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Is there such a thing as rape in a marriage? Marriage or no marriage, nonconsensual sex is rape. Say you've married someone with a split personality. That person may have been agreeable one night may be disagreeable the next. To take this a step further, would rape be recognized as grounds for divo...

I'm going to a little devil's advocate here... A1: I was thinking that evolutionary theory implies a basic hierarchy with respect to a species' process of change over generations. Like the theory of technological evolution, technology gets ranked with respect to what version it is. For example, the ...

1). Does evolutionary theory imply that there is a basic hierarchy in the way things exist?

2). What difference does it make whether or not evolutionary theory is committed to a hierarchical outlook?

Thoughts?

I was at an event last month where a lecturer gave a presentation about checking and challenging the current model for monogamy. I was doing some searching and found a few posts on the issue and I'm not going to copy/paste it for fear of turning it into mountain of wall text. Here are the links, for...

The rock question does indeed imply that he can't. Observe the question: "Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock?". If we answer YES, then 'God' isn't all powerful because he can't lift said rock. If we answer NO, then 'God' still isn't all powerful because he can't create said...

Changing angles on something is a good way to look at things from different perspectives, but the problem with this is that it can be counter changed to the opposite. For example: For instance, Aero's kitty comment. It seems to be a weak/questionable analogy to my initial argument, but I wonder, wha...

Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock? The problem with this question, is that it's a leading question . For example: It's like me asking have you stopped killing kittens in your free time. Whether you answer yes or no, it implies something negative about you and paints you as a loser. ...

Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock? The problem with this question, is that it's a leading question . For example: It's like me asking have you stopped killing kittens in your free time. Whether you answer yes or no, it implies something negative about you and paints you as a loser. ...

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:I've noticed that really dull people claim to never dream. Not sure what the connection might be.

I think they mean that they don't remember dreaming, so they falsely assume that they don't dream.

I think I actually see the purpose in life as a human being; selfishness, brutality, and stupidity. Selfishness, brutality, and stupidity are merely traits. They serve a purpose, but I don't completely agree that they are purpose itself. How do you interpret , in your life, what I have said within ...

Pluto wrote:which stops you from falling through the floor.

Or stops you from reaching higher grounds.

I'm not original with this idea. I feel the main purpose of dreaming is to help cleanse the mind of memories, to help us function better, mentally speaking. What do you think about this? PhilX I agree. The way I see dreaming is like defragmenting the hard drives on a computer. Once defragmented, da...

I think you have stumbled upon something here. By "emptiness" do you mean not knowing your purpose in life? Such as uncertainty? For example: I got a friend that sometimes doesn't know what he wants to eat. It sounds silly, but true. It's not that he doesn't want to eat or can't afford it,...

Hi all, It's my first post so hopefully I'm not treading on any courtesies or rules, if I am I'm sure you will let me know :) Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I was wondering what your reasons for (or against) life are? This would probably fit better in the "Applied Ethics" sectio...

jackles wrote:Is time experiencing action in locality via brains as there consciousness.

An example would be helpful along with this one sentence.