Science Versus Religion: Part 2 of 2
To return to Charles Darwin, all his research was predominately on species other than humans. England at the time was overwhelmingly Christian so that with such a puritanical outlook prevailing it was many years before he had the courage to take his manuscript out of his cupboard where it had been gathering dust and put it into the public arena. He published it reluctantly, but that is another...
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There is no doubt that shared knowledge is based upon a shared definition of terms, so here are definitions of two important terms or words that are fundamental to an understanding of what follows.
Science: According to the two-volume World Book Dictionary science is defined as “knowledge of facts and laws arranged in an orderly system” but it is the word ’facts’ in the definition that is of...
Learn MoreCause and Effect
It is a law of the universe – nothing happens without a cause.
To emphasise that scientific fact, it is irrefutable that nothing just happens, there is always something that causes it to happen and the basis of all causes is the application of a form of energy. In other words, all changes, good, bad or indifferent, are caused by the application of energy in some form. This scientific fact is...
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Be, Do, Have
“BE” in the above context means to ‘act like something, be a doctor, be a footballer, in other words, an adopted identity.
“DO” means to carry out an activity in that identity
“HAVE” means possession of something, but not necessarily legal ownership.
BE, DO and HAVE is a very obscure, but real concept of life, from which no- one is exempt, not even the lowly street beggar. Those three...
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The Truth About Depression
Depression is arguably the single most common malady affecting society today. Like the common cold, it affects young and old, rich and poor, blue-collar workers and white-collar workers, labourers and executives and colour or creed is no barrier; all are depression’s potential victims.
In medicine, Depression has various classifications that are given specific names, such as Post...
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An Introduction to Intellectual Well-Being
‘I’m a born loser!’
‘I can’t get it out of my mind. I feel so guilty!’
‘I’m not good enough!’
‘Why do I keep doing that?’
‘I wish I had his confidence.’
‘If only they knew how I really feel!’
‘That’s how life is, and the sooner I accept it, the happier I will be.’
‘I feel so useless!’
‘Who really am I?’
Deep down within so many of us, amongst the clutter of negative thoughts and actions, these...
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Personal Productivity and Life’s Activities
Personal productivity is the key to wellbeing, self-worth and contentment.
Nothing will happen in the universe unless there is some energy applied to it and although that has been covered in earlier writings, what has not been covered is that for personal activity, a decision to do it must precede the activity. As far as I am aware a person’s activities, no matter what they are, have never...
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