Huge stress is laid, especially in the extreme protestant sects, in believing. If God is omnipotent why would he concern himself as to whether we miserable mortals believe in him or not? One would think he would be more interested in how one behaves and treats one’s fellow men. Is it assumed that believing automatically …
"The day we are no longer judged by the standards of the West is the beginning of Israel’s end, because it means that the West has decided we are no longer part of it, and hence will not be committed to Israel’s existence.". Thus Carlo Strenger, Professor of Psychology at Tel Aviv University, complaining about …
"The colonists learned how to minimize the chances of enemy ambush, sometimes employed a hit-and-run style of fighting, often utilised a mobile strategy, and not infrequently adopted terror tactics that included torture, killing women, children and the elderly, the destruction of Indian villages and food supplies….warfare in the colonies came to be associated with a …
The British government- only a Labour government could dream this one up – is about to offer a one-off payment of one hundred and twenty pounds to pregnant women to spend on fresh fruit and vegetables. The idea is to counter the rise in underweight babies that are being born. This trend is apparently caused …
In what way can you exemplify the "usefulness" –whichever way YOU may define it– of Epicureanism? –emphasizing friendship circles and limiting action to a very local level–tending to one’s (shared) garden and helping to build social capital among friends or maybe just acquaintances. –fostering tranquility based on understanding of how the world works, and not …
