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...or contemplate life without BBC Magazine?

It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain

Here are some questions from the article (plus one from another article in the same edition of the magazine). All good conversation starters at your next party, I'll betcha!
1. SHOULD WE KILL HEALTHY PEOPLE FOR THEIR ORGANS?
2. ARE YOU THE SAME PERSON WHO STARTED READING THIS ARTICLE?
3. IS THAT REALLY A COMPUTER SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU?
4. DID YOU REALLY CHOOSE TO READ THIS ARTICLE?
5. Why doesn't this woman have a belly button?

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ooh, first time I've heard that one...

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Don't forget to shake it all about!

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it's kiwi time!

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The Order of Canada was just awarded to 75 people selected by a committee headed by the Supreme Court Justice. This appears to be an annual or semi-annual awards ceremony to honor achievement in a diverse range of areas of activity.
note: After posting the snarky comments below, I looked up Wikipedia's entry and found out that the Official Site linked below is 4 years out of date. The US Senate has a more up to date listing of the US honorees at

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_Recipients.htm

snarky comments follow:
The last US Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony was at the end of 2004, when certain individuals related specifically to an event (the 2003 Iraq invasion and occupation) were honored, in a break from the tradition of the past five decades. And unless there are some surprise announcements, it would seem that during this second term, this president has found no one deserving of the honor...or hasn't been able to get the mission of getting a list of recipients together accomplished.
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p.s. always use more than one source, even if it is the Official Source...

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