From religious fundamentalism to pseudoscience, it seems that forces are attacking the Enlightenment world view – characterized by rational, scientific thinking – from all sides. The debate seems black and white: you’re either with reason, or you’re against it. But is it so simple? In a series of special essays, our contributors look more carefully at some of the most provo... read full post picked by bingo 1 month ago

Are you depressed? Negative emotions are a vital part of the human condition and it isn’t until we experience them that we truly appreciate the positive opposites. Enjoyable blog read (not mine!). picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

Disney World War 2 Propaganda cartoon. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Evidently, the reason for Bale losing his temper and assaulting his mother is her dislike of his wife and her insulting her.update to this. picked by bernardblack 1 month ago

We think our political stance is the product of reason, but we're easily manipulated and surprisingly malleable. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Scientific reasons ;) picked by pjanaway 1 year ago

A 31 image slide show of various NFL Cheerleaders. No, there's no news, no interesting article, no razor sharp wit...just the number one reason I'm a Cowboy's Fan! picked by icepigs 2 years ago

Do you know the extent to which drinking carbonated, caffeinated, sugared, or artificially sweetened beverages harms your body? picked by karenben 4 months ago

Strange puppet animation tale about frogs who ask their god for a king.Created by Ladislaw Starewicz picked by mewhitenoise 2 months ago

For some reason searching YouTube doesn't show this link yet but it's the full performance on the show. His band WoodBelly has a website too www.woodbelly.com. Atleast the show redeemed itself after passing "Boy Shakira" through! picked by Fizz71 1 year ago

Some of the bloodiest fighting of World War One took place in the Flanders and Picardy regions of Belgium and Northern France. The poppy was the only thing which grew in the aftermath of the complete devastation.

REMEMBER THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM picked by spocksmyhomeboy 10 months ago

New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients, research suggests.

"Given these results, there seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients, unless alternative treatments have failed to provide a benefit." picked by mahler87 6 months ago

here's a reason that any talk of sex in film comes back around to certain titles again and again. Getting two (or more) attractive actors to mash their faces together and huff and puff for the camera is relatively easy. Shooting a memorable sex scene is hard. Here are 50 of the best sex scenes picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

I find this to be therapeutic when I am under stress for some reason. I can't stop! lol picked by gavin7103 8 months ago

The one outstanding reason why she should be forcibly removed from the kitchen. picked by buddha 1 year ago

Residents of a tiny Scottish island have another special reason to celebrate the New Year, they will be connected to mains electricity for the first time. picked by muppet 8 months ago

Light a virtual candle online for whatever reason, be it spiritual, in memory, in honor, or just for the bling of it. You can also click on a lit one and see the comments entered in by the person who lit it. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Two Canadian astronomers think there is a good reason dark matter, a mysterious substance thought to make up the bulk of matter in the universe, has never been directly detected: It doesn't exist. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

For some reason I don't think this went exactly to script. picked by buddha 5 months ago

The findings showed that enteroviruses that are known to cause complicated gastrointestinal and respiratory infections and also affect central nervous system, muscles and heart can become the main reason why people suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). picked by maxriter 12 months ago