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Christmas Is Full Of Mystery — So Is Life
Christmas is full of mystery. Mystery is difficult for some people to accept. It is human nature to want to know how things happen. We want to understand — to figure things out. This innate human trait has been good … Continue reading
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Is Science Close To Discovering Spiritual Reality? Check Out “Spooky Action”
In the past few years scientists have conducted experiments that show that two “entangled,” subatomic particles can communicate almost instantaneously, even if they are separated by huge distances. They have called this phenomenon, “spooky action at a distance.” This communication … Continue reading
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66 Books (That Everybody Needs To Read)
There are 66 books that everybody needs to read. These books were written by more than 40 diverse authors — rich people and poor people, intellectuals and uneducated folks. These 66 books were written over a 1,500 year time period. Some of these books … Continue reading
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Modern Myth # 1 — Life Produced Itself
As ancient and tribal societies have had their myths and their gods, even so, our modern society has its myths and its gods. Our contemporary gods my not be thought of in human form like the Greek and Roman gods, … Continue reading
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Is The Denial Of God Anti-Intellectual?
Here is my definition of anti-intellectual: opposing or indifferent to an intellectual approach; basing an opinion on personal presuppositions and/or emotion, rather than on reason. The rejection of the idea of God is based on an unproven, irrational presupposition — the view … Continue reading
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Is There Life On Earth?
Scientists wonder, “Does life exist on Mars?” But no one asks the question: “Does life exist on Earth?” We accept the existence of life as an indisputable fact because we personally experience life both within us and all around us. … Continue reading
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A More Evolved American Declaration Of Idependence
The American Declaration Of Independence presents some noble sounding ideas: self-evident truths; “all men are created equal;” we have a Creator; rights are an inalienable, non-material reality. However, if people who were further along in the evolutionary process had written it, American history might be different. The … Continue reading
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