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Most Active Topics

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PROVE to me that the world is, in fact, real at all.
56 replies by 14 different users. Topic created on Saturday, November 19th by d3r31nz1g3.

Pascal's Wager Argument
119 replies by 12 different users. Topic created on Friday, November 11th by Charlemagne.

Twitter and the limits of free enterprise
100 replies by 12 different users. Topic created on Friday, November 18th by chewybrian.

Atheist can never disprove the existence of God
12 replies by 8 different users. Topic created on Saturday, November 12th by dattaswami.

Is there a distinction between any claim, X, and the claim 'X is true'?
9 replies by 8 different users. Topic created on Thursday, November 17th by derrickfarnell.

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Threads of the Month

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So far this Month: Materialism is nonsensical VI (subjectivism v. objectivism)
4 replies posted. Topic created on Thursday, December 1st by 3017Metaphysician.

November: Pascal's Wager Argument
119 replies posted. Topic created on Friday, November 11th by Charlemagne.

October: The Future of Humanity: What are the Scientific, Ethical and Political Obstacles and Possibilities?
167 replies posted. Topic created on Wednesday, October 5th by JackDaydream.

September: Materialism is nonsensical
373 replies posted. Topic created on Thursday, September 8th by 3017Metaphysician.

August: How May Human Sexuality Be Understood in Religion, Politics, and Philosophically, In The Twentieth First Century?
279 replies posted. Topic created on Sunday, August 28th by JackDaydream.

Threads with the Most Replies Ever

The following is a list of the ten most popular threads on Philosophy Forum based on number of replies.

What's the meaning of life?
1376 replies by 368 different users. Topic created on Monday, March 5th by Cynicallyinsane.

If there is a God, why is there evil?
3014 replies by 345 different users. Topic created on Tuesday, February 27th by Floyd.

Can a man-made computer become conscious?
3550 replies by 249 different users. Topic created on Saturday, March 3rd by Philoreaderguy.

What happens to us when we die?
985 replies by 197 different users. Topic created on Saturday, April 14th by Philoreaderguy.

Is abortion wrong?
1557 replies by 168 different users. Topic created on Friday, April 20th by Cynicallyinsane.

Eating Animals
790 replies by 168 different users. Topic created on Friday, April 20th by Cynicallyinsane.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it,
935 replies by 149 different users. Topic created on Monday, October 18th by TurtleSpeaks.

Do you consider yourself a philosopher?
398 replies by 149 different users. Topic created on Saturday, March 3rd by Philoreaderguy.

Why Atheism Cannot Be Logically Supported
2758 replies by 148 different users. Topic created on Sunday, May 6th by Garycgibson.

What is Art?
795 replies by 147 different users. Topic created on Saturday, October 10th by Scott.

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