Why does it take something to happen to ‘you’ before one shows compassion to others in the same circumstance or before one ‘understands’?
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    I think it is the answer that will bring about the most help in the world.

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    Ally
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    Are we still driven by the same principle/s that enabled the formation of life?
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    By narrowing the gap between scientific understanding and spiritual understanding, we get closer to god.

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    Tom Burton
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    Would you take a drug that induced happiness with one side effect; the following day, you remember being happy but not what had happened?
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    Knowing ourselves seems to be the foundation for everything. It is important to question, and be critical of the thoughts, actions and beliefs that resonate with us. Such contemplation is crucial to continual self-development and sanity. Thus, madness can be partly seen as obliviousness, or in history it was highlighted as forgetting. If we forgot what had made us happy, are we mad?

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    Samantha Tran
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    People who load the toilet roll under/behind style are monsters. How do they sleep at night? HOW?
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    Because hotels and sensible humans all over the world only load it forward.

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    @reubenacciano
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    Why isn’t there a lot more research into desalination so we cheaply irrigate all areas close to sea water?
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    James Geddes
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    how do birds know how to fly together in a flock and who leads?
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    I was watching a flock of birds and I wondered at their perfect movement.

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    Christina
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    Geography shapes language – so if I say ‘Copy Cat from Ballarat” what’s the equivalent elsewhere?
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    Travel from state to state and country to country, and regional phrases and slang make language so much richer. How do we reflect our sense of place, and sense of fun, in our choice of words?

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    @tea_n_see
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    Why are people asked on television ‘what are you going to spend the money on’?
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    Is the question ever answered well? Is the question ever answered honestly? Is it anyone’s damn business? My boss doesn’t ask me when he gives me my paycheck.

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    @nightlightguy
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    Why do so many women refuse to call themselves feminists?
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    I am sick and tired of feminism being a dirty word! I want to believe that the only reason anyone would choose to deny that they were a feminist would be due to a misunderstanding about what the world means. Perhaps there are other reasons why people are reluctant to take this label for themselves…

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    Judith Gammie
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    How would our lives change if we talked about death as much as we talk about birth?
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    Because I believe that talking about death can be life-changing and life-affirming.

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    Karin
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    Should I give a tip in Australia for service that is just OK?
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    It seems as though tips are expected now – even when the service is bad and restaurant wages are liveable.

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    Ben Michaels
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    Trees that have been hit by lightning won’t burn and therefore are no good for firewood – why?
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    This question is something that has caused me to lose sleep for many years.

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    John Knapper
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    Is it more important to focus on the present (enjoying the moment), future (achieving goals) or past (learning from mistakes)?
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    What makes for a more fulfilling life?

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    @littlecrossing
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