What or who are the offspring of Capitalism and Oligarchy?
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    Because of the question being posed to Y Varoufakis. It seems to be happening in Russia, so it may be important to us all ‘down the road’!

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    @ntbay
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    In reality, is world peace a possible achievement?
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    I’m asking this question because it is, without doubt, something that most of us want to have happen, and I would like it to be both possible and to be brought about. However, I’m wondering if thinkers who have had more experience of life and of thinking, than I have, believe that it is actually possible. It matters to me because I see peace as enabling any person to experience a positively richer experience of life, and for this reason, I view it as being something that should matter to all of us.

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    @Indigo9
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    Do we still need formal inter-country borders?
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    It seems that a lot of the world’s problems are caused by border disputes. Europe has proven that countries and citizens can maintain identities without formal borders. Maybe we should re-think the world?

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    Narelle Sulley
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    Are humans the only species known to take their own lives?
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    I thought it was interesting.

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    Sijing Chen
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    How do we start the argument for the separation of state and economics?
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    The state’s involvement in economics, our system of interventionism, breed further and further control over individual lives, liberty and freedom. It matters to me as I’m a producer constantly paying higher and higher taxes, and losing more and more of my freedoms. It should matter to anyone who values freedom and liberty.

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    @AnneKerr10
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    Why is it that Australians get a hefty fine if they don’t vote for elections but then leaders have been chosen over night without their votes? Should Australia adopt the European model like that of England where voting isn’t compulsory?
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    Sandra Di Francesco
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    To Upulie: Do you see much evidence of prey dinosaurs being antagonized by smaller predatory dinosaurs (e.g. smaller bone cuts)?
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    @stanltaaf
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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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    If funding stopped to Manus Island we could effectively and humanely support a heck of a lot more refugees in Australia. Discuss.
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    And what was the deal with that Cambodia resettlement? So much money for four people…

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    @nightlightguy
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    Is P equivalent to NP?
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    The P versus NP problem is a major unsolved problem in computer science. Informally, it asks whether every problem whose solution can be quickly verified by a computer can also be quickly solved by a computer. For a correct solution of the “P versus NP” question, the Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) will award a prize of $1.000.000.

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    @petehouly
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    How can we build a social consensus to enable us to constructively and urgently combat runaway climate change?
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    I have a deep concern that our continued inability to seriously confront this climate change issue will result in massive and irreversible damage and ultimately destruction of our beautiful home,Planet Earth.

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    David Jewell
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    How can we improve our powers of persuasion?
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    We seem to spend a lot of time telling people they’re wrong (and even stupid) – in politics, in the media, on social forums. Nobody ever seems to change their mind. It all seems a bit boring and pointless. Can we change the way we communicate and actually have an effect?

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    @pinknantucket
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    Why do we fear death?
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    I had cancer. It was scary.

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    Simone
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