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I'm not here to criticize Islam (let's just clarify that right here). I just want to know... How do many predominantly-Muslim countries legitimize the rather scant womens' rights, in many countries being forced to wear the veil (although just as many women choose to wear the veil), etc etc...

Greek and Roman scholars speak of this wonder of the world so fondly, but the funny thing is, not a single Babylonian record makes even the slightest mention of a "Hanging Garden". So you gotta wonder, was there ever actually a Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

Self-explanatory. But, this thread could easily degenerate into a flamefest. So, I am going to lay down a rule now. If what you write down could be construed as falme bait, DON'T POST IT. Just click the little "back" button on your browser, and move along. I have a few things that annoy me...

should military service be a requirement for becoming the President of the United States? After all, generally one would feel more content if a man with military experience under his belt before he took the reins of the total U.S. Armed Forces. I say no, because intermingling military and...

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050216101209990001 :scan::borg: Resistance is Futile.:borg::scan:

Ever seen the movie 'Minority Report'? Saw it years ago, watched it again a few days ago, and it got me thinking... For those who haven't seen it, it is set in the not-too-distant future. Homicide rates in the US were skyrocketing. The US govt didn't know what to do, until three (I guess you...

DO NOT POST BEFORE I TELL YOU TO!!!!!!111oneone!!111one!!!1111! Iberia, AKA Spain, AKA Andalusia. 1195 AD, AKA 591 AH. Which geographic name and calendar will be used here is, sortof, what will be decided today. Well, okay, maybe not, but it sounds like a nice thing to say. Iberia is...

No, this isn't a claim to how the conservative/liberal media suX0rz like t3h n00b3hzzzzz. :p Read on! :shakehead Wow. I'm a little concerned. The future leaders of America basically saying Freedom of the Press ought be rescinded. Your thoughts?

I am somewhat amazed by the number of people I have met who say that Humanity's population should be either greatly reduced or exterminated entirely. (You guys remember VHEMT?) I pondered this philosophy. The thinking behind this opinion is that mankind, since it evolved, has been as a...

Post before I tell you to and upon ye shall befall the three most painful Chinese Tortures... Iberia, AKA Spain, AKA Andalusia. 1195 AD, AKA 591 AH. Which geographic name and calendar will be used here is, sortof, what will be decided today. Well, okay, maybe not, but it sounds like a nice...

You choose my next NES! (Rock the Vote! :rockon: ) It’ll be another alternate history NES (I seem to be most successful with those. Just look at my first two NESes.) I have a whole array of stuff lined up for you. StAmenNES4 Candidates -Pax Denied Samnites conquer Rome. There is simply...

I had a revelation as I watched Troy a week or so ago. I was at the part with the great battle when Achilles and his guys were taking the beaches of Troy. I realized that I enjoyed this scene. Then I realized, people are being killed, yet I enjoy the scene. And so I pondered. Did this scene...

A copy of the Jan. 13 front page of The Sun newspaper in Britain shows Prince Harry wearing a swastika and an army shirt with Nazi regalia at a friend's party. EU ban on Nazi symbols: good, bad, or redundant?

http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/god.htm How rational are your beliefs about God? I won the "TPM Service Medal", which basically means that my beliefs about God are well-thought out, with some "logical contradictions". Before you play: "Direct Hit" is what they call a contadiction in...

If you had one wish to do anything or to have anything done, what would it be? (And lat's all try to come up with something more creative than 'I would wish for [insert any number here] more wishes!'):p