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I've recently been fascinated with the concept of low impact housing. I'll just give a quick summary of some of the systems some of these houses use. Passive Solar Heating: Houses catch daytime heat, store it in thermal mass material (earth, rock, water), then let the heat out during the...

I keep coming across atheists that somehow feel that religious people are weak. I don't get this perspective, as I feel that humans just can't deal with pure reality as pure reality, and all therefore have crutches to help them get through difficult times. To me, I see this particular...

After three nights of 10-12 hours of sleep, I still feel knackered. I'm wondering how does one get rid of tiredness. What are some techniques that work well for you? I do know that a regular schedule is supposedly better, but somehow I just don't want to lay in bed hoping to fall asleep soon...

Watched CSI Miami fairly recently, and a quote from the movie...paraphrased...'Guilt is what keeps you sharp'. Anyways this got me thinking about the purpose of guilt. So is guilt a good conditioner? When is guilt a good thing if it is a good thing? Or is it detrimental to happiness, and...

Do you follow your gut instincts? Your intuition? Or do you try to think everything through logically? Or are you somewhere in between? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of either?

These are both assertions that Strongvoicesforward has made, and since these assertions are a bit different from the other threads, I thought it best to make these questions under a seperate thread. I do not see all Christians as either, and I see some Christians as both. More would I say...

It seems obvious that the prisons are hardly a place to be rehabilated, and that the prison environment is full of fear, hate, and anger. In part this is due to the very nature of some of the prisoners mindset when they get in, but it is excaberated by the stabbings and rapes that take place...

In short, I believe that Free Will, if it exists, is very limited, simply cause there is a lot of cause and effect even within the realm of the emotions. I'll elaborate more as the thread goes on, as a decent explanation of my theory eludes me now (it is there of course, just having trouble...

So often, issues revolve around morality. Just a discussion on morality. and some Qs to kick it off. 1. What is the aim of morality? 2. How are morality and ethics different? 3. Who would have the best take on whether something was moral or not? Linguists? Lawyers? Scientists...

We have a lot of threads on the fairly polarizing faith of Christianity, and while it is certainly worth discussing, as it has made, and is still making a huge impact on the world, I would like to discuss Buddhism, the faith that I am most strongly drawn towards. I will post a link explaining...