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Population offsetting? Fertile ground for ridicule this leaves me utterly speechless. The idea that developed nations should pay for poorer countries' birth control to offset emissions send… Started by sabelmouse	13	Dec 4 Reply by sabelmouse
Why are politics and elections so uncool? Earlier today I was watching the news (which at that moment was a summery of a political debate) in my sisters living room who i happen to… Started by Izzy	7	Dec 4 Reply by Matthew Bradley Head
Climategate, or the CRU e-mail hack I've recently started to read up on the whole "Climategate" issue. For those of you haven't heard of it yet - a group hacked into the Clima… Started by Dan S.	5	Dec 4 Reply by Kitashi
Will California become America's first failed state? Los Angeles, 2009: California may be the eighth largest economy in the world, but its state staff are being paid in IOUs, unemployment is a… Started by sabelmouse	5	Dec 3 Reply by Chip Cook
pornography porn was mentioned in connection with femmenism earlier. i wonder what people think on the subject. i find most pornography disapointing an… Started by sabelmouse	214	Dec 3 Reply by sabelmouse
Support the War vs. Support the Troops My friend and I were having this discussion a while back, and I wanted to know what everyone else thinks. Between my friend and me, we were… Started by Wilson Balmores	270	Dec 3 Reply by Kathy
UN Climate Negotiations Next Week - Nerdfighters can make a difference Climate Change is one of the most pressing and serious issues of our time. And next week marks the begining of the 15th meeting of the UN F… Started by Tria Donaldson	3	Dec 2 Reply by sabelmouse
Perry Vs. Schwarzenegger This could change American history as we know it. It's a little long but here's the article: http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=g… Started by Bunnyish	1	Dec 1 Reply by Übereil
Objectification of Men? You know how in all the Disney movies, the princes are all just perfect little generic plastic-y dolls? Handsome, rich, and brave... but no… Started by 0mnipotent0verlord	95	Dec 1 Reply by Übereil
Proof of an Intelligent Creator and His purpose I hope you will find this text interesting. According to science our universe (space-time) has a beginning (http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9403… Started by Anders Branderud	8	Nov 30 Reply by Kenny