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database of everything philosophical you might need to look up.

Just as a warning, there is nothing wrong with this thread, but do not post links to other forums or they will be deleted. We don't need to offer free advertisement, and we do not need to make the few staff members around here do extra work.

Anyway, here is my favorite. While the translations and copies on this site may not be the best, it is very comprehensive on "sacred texts" in the public domain. It contains much of the canon of both Eastern and Western thought--along with a bunch of surprises.

Internet Sacred Text Archive Home

Hmmm reasons and justifications?

For the record, I support the Forum rules, and think the mods generally do a great job, considering entrance is free. A lot of people do a lot of work to make this place happen and I respect them for it.

Especially when I see something like this.

This forum is american and thus it is not surprising that it has lots of idiotic rules, just as everything else american is full of stupidity. I usually categorize the US with developing countries. Especially when I see something like this. In any case, you can ask in the questions forum why they made that rule and it is probably without good reason.

The rule is in place so this forum does not get littered with spam by people that register to advertise for their forum, business, or agenda. Much like we don't allow advertisements, we don't allow for the advertisement for forums in the public areas of this site. We do not go and post our links all over other forums, and we do not want others to do the same. Thus, the rule.

I think this is a common sense rule. There is plenty of advertising on the internet, even the subtle "pretending to be a regular patron" but really just advertising their site kind.

Perhaps people who have been members here for over a year/500 posts could link to other forums though. Since presumably they are not simply shilling for their own website.

"just as everything else American is stupid" was out of left field though

For the record, I support the Forum rules, and think the mods generally do a great job, considering entrance is free. A lot of people do a lot of work to make this place happen and I respect them for it.

I am not sure exactly what you mean by the first question. The feeling I have about this forum are that the rules seem reasonable. I haven't had any reason to think they weren't. I have been to a number of other sites at various times, this one seems the most friendly.

This forum is american and thus it is not surprising that it has lots of idiotic rules, just as everything else american is full of stupidity. I usually categorize the US with developing countries. Especially when I see something like this. In any case, you can ask in the questions forum why they made that rule and it is probably without good reason.

Obviously the rule against posting links to other forums under any condition is not reasonable. Sure the motivation may be good (get rid of spammers), but the rule hits too many innocent targets.

"A man has walked free after having sexual intercourse with a sheep because the animal was unable to testify it had not agreed to the sex act. Under Dutch law, bestiality is not a crime and anyone who has sex with an animal cannot be charged unless it can be proved the animal did not want the sex and suffered emotional distress from the experience. In the latest case, a man from Haaksbergen near Utrecht was reported to the police by a farmer who caught him having sex with his sheep."

Sheep baa'd in sex case | News.com.au

Definitely agree with you, the US must be a developing country in light of this gem of jurisprudence, especially after I also read that it is illegal to impersonate a blind man after dark. On an interesting note though, American law students study the dog provete (dog who bit a little boy who subsequently died and the town put on a full trial, brought on other animals for witnesses, and hung the dog from the town gallows as a warning to other animals) from old Dutch law. Classic. But hey, I'm sure there is a good reason for it being logged in the books though. Who am I to judge if a different culture has different ways... its not like I would be calling all of that stupid or anything like that. :sarcastic: