“Spy versus Spy” is a silent comic strip published in Mad Magazine starting with 1961. Its creator, Antonio Prohias, wanted to use his work in order to display some of the less confortable truths of the Cold War. There are three main characters: White and Black, which try to kill and steal each other’s secrets using elaborate traps, and Lady in Grey, who unavoidably defeats White and Black due to their affection for her.

The two soft drink giants have always been competing with each other for dominance of the world cola market. The epic conflict soon became known as the Cola Wars and involved “violent” marketing strategies designed not only to improve the selling figures of one product, but also to damage the reputation of the other. The “Pepsi Challenge” is a perfect example of the “personal” nature of this conflict.

This conflict has divided the geek community for countless millennia! Ok, maybe a little less, but it is without a question one of the defining rivalries of popular culture. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises have both created numerous fans, and rightly so, but which is better? Spock or Yoda? Picard or Luke? Riker or Han Solo? These are questions meant for the philosophers.

The importance of computers and computer software for the modern man is undeniable and the rivalry between Microsoft and Apple was at the basis of their evolution. While Microsoft seemed to have defeated Apple at the beginning of the 90s, in recent years, Apple has begun to re-brand itself as more youth-oriented than its main competitor and is giving Microsoft a run for its money. While the age of the iPod and the iPhone seems to favor Apple, Microsoft is not going anywhere anytime soon.

The hatred between the felines and canines is well documented (though noteworthy exceptions do exist). The conflict between the two races seems to originate in their almost opposite traits, but I would argue that the true conflict is between cat and dog owners rather than between the pets themselves.

The question of nature versus nurture is extremely interesting from both a philosophical and a practical point of view. What defines our personalities? Is it the way we are educated, our past experiences, our cultural background? Or maybe it’s our genetic configuration, our anatomic makeup and the inherit traits transmitted to us by our parents? The answer to this question will affect the way we educate our children and the way we build our society.

The question of nature versus nurture is extremely interesting from both a philosophical and a practical point of view. What defines our personalities? Is it the way we are educated, our past experiences, our cultural background? Or maybe it’s our genetic configuration, our anatomic makeup and the inherit traits transmitted to us by our parents? The answer to this question will affect the way we educate our children and the way we build our society.

The question of nature versus nurture is extremely interesting from both a philosophical and a practical point of view. What defines our personalities? Is it the way we are educated, our past experiences, our cultural background? Or maybe it’s our genetic configuration, our anatomic makeup and the inherit traits transmitted to us by our parents? The answer to this question will affect the way we educate our children and the way we build our society.

The question of nature versus nurture is extremely interesting from both a philosophical and a practical point of view. What defines our personalities? Is it the way we are educated, our past experiences, our cultural background? Or maybe it’s our genetic configuration, our anatomic makeup and the inherit traits transmitted to us by our parents? The answer to this question will affect the way we educate our children and the way we build our society.

While Good and Evil do not have direct material manifestations, they do tend to creep into every human action and every thought. We are inclined to view the world in Manichean terms leaving very little space for any middle ground. It can be argue that this mindset is, in fact, at the foundation of most conflicts.