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Let go of the illusion that it could have been any different.
by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes » Posted December 15th, 2022, 2:12pm
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To have hate in your heart is to be in hell.
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Parenting to avoid mistakes of one's own parents
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If you woke up as an alien in a humanless world, would you still be you?
by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes » Posted November 15th, 2022, 1:53pm
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes » Posted December 6th, 2022, 4:16pm
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Eckhart Aurelius Hughes AMA (Ask Me Anything)
by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes » Posted November 1st, 2022, 5:09pm
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Abortion - Not as diametrically divisive as often thought?
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If you woke up as an alien in a humanless world, would you still be you?
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
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What has God actually done wrong ?
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Neither time, time-ness, unconscious here-ness, unconscious now-ness, nor any unconscious presence exist.
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Don't take any advice from unhappy people.
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If 13-year-old Scott read my book...
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Do you agree that there is no problem of evil?
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Objective leftness and rightness do not exist.
Posted April 28th, 2021, 4:57pm » in General Philosophy - 269 Replies
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What is the opposite of temptation?
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Would you murder an innocent child with your bare hands to cure cancer?
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Would Flat-Land Four-Eyed Freddy Notice a Difference?
Posted May 1st, 2021, 11:34am » in General Philosophy - 18 Replies
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Who do you want to have access to more powerful guns: cops or equally trained citizens?
Posted March 30th, 2023, 7:31pm » in Philosophy of Politics - 1 Replies
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Man Is Not Fit to Govern Man: My Philosophy of Non-Violence, Self-Government, Self-Discipline, and Spiritual Freedom
Posted January 23rd, 2021, 8:37pm » in Philosophy of Politics - 103 Replies
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Macro-Criminalization of Consensual Crimes
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I bet you are filthy rich. But are you grateful?
Posted April 13th, 2021, 1:03pm » in General Philosophy - 38 Replies
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Is taxation by big non-local governments violent robbery?
Posted May 5th, 2021, 6:22pm » in Philosophy of Politics - 117 Replies
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Who is your favorite criminal from history?
Posted February 16th, 2021, 3:17pm » in Philosophy of Politics - 61 Replies
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There is no "Is-Ought Problem" because there is no 'ought'.
Posted January 4th, 2023, 4:40pm » in Discuss "In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All" by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes - 22 Replies
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Equality, Unconditional Love, and Monism of Value and Being
Posted April 7th, 2021, 5:34pm » in General Philosophy - 18 Replies
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It is preferable to live one day with inner peace than a thousand years without.
Posted April 1st, 2021, 12:54pm » in Ethics and Morality - 65 Replies
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Intentional non-defensive killing - Do you always oppose it?
Posted April 14th, 2012, 5:46pm » in Philosophy of Politics - 111 Replies
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Conscious Love, Philosophical Zombies, and Psychopathy: Are philosophical zombies spiritual psychopaths?
Posted March 24th, 2021, 2:39pm » in Epistemology and Metaphysics - 15 Replies
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Question for non-zombies: If you went to sleep as me in my bed with my memories...
Posted May 15th, 2021, 10:57am » in Epistemology and Metaphysics - 72 Replies
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Why Believe in a God when It is Impossible to Prove?
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Lesbian Marriage vs. Elderly, Interracial Marriage
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Is fame like gold? (Quote from Page 92 of The Biblical Clock)
Posted March 6th, 2021, 1:23pm » in The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann - 25 Replies
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Dr. Wayne Dyer's Credos: Truth becomes a lie when organized.
Posted March 22nd, 2021, 12:57pm » in Philosophy of Religion, Theism and Mythology - 38 Replies
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How much evidence does it take to believe or to know?
Posted August 7th, 2009, 9:47am » in Epistemology and Metaphysics - 214 Replies
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