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    Image of Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism
    Her name was Nicky Romashko. Though I'm having a hard time remembering our ages (probably about 10), it was sometime during grade school that I experienced my first love. If you'll allow me the pun,...

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    Image of Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    editorial posted by b_independent in philosophy
    Stephen Fry once quipped that "most of human history and art can be expressed in Star Trek plots." So much about story-telling is presenting different philosophies in various contexts and describin...

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    Image of Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
    Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
    editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism
    How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. At least six... For some things in life, there are objective standards (e.g., what constitutes your right hand from your left hand). For other concepts...

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    Image of [NSFW] If you only had x days to live, what would you do?
    [NSFW] If you only had x days to live, what would you do?
    editorial posted by b_independent in askvalME
    Perhaps it's cliché, but it is said there aren't any second chances in life. Religious beliefs aside, you get one shot at life and that's it. Death is inevitable. There isn't...

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    Image of Will real anarchists please step forward?
    Will real anarchists please step forward?
    editorial posted by b_independent in anarchism Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Anarchy is messed up. There are many different factions claiming to be anarchists and most don't seem to have a clue as to what they are talking about. Additionally, far too many incorrectly as...

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    Image of [NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand
    [NSFW] Sex in The Fountainhead - The Rape of Ayn Rand
    editorial posted by b_independent in sex
    Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. One of the greatest books of all time. Though Atlas Shrugged is, by far, the better book (considered the second-most influential book after the Bible), it's all...

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    Image of My favorite quotes
    My favorite quotes
    editorial posted by b_independent in b_independent Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    I love quotes. The ones to which I most relate become a part of me. They inspire me. They guide me. They strengthen my resolve. They reinforce my values. They comfort me. These are mine (without a...

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    Image of The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation
    The mainstream of human progress: individual freedom and the principles of cooperation
    editorial posted by b_independent in politics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Throughout most of human civilization, centuries of men have starved, died from the elements (for lack of proper housing), suffered terrible health, and barely lived. Even today, starvation kills m...

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    Image of Creative Commons licensing template
    Creative Commons licensing template
    editorial posted by b_independent in csstemplates
    If you support Creative Commons copyright licensing, you can use this as a footer: <style> .footer { margin: 0; text-align: left; color: #686868; font-style: italic; font-size: 85%;...

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    On the First Day
    editorial posted by b_independent in politics
    There are those who cannot think of a world without some form of government. I can. I do not expect to ever see such a paradise in my lifetime. But one can dream... What if, with your magic wand...

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    Image of Exactly
    Exactly
    editorial posted by b_independent in b_independent
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