acceptable and unacceptable attraction to youth in our cultures - examples, contradictions, etc.
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:09 03.04.04
Is paedophilia bad? (Opinionated thread)
This is my opinion: if someone who considers themself to be an adult has consensual sex with someone who considers themselves to be adolescent, then this is bad, especcially if the sex is the only main point of the relationship.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 58 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:50 01.04.04
Flirting with dark power systems & avant fascism
"R.U.Sirius the old mondo 2000 editor guy once remarked that flirting with neo nazi imagery was about flirting with dark power systems and making that power benevolent, a kind of lead into gold, harnessing the power of dark imagery and subverting it."
:: STARTED BY Rage
:: 40 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:44 01.04.04
Taboo, or, is everything permitted?
a framework for adjusting one's own belief system relative to cultural taboo...with some disconcerting conclusions.
:: STARTED BY sine
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:47 01.04.04
The development of gaming as a participatory experience (previously "Tom Coates?")
The development of gaming as a participatory and mimetic process, with reference to Greek tragedy, starting from a post made by Tom previously.
:: STARTED BY agvvv
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:53 29.03.04
Louis Mackey
i saw this interesting guy in Slackers and found out he was a philosopher. i was just wondering if ya could help me out a bit.
:: STARTED BY reFLUX
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:48 27.03.04
Christianity as a hollow spiritual experience.
Jung argued that Christian civilisation had proven hollow and fruitless and that while people use Christianity as their public-religion, in their souls the primitive concepts of the older polytheistic traditions still reign. So is Christianity a hollow spiritual experience?
:: STARTED BY ajm
:: 92 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:11 27.03.04
Choosing A Spiritual Path - The Hows and Whys.
How did you come to believe what you believe (or don't believe?) regarding spirituality, faith and existence.
:: STARTED BY Scrambled Password Bogus Email
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:58 25.03.04
"She Asked for it..." The correct viewpoint on domestic violence?
Domestic violence and the 'she loves it really' school of thinking. Is it ignorance or just personal opinion?
:: STARTED BY Olulabelle
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:49 21.03.04
Does religion really help us?
Is religion a useful tool for human improvement, a survival from a time when it was necessary to ensure human survival, an evil cause of war or none of the above?
:: STARTED BY fabi
:: 63 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:46 19.03.04
The eye of the why sits mainly with the pie.
...does the 'why' truly matter or does the use of 'why' as a tool and divining rod creates the essence within existence....
:: STARTED BY archon666
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:29 18.03.04
The world: textbook or work of fiction?
conspiracy theory vs Occam's razor - their uses and their limitations; reading strategies; world as text. With reference to the Global War On Terrorism.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:52 15.03.04
Exclusion/Inclusion
GRIM asks about gender roles /
with trans identity twixt the poles /
of masculine- or feminine-only spaces /
like gyms or men's clubs or our workplaces.
:: STARTED BY GRIM
:: 31 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:31 12.03.04
Anarchism (and an interesting web site about it)
Useful contexts to think within, when channelling your frustration about injustice, feeling powerless, trapped in a 9-to-5, in a system that denies you much freedom blah blah blah
:: STARTED BY captain piss
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:04 10.03.04
Elite Institutions
Are elite institutions in and of themselves a bad idea?
:: STARTED BY passer
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:13 10.03.04
The complete and utter breakdown of society
Panic in Year Zero! How will you cope?
:: STARTED BY Sax
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:16 09.03.04
Rights
What are they, where do we get them from, what can we do with them?
:: STARTED BY Smoothly
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:44 03.03.04
Empire
Tell me about this book, if you would.
:: STARTED BY YNH
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:36 02.03.04
Modern German Intellectual Thought
No summary available
:: STARTED BY smh2001
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:48 29.02.04
The Creation of a World Culture and the Democratization of Artistic Expression
Warning: No one is really that qualified to talk about this, especially me.
:: STARTED BY kaonashi
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:52 28.02.04
Me Tarzan, You Jane: When Identities Attack
An attempt to think about the psychic or imaginary dimension of identity politics without repeating the public/private divide, and to model a kind of left-wing politics that can deal with antagonism.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:35 24.02.04
How to Shift a Paradigm
When was the last time you experienced a noticeable adjustment of your beliefs/values? How did this happen? (How) Can this be induced in others?
:: STARTED BY wembley can change in 28 days
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:55 22.02.04
Philosophy of fan fiction - Question for Deva...
file under: fan fiction, slash, authorship, queering the author, appropriation, literature, subverting copyright and trademark.
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:: 235 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:00 21.02.04
The West, the Arab world and shame/guilt culture
How do the West and the Arab world interact with the ideas of shame and guilt cultures. More broadly, are these terms still relevant? and what is their relationship to "reason" or "the rational"?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:53 18.02.04
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