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 Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:54 pm
Shaviv I would like to see a thread that discusses the costs and benefits of truly free trade, as opposed to trade with reasonable non-tariff barriers or trade with tariffs, subsidies, and unreasonable non-tariff barriers (which is what we have now). I'd also like to see a thread that tries to dredge up whatever knowledge there is currently about how strong patterns of sexual behavior arise as children, whose sexual behavior is usually pretty amorphous and undirected, become adults. I'd also like to see a thread that suggests that hospitalization for the mentally ill should be a measure of last resort, based on the principles of liberty and the understanding that institutionalizing someone necessarily makes the task of reintegrating them into society very difficult, and suggests that treatment should involve lower doses of medication, more medical supervision and lots more psychotherapy. I'd like to see a thread that debates whether and when torture is an acceptable act and what government policy about it should be. I'd like to see a thread that asks why ignorance about sex and sexuality is so rampant to the point that you could probably cure half the sexual disorder cases in the USA just by giving everyone a two-hour lecture on male and female anatomy and physiology - and then asks for reasonable solutions to fix this problem. I can think of a lot of things I'd like to see. Awesome! Please post as many topics that come to mind whenever you have the time.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:19 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:47 pm
I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:24 pm
Yoshimasa_the_Radiant I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting. Either that or they are validated beyond any doubt. Because, if one's own perceptions are the only things that are real, and one perceives something in which one believes religiously, then that thing is real. So all these people who think God speaks or has spoken to them would become that much more convicted in their beliefs. I second this topic, since it would be fun to discuss this.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:59 pm
Shaviv I would like to see a thread that discusses the costs and benefits of truly free trade, as opposed to trade with reasonable non-tariff barriers or trade with tariffs, subsidies, and unreasonable non-tariff barriers (which is what we have now). Got a book that touches on that which I have for a class this semester actually. (If you like, I can give you the name and author. Just as a warning though, if you're not interested in international politics it's a real bore then. neutral ) Anyway, it mentions some info on it and costs and benefits to free trade v. tarrifs. Putting it basically, it goes like this.... Free trade = cheaper products overall & loss of jobs. Tarrifs = More expensive products & keeping jobs (for a limited time at least). That's the BASE of it. Not all the little details that go into that. It also talked about the benefits and costs to industrialized nations versus non-industrialized...I think...that went fairly similar actually.... Shaviv I'd like to see a thread that debates whether and when torture is an acceptable act and what government policy about it should be. Torture doesn't always provide accurate information, but it could provide truth. Problem is, you can't always tell. It'd be interesting to see it logically debated rather than "We should fire nails into their fingers until they talk!". Really, that doesn't sound like an effective way to torture at all. I'd see mental torture being far more effective, especially if you can break the person down into joining your side. Shaviv I'd like to see a thread that asks why ignorance about sex and sexuality is so rampant to the point that you could probably cure half the sexual disorder cases in the USA just by giving everyone a two-hour lecture on male and female anatomy and physiology - and then asks for reasonable solutions to fix this problem. But that's unchristian! gonk Think of the children! You're a pervert for suggesting that children learn about sex! *****! scream ...That about sums up why. XD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyway, here's my suggestions for more thread ideas. Do not take the following serious. razz -We need more homosexuality threads. There's not enough of them. 10 is never enough! -There's been a slight lack of "I'm a bashed Christian because I can't bash others" threads lately. I say we remedy this. 3nodding -Also, there's not enough threads on video game censorship talking about how Jack Thomson sucks. One thread a day is hardly good enough. -What happened to the "Bush sux0rz!" threads? There used to be a lot of those, but I don't know what happened. Anyone here willing to make up for the lack of them? -Abortion. There needs to be more! This subject is WAY overdue for 30 or so threads at a given day. We need to plan out exactly what each thread needs to specifically address and each one of us should take up the duty of making an abortion thread. -Perhaps he could use a "ghosts are real" or "UFO's, what do you think?" thread or two... Maybe a paranormal one with nothing to really discuss? Anyway, I'm sure with time we can make ED far better than it once was with more threads like these. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:49 pm
Garek Maxwell -Perhaps he could use a "ghosts are real" or "UFO's, what do you think?" thread or two... Maybe a paranormal one with nothing to really discuss? Actually, I agree with this one. The ghosts, not the UFOs. There are a number of ways that such entities could feasibly exist. However, it might be more suited to a General Discussion conversation.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:26 pm
Yoshimasa_the_Radiant I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting. I know of Solipsism. smile Would this be in the main ED forum or the Morality and Religion subforum?
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:47 pm
SoundDoctrine Yoshimasa_the_Radiant I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting. I know of Solipsism. smile Would this be in the main ED forum or the Morality and Religion subforum? Well, it depends on what the focus was on, Solipsism or Solipsism in relationship to religious belief...
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Yoshimasa_the_Radiant Crew
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The ED Coalition Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:33 pm
Yoshimasa_the_Radiant SoundDoctrine Yoshimasa_the_Radiant I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting. I know of Solipsism. smile Would this be in the main ED forum or the Morality and Religion subforum? Well, it depends on what the focus was on, Solipsism or Solipsism in relationship to religious belief... Altough I'm personally more interested in Solipsism in relationship to religious belief, I'll let it go to whomever wanted to start the thread. Would you like to start it, or are you just throwing it out as a suggestion?
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:55 pm
The ED Coalition Yoshimasa_the_Radiant SoundDoctrine Yoshimasa_the_Radiant I was thinking of a thread about the plausibility and implications of Solipsist beliefs. No one has even heard of Solipsism as a philosophy, yet it is truely fascinating. Just think of what would happen if Solipsism and Religious doctrine were combined... the results could be quite ineresting, and, if Solipsism is assumed to be true, amny religions just cease exsting. I know of Solipsism. smile Would this be in the main ED forum or the Morality and Religion subforum? Well, it depends on what the focus was on, Solipsism or Solipsism in relationship to religious belief... Altough I'm personally more interested in Solipsism in relationship to religious belief, I'll let it go to whomever wanted to start the thread. Would you like to start it, or are you just throwing it out as a suggestion? I'll start it if no one else will, but anyone can if they want to. There can always be two threads, as well. One on Solipsism in general, and one on Solipsism with religious beliefs tied in. They are different enough to allow for that, and they would be in different areas, anyway. I don't know, go ahead and run with it if you like it.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:12 pm
I've always considered starting an ED discussion thread about the beautiful spirituality of Zen Buddhism and perhaps eradicate most of the stereotypes regarding this philosophy. Most religious sects who have not yet grasped the true understanding of the Zen quote, "If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet your father, kill your father. Live your life as it is. Bound to nothing," consider it as somewhat heretic and controversial. Eastern Buddhism, as I have understood it is more of a philosophy rather than a religion.
A fitting topic for an argumentative discussion would be MORALITY IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT RELIGION.
I might start the thread when I have finished my dissertation since college is eating up most of my time.
>.>
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:03 pm
I once read a quote from a paediatrician: "trying to save extremely premature babies is tantamount to child abuse".
I would like to see a debate about that. I keep meaning to do it myself- but I can't find good unbiassed sources about Charlotte Wyatt.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:24 am
I wouldn't mind seeing (or joining) a M&R thread about this new 'trauma' pill, and just how justified it is to simply wipe people free of strong feelings or memories of an occurance, how they think it'd be distributed, and if the prospect of it being misused is worrysome.
Of course, personally, I feel very strongly about the subject, but I haven't really seen any topics about it. Plus, I feel it may be a strong debate.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:12 am
I read recently that neanderthal DNA has been successfully extracted from bones that were several dozen of thousands of years old. All anyone has said about it so far is how it'll help settle debates about how they lived, and their evolutionary role in relation to us, etc. But the question I see inevitably arising is whether to clone them or not - What implications would a new population of neanderthals have on society? Would it be moral to clone them? Would they become a significant competitor against us, or would we assimilate them as a part of our society? Would they be able to adapt to our new world?
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:21 pm
Xillania Actually, I agree with this one. The ghosts, not the UFOs. There are a number of ways that such entities could feasibly exist. However, it might be more suited to a General Discussion conversation. So would I. Even UFO's if they're done well. Unfortunately, most of the time the thead isn't done very well and it's either a rambling of illogical conspiracy theories usually involving the government or a secret organization, or it's nearly a one-liner. Intelligent paranormal discussion is rare, but fun. Too bad it's rare though...it'd definetly diversify ED.
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