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Why do atheist euthanasia proponents consider nothingness preferable to suffering?

answered Jan 12, 2020 at 15:30

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What is the moral difference between abortion and infanticide?

answered Dec 17, 2019 at 17:06

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How can one argue against income inequality while defending achievement and expertise inequality - beyond invoking Rawls' difference principle?

answered Aug 17, 2020 at 21:33

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What is a ‘woman'?

answered Dec 18, 2023 at 16:39

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Is there a name for the fallacy whereby the other party to the debate only suggests, does not articulate, what their point is?

answered Mar 8, 2020 at 16:11

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Do computers use logic?

answered May 15, 2023 at 12:33

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Why should an atheist care about what happens to the world after his/her death?

answered Oct 12, 2022 at 4:39

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If Socrates said he was ignorant but was in fact knowledgeable, was he simply a liar?

answered Aug 22, 2021 at 16:43

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Why can't numbers be 'used up'?

answered May 28, 2022 at 13:53

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I work from home as a software engineer and my job is happy with my performance. But I'm putting in little effort. Am I a bad person or employee?

answered May 22, 2022 at 20:48

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The Unreasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in most sciences

answered Jul 7, 2022 at 1:43

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Who Bears the Burden of Proof Regarding Free Will: Advocates or Skeptics

answered Apr 30, 2024 at 15:41

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Can something only happen once? And if so, does that make it non-science?

answered Aug 4, 2025 at 20:56

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Does a counterargument exist to the claim "Too much diversity is a problem/cannot be controlled"?

answered Feb 12, 2023 at 7:17

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Is there an epistemic difference between "unintuitive" and "counterintuitive" samples/cases?

answered Apr 29, 2025 at 15:48

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Why is "Colourless green ideas sleep furiously" considered meaningless?

answered Jun 20, 2024 at 15:33

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Is parapsychology a science?

answered Jun 14, 2024 at 9:50

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How close is philosophy to mysticism?

answered Jun 28, 2025 at 6:58

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Why is mathematics able to produce such persuasive, rigorous proofs?

answered Jan 2 at 18:42

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Does this fallacy already exist?

answered Jan 12 at 21:49

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Which ancient philosopher compared thoughts to birds?

answered Sep 28, 2024 at 19:37

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Does fringe biology inspire fringe philosophy?

answered Dec 17, 2024 at 4:07

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Is there any rigorous definition of just one single random choice?

answered Apr 18, 2022 at 19:53

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Does logic disprove that time exists?

answered Sep 23, 2025 at 17:06

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Why does Hobbes consider force legitimate when creating a monarchy, but not when resisting one?

answered Jul 8, 2025 at 7:03

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Clarification on C.S. Lewis' view on faith and evidence

answered Jul 15, 2025 at 6:16

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What exactly is Trotskyism?

answered Jun 21, 2025 at 17:34

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What do people mean when they say "Everything is connected"?

answered Jan 5, 2025 at 19:37

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How does wealth corrupt someone?

answered Nov 18, 2023 at 15:28

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Does Intelligent Design fulfill the necessary criteria to be recognized as a scientific theory?

answered Jun 3, 2023 at 15:10

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Why do atheist euthanasia proponents consider nothingness preferable to suffering?

What is the moral difference between abortion and infanticide?

How can one argue against income inequality while defending achievement and expertise inequality - beyond invoking Rawls' difference principle?

What is a ‘woman'?

Is there a name for the fallacy whereby the other party to the debate only suggests, does not articulate, what their point is?

Do computers use logic?

Why should an atheist care about what happens to the world after his/her death?

If Socrates said he was ignorant but was in fact knowledgeable, was he simply a liar?

Why can't numbers be 'used up'?

I work from home as a software engineer and my job is happy with my performance. But I'm putting in little effort. Am I a bad person or employee?

The Unreasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in most sciences

Who Bears the Burden of Proof Regarding Free Will: Advocates or Skeptics

Can something only happen once? And if so, does that make it non-science?

Does a counterargument exist to the claim "Too much diversity is a problem/cannot be controlled"?

Is there an epistemic difference between "unintuitive" and "counterintuitive" samples/cases?

Why is "Colourless green ideas sleep furiously" considered meaningless?

Is parapsychology a science?

How close is philosophy to mysticism?

Why is mathematics able to produce such persuasive, rigorous proofs?

Does this fallacy already exist?

Which ancient philosopher compared thoughts to birds?

Does fringe biology inspire fringe philosophy?

Is there any rigorous definition of just one single random choice?

Does logic disprove that time exists?

Why does Hobbes consider force legitimate when creating a monarchy, but not when resisting one?

Clarification on C.S. Lewis' view on faith and evidence

What exactly is Trotskyism?

What do people mean when they say "Everything is connected"?

How does wealth corrupt someone?

Does Intelligent Design fulfill the necessary criteria to be recognized as a scientific theory?