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One major objection to substance dualism is that a non-physical soul or consciousness would not be able to interact with the physical world. One simple reason is that only physical things (or matter) can occupy space and interact with other physical things in space. This point is used as an...

amelian joined the forum this morning. Their first 2 posts were blatant rule violations involving advertising for a website. Therefore, amelian is banned. Normally I delete all spam posts but I decided to leave one of the posts up to serve as an example. Rule violations - 1. Post 2. Profile...

For those unaware, I have a Featured Thread section on my home page that lists all of the popular discussions going on in the forum. I changed the layout. Instead of the featured threads showing up in a slider, it now shows up as a block, and all of the featured threads are listed together, one...

My website was down for less than an hour because I messed up some security settings. But now it's back up! A Big thanks to Godaddy support. I highly recommend them for website creation/hosting if you're a newbie at that stuff.

The approval of Bitcoin ETFs provided a big boost to Bitcoin. But now we have an even bigger price catalyst coming when it comes to the Bitcoin halving. FOr those unfamiliar with it, it's basically the Bitcoin emission being cut in half. In other words, new Bitcoin is created about every 10...

CNN and other media outlets are reporting that Iran has fired missiles at Israel. This is a huge escalatory attack. I know Iran usually relies on their proxy groups (like Hezbollah and Houthis) to attack Israel, but now the attack is coming directly from Iran. A new major war in the Middle...

A buddy of mine is looking into starting a Christian podcast that deals with social issues and life, in general. He wants to tailor it to a young population (late teens up to early 30's). Of course, a challenge of that is being relevant since it seems that more of younger generation seem to...

One real world positive effect that I see about Christianity is its transformative power. I've watched countless of testimony about hardened criminals doing a complete 180 in their life to come out good. They attribute that to becoming a Christianity and living it out. I don't know how many...

Harvey Weinstein and P Diddy are some of the latest celebs that are accused of being sexual deviants. I've heard so many stories about these celebs and others trying to groom and/or sexually exploit men, women, and children. I think this is probably more widespread than what's public. My...

The Internet Computer Protocol just became the first blockchain project to have AI running completely on blockchain technology. Here's a video covering just that including the implications and price potential:

This concept has me questioning if sexuality is as fixed and linear as we think it is.. Source: https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-abrosexual Maybe it is fixed for most. But some times I wonder if things are just made up just to create a different class for people to fit into. Or perhaps this...

Here's some good reading from the Washington Post: Your thoughts. Is this good or bad policy? Is this harmful to the homeless community? I'm thinking of security issues, especially when homeless kids being involved. Extra: “With a challenge as complex as chronic homelessness, it is all...

I had a Christian friend recommend a book called The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. From what I read so far this book focuses on the law of attraction which says the following, Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/understanding-and-using-the-law-of-attraction-3144808#:~:text=The law of attraction...

Being open-minded I believe is one of the things that agnostics are known for, and its definitely one thing that Thomas Huxley advocated for. Here's Huxley explaining part of the Agnostic principle: Source: Agnosticism 1889 Two ways that I've found to helpful when it comes to being...

A lot of Christians are politically involved when it comes to voting. But I wonder if there's a conflict voting for someone who is not a Christian. For instance, is it okay for Christians to vote for an atheist or a gay person? Why or why not? My first guess is that Christians would be...

Here's an interesting article that covers the topic of the US being a Christian nation: Source: AP For Debate: 1. What does it mean to say that the U.S. is a Christian nation? Does it have to be a theocracy or was it at one point? Is it the part in bold font in the above article? 2. Is the...

Here's an interesting article that argues that the spiritual gifts have ceased. Source: https://www.pblcoc.org/bulletin-articles/spiritual-gifts-have-ceased/ 1 Corinthians 13:8-11 Those of the Pentecostal denomination would say that spiritual gifts exist today. Which view is correct? For...

I watched a debate a few years ago regarding if the Bible allows homosexuality. The person on the affirmative side argued that homosexuality was allowed in certain cases. When that person covered Leviticus 18:22, he said that it only referred to homosexual behavior as part of temple...

What is virtue signaling? I define virtue signaling as doing something for show and not because you really believe and practice what you are publicly displaying and/or expressing. Here's another explanation from a good article: Source: The Conversation I think there are signs that show that...

I want to know what is the Christian position on other religions. A lot of Christians I've encountered say that all other religions are false and that the supernatural aspects of those religions come from God's enemies (false prophets, the Devil, demons, etc). Is that view biblical? For...