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  1. AgnosticBoy

    Beginning to think Democrat Senator John Fetterman is becoming more Independent

    I've been listening to Senator Fetterman lately, and he's beginning to sound like an Independent. He's also been willing to go against his party on some issues. This is just a sample of his views that makes me see his Independent side... Start at 1:30 mark I don't care if he switches to...
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    NON-Christian Perspective on the Problem of Evil (recent Michigan Church shooting as a test case)

    One forum member outlined a moral framework that is very good and interesting: I wanted to explore this more in practical terms by asking one of the hardest questions relating to evil in the world. Let's consider this event that happened over the weekend - reported by CNN: Using the moral...
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    Featured The Brain as a Medium for Consciousness

    For several years, I've tried to explain the relationship between consciousness and the brain. I've recently settled on a safe and reasonable conclusion - one that isn't needlessly restrictive and that also fits the data. Today, I used Ai to aid in fleshing out my view, and I'll share some of...
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    Why is American politics becoming so toxic?

    I view American politics as being extremely toxic. I have many reasons for my view but I want to also open the floor to everyone else to chime in. Is American politics toxic? What causes or contributes to that toxic environment? Can the toxic environment be fixed? If so, how?
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    Charlie Kirk assassination negative reactions lead to cancellations and firings

    Following Charlie Kirk's death, many took to social media to condone or even celebrate his death. In response, conservative groups organized to dox and push for people to get fired for celebrating Kirk's death. Now I see reports all over the place of all types of people who are getting fired...
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    Featured The political side of Jesus's life and Parallels with today's politics

    A week ago, a member created a cool discussion about the religious aspects of the movie Star Wars. Turned into a good discussion and found a lot of things to compare. In this thread, I want to discuss any political aspects of the Gospel narratives of Jesus's life and how that compares to...
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    Charlie Kirk's death and political polarization

    Yesterday, Charlie Kirk, a young political activist, was shot dead during an event at a college campus. Motive is not fully confirmed, but given the circumstances and the target, it was likely an politically-motivated assassination. It really sucks and hope his family gets through this. But...
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    Featured Why does God allow evil?

    This is one of those big questions in life that probably every human wants an answer for - problem of evil. Here's how Google's search ai explains it: For Debate 1. Why does God allow evil? 2. Why do good people experience evil? 3. Some say God saved President Trump after an attempt on his...
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    Response to "Democrats are defending illegal immigrants, gangbangers, rapists..."

    Starting at 1:26 minute mark... "Suddenly the Democratic party is the one that supports defending illegal immigrants, defending gangbangers, defending rapists and criminals that are in our country" In my view, this is nothing more but partisan spin. Where I feel his sentiment is correct is...
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    Clarifying the rule on negative personal comments

    It was brought to my attention that the my guideline on personal comments allowed for negative comments or critique of any of a person's actions or views. Here's the full guideline: That part in parenthesis and bold font only has to do with critiquing someone's debate tactics and views. It...
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    New Guideline regarding dismissing a view

    I've had a forum guideline in place to prevent members from dismissing a viewpoint on the grounds that it's opinion or not proven. The main reason for that guideline is because opinions can sometimes point to truth or gives clues to them, and I don't want skeptics to hinder open-mindedness...
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    Liberal or Democrat Podcasts

    1. Bryan Tyler Cohen
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    American Journalist Sharry Atkinson discusses bias and narratives in the media

    Information like this is exactly what a lot of Independents crave. Why else would they distance themselves from the mainstream parties?! I will say that the show could've used some media clips showing examples of media bias, but either way, I thought the information wass important to know...
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    Is the Catholic Church's sexual abstinence stance harmful? The country of Philippines as an example.

    An interesting CNN article: Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/asia/teen-pregnancy-philippines-sex-education-catholic-as-equals-intl-cmd Mothers at 14. The fierce debate over sex education in a deeply Catholic nation by Sashikala VP, Hanako Montgomery, Yasmin Coles For Discussion: What's...
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    I'm slowly beginning to like women's tennis... here was a nice tennis fight :0

    I haven't really found a woman's sport that I'm into yet. But now women's tennis is beginning to catch my eye because these girls are super competitive. As soon as I thought there couldn't ever really be a tennis fight.. we almost got one just the other day... Call it what you want, but I...
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    Is there a lost or secret underground civilization in Antartica?

    Anyone read about the Hollow Earth theory? If you're into it, recommend watching the documentary. Here's other related shows on it...
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    The Anunnaki. Who were they?

    What do you find interesting about the Anunnaki? (Google Ai search results) This group of beings keep coming up. Perhaps some of the stories in the Bible are based on them. I'll give both texts a quick read and list some things I find interesting.
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    Is society getting worse? Is it because Christianity is in decline?

    Many Christians will say that society is in a moral decline because we have taken God out of schools, government, and society overall. Is this true? First, let's address that society is in a moral decline, then we can get into whether declining religion is the cause. For Discussion: 1. Is...
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    Update to post reactions

    I've decided to disable all facial reactions (esp. the negatives ones) to posts because I found that they can be abused to harass or even troll others. Even the laughter emoji was being used to ridicule a member's post to make a person feel that their posts were silly. That can't happen. So...
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    Biblical Position on Mental Illness

    Here's a story about a mentally ill man in the Bible... Mark 5:1-10 5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not...