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Vampires: the Romantic Ideology behind Them - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
The French Revolution constituted for the conscience of the dominant aristocratic class a fall from innocence, and upturning of the natural chain of events that resounded all over Europe; the old regime became, in their imaginary, a paradise lost. This...
The Emerald Buddha - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
The Emerald Buddha is a figurine of a sitting Budha, that is the is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand. The Buddha is made of green jade, suprisingly not of emerald, clothed in gold is approximately 45 cm tall. The Buddha is kept in the Chapel of...
Religion and Science - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
There are many kinds of narratives and organizing principles. Science is driven by evidence gathered in experiments, and by the falsification of extant theories and their replacement with newer, asymptotically truer, ones. Other systems - religion, nat...
When the Morning Dawns - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more about unconditional love, here's your opportunity.
When darkness turns to day, the sun moves over t...
The Basics of Western Astrology Explained - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Introduction:
This article covers the basics of Astrology and how they are inter-related. Astrology is defined as 'the art or practice of determining the supposed influences of the planets and their motions on human affairs and human disposition'. Fro...
The Science of Superstitions - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science."
Albert Einstein, The World as I See It, 1931
The debate between realism and anti-realism is, at leas...
Enlightenment is not just one state - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Many people has the notion that enlightenment is one state. Many also believe that when it is attained, a person is forever in that state.
The following is not a definitive article on this subject. It is just an expression of my own thoughts.
My opin...
Words To Live By? - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Watching the news the other day, it occurred to me that people who have "words to live by" often begin to attack and even kill others. I thought back to my own angry youth, when I could easily use words to justify violent thoughts which might have beco...
Peace On Earth, A Wonderful Wish, But No Way - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
When asked, "If you could wish for one thing only, what would that wish be?" almost everyone; from beauty pagent contestants, to politicians, to religious leaders, to children, to the average person on the street states, "Peace On Earth" or "An end to ...
The Idea of God is not Henceforth Relevant - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Well educated, intellectual people, especially scientists at all times demonstrate considerably smaller adherence to religiosity than others. However, there are still believers of the idea of the God in science. If we exclude from their number those wh...
Althusser - Competing Interpellations and the Third Text - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
With the exception of Nietzsche, no other madman has contributed so much to human sanity as has Louis Althusser. He is mentioned twice in the Encyclopaedia Britannica as someone's teacher. There could be no greater lapse: for two important decades (the...
Fact and Truth - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Thought experiments (Gedankenexperimenten) are "facts" in the sense that they have a "real life" correlate in the form of electrochemical activity in the brain. But it is quite obvious that they do not relate to facts "out there". They are not true sta...
Unlocking the Bible Codes - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Did you read the DaVinci Code or maybe see the movie? Did it get you interested in history and secret codes? You do not have to travel to Europe to see the true secrets from history; technology now lets us unlock the oldest secret code in the world, th...
On Being Human - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Are we human because of unique traits and attributes not shared with either animal or machine? The definition of "human" is circular: we are human by virtue of the properties that make us human (i.e., distinct from animal and machine). It is a definiti...
Comment On the Importance of Human Life - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
The preservation of human life is the ultimate value, a pillar of ethics and the foundation of all morality. This held true in most cultures and societies throughout history.
On first impression, the last sentence sounds patently wrong. We all know ab...
Philosophy as a science - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
Philosophy is considered a science but it is difficult to say, when one has to compare with an ordinary science, for example biology, or chemistry. This is a question that turns into a burning problem among the scientists and linguists all over the wor...
A Brief History of Creation - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
What is the loop of Creation? How is there something from nothing?
In spite of the fact that it is impossible to prove that anything exists beyond one’s perception since any such proof would involve one’s perception (I observed it, I heard it, I thou...
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Posted on Wednesday October 27, 2010
I was always somebody who felt quite sorry for myself, what I had not got compared to my friends, how much of a struggle my life seemed to be compared to others. I was caught up in a web of negativity and needed someone or something to help me to escap...
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