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The following is a list of the 5 most active discussions from the last couple weeks based on number of replies.
Emergence can't do that!!
18 replies by 7 different users. Topic created on Saturday, January 4th by Papus79.
Who’s paying the costs of immigration? why is tax a dirty word to the rich?
26 replies by 6 different users. Topic created on Sunday, January 5th by amorphos_ii.
What’s the point of metaphysics?
14 replies by 5 different users. Topic created on Thursday, January 2nd by Lagayascienza.
Exonerating "Perverts"
6 replies by 5 different users. Topic created on Friday, December 27th by ibshambat.
Israel and Imperialism
5 replies by 3 different users. Topic created on Saturday, January 4th by ibshambat.
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Below is a list of the most popular topics in the philosophy forums for each month.
So far this Month: Emergence can't do that!!
18 replies posted. Topic created on Saturday, January 4th by Papus79.
December: A Woman's Freedom to Choose
72 replies posted. Topic created on Tuesday, December 3rd by Seetha E.
November: Hate Crimes
135 replies posted. Topic created on Monday, November 18th by Fried Egg.
October: Is Bullying Part of Human Adaptation?
91 replies posted. Topic created on Friday, October 4th by Mo_reese.
September: Will uncontrolled capitalistic greed bring the end to the American Empire?
190 replies posted. Topic created on Wednesday, September 4th by Mo_reese.
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?
1763 replies by 388 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?
1616 replies by 173 different users. Topic created on Friday, April 20th by Cynicallyinsane.
Eating Animals
794 replies by 170 different users. Topic created on Friday, April 20th by Cynicallyinsane.
Do you consider yourself a philosopher?
399 replies by 150 different users. Topic created on Saturday, March 3rd by Philoreaderguy.
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.
Why Atheism Cannot Be Logically Supported
2758 replies by 148 different users. Topic created on Sunday, May 6th by Garycgibson.
What is Art?
796 replies by 147 different users. Topic created on Saturday, October 10th by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes.
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