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Is there a gift catalog for charity giving where recipients pick what charity to give to?

Posted on September 27th, 2009 in Philanthropy , ,

MyGrnEyesF asked: I heard there was a catalog that you could buy gift certificates to and then give the certificate to someone and they use it in the catalog to get things for charity. For example, you buy a $50 certificate, then the recipient looks through the catalog and selects from among the $50 value [...]

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Why are American and British people always being compared?

Posted on September 13th, 2009 in Being American , , ,

Guress asked: Why are American and British people always being compared when there are other English speaking countries out there? I mean there is Canada, Australia, Singapore and many others. I mean damn, whenever something is said British TV has to be thrown in the conversation, or American food, or British habits or American looks. [...]

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How does the human intellect work according to Aquinas?

Posted on September 1st, 2009 in Intellect , , , ,

novemberlilly asked: why does Aristotle and Aquinas insist that “understanding” ( what Aquinas calls the intellect) is not a physical, bodily activity? how could one distinguish between the passive and active intellects? what is the Agent Intellect? what is the Agent Intellects relationship to the Divine Exemplars?

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