It is logical to believe, and necessary to hope, that the natural evolutionary journey of the human race is toward greater unity, greater inclusion, and greater sharing of wealth and resources – because without that belief and hope it is terrifying to consider the world we will pass on to future generations.
Based on that belief and hope, it is worth considering why Britain, who considers itself to be one of the more civilised countries in the world, is going…..
1. Human Consciousness Introduction
Since the time of Descartes, philosophers have struggled to comprehend the nature of consciousness. Stuart Sutherland wrote:
Consciousness is a fascinating but elusive phenomenon: it is impossible to specify what it is, what it does, or why it has evolved. Nothing worth reading has been written on it.[1]
Some definitions of consciousness include:
A sense of one’s personal or collective identity,…..
Introduction
The ultimate aim of both science and theology is to understand the ‘source of all’ – and since there can only be one source, then both are seeking to understand the same phenomenon. However, they have approached their task from opposite ends of the spectrum. Theology cut straight to the chase with the belief that God is the source of all and therefore everything that exists emanates from God. Theology views God as a mystery that humans are incapable…..
Selfishness
Selfishness is a natural trait that is innate in every human being. Most, if not all, people act selfishly at some point in their lives, while all of us must constantly struggle if we are to keep selfishness under control. The most basic form of selfishness is to extend love, care, and compassion to the self only. Increasing levels of unselfishness are to offer love, care, and compassion to family, community, society, country and finally to all humanity.
The…..
Introduction EEC
The European Economic Community (EEC) was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. It was a regional organization which aimed to bring about economic integration between its member states which included Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany. Upon the formation of the European Union (EU) by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, the EEC was incorporated and renamed as the European Community (EC). This provided a complete single market, allowing for the free movement of goods, capital, services, and people within the community. In 2009 (Treaty of Lisbon), the…..
Reality is the conjectured state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is, has been, or will be, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it, for example the way that thoughts do in the brain.
The main sources that inform our understanding of…..
Why is there so much poverty, starvation, conflict, war, and suffering in our world?
Almost 900 million people worldwide suffer from chronic undernourishment. 21,000 people, 14,000 of whom are children, die every day, of hunger or hunger related causes. During the past century over 100 million people have been killed in wars Many conflicts, such as those in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and many more, continue unabated.
The source of these problems I believe is:
All our political, public…..
In 1931, Monseigneur Georges Lemaître proposed in his hypothèse de l’atome primitif (hypothesis of the primeval atom) that the universe began with the ‘explosion’ of the ‘primeval atom’. This theory later became known as the Big Bang Theory.
In my blog dated 9th Nov 2014 I gave logical reasons why the Big Bang theory is not a credible model for explaining the origin of the universe. In this blog I will explain an alternative model, which I have named…..
Lest we forget, the following few point will remind us that planet earth is a place of pain and suffering for a significant number of people:
In our world today approximately 870 million people suffer from poverty and starvation 21,000 people, 14,000 of whom are children, die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes In the last century approximately 100 million people have been killed in wars. When you add to this figure the numbers wounded, the societies destroyed and…..
Renowned astronomer, physicist, and cosmologist, Robert Jastrow, wrote the following in his book, God and the Astronomers (first published in 1978):
“For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries”
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