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I keep getting short clips about David Bowie appearing on my YouTube feed, and I couldn't help but think of the wisdom and insight from this one about why he stopped taking drugs and drinking:

Here in the UK the National Health Service (NHS) has problems. To their credit, they'll rush you into hospital for any suspected emergency, but then rush you out of any bed as quickly as possible to make room for the next person, leaving you to wait around for a lift or taxi back home. If you...

Alpha Centauri is a triple star system that consist of two stars like our sun - Centauri A and B - with a red dwarf star known as Proxima Centauri in a very distant orbit around them. Alpha Centauri B and Proxima have already had rocky planets around the size of Earth discovered around them -...

I've just upgraded the forum software to the latest version. It was a large upgrade, so there's the potential that it may have resulted in some things being broken somewhere. Therefore if you find any issues, please do report them here. Also, hopefully that might address some login problems I...

Normally I see him disparagingly referred to as an anti-vaxxer, and anti-science, but this BBC indepth piece makes for a much more balanced consideration of his approach to challenging health issues in the US: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq7jx3dlj9o One criticism I'd make of the piece...

I have a book on my Amazon wishlist about Hindu philosophy, but it's proving expensive and difficult to get. However, it was a somewhat random choice as I really don't know what I should be looking for in terms of reliability and coverage. Therefore can anyone here recommended any specific...

Pope Francis has died: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj42vd1rxlo By all accounts, he seems to have had a very real interest and focus on ordinary people, which made him easily likeable and popular. Of course, as one of my kids joked, because he died at Easter he'll be back in three...

I'm under the impression that there's a specific deity in Hinduism who represents the mind of the universe, but I always get mixed up whether it's Brahma or Vishnu. Is it one of these, or have I mixed up my concepts entirely? Thank you for any replies. :)

@'Amir Alzzalam & @Alif Balaam Yashin - would be very interesting to get your opinions on this. :)

Not sure if we have a pagan-folk music thread somewhere, but just wanted to post this while it's still on YouTube - previous version I liked disappeared! The imitable Einar Sellvik accompanied by the outstanding Eivor - and the Danish National Orchestra - performing what I believe is a...

I was thinking that if I could speak to myself in the past, I would definitely remind myself that everything will always be alright in the end and not to stress too much about anything. I used to be pretty chill, but I got quite stressed at the responsibility of raising a family, especially over...

I have to admit, I tend to take these reports with a pinch of salt, but I thought the story may or may not be of interest to at least some Christians, so here goes: https://phys.org/news/2024-11-jesus-miraculous-fish-explanation.html tl:dr - The study claims Jesus was preaching at the same...

Apologies for anyone who got a message saying their posts had been removed from the suicide research thread - I had only intended that message for one particularly insensitive member whose messages I sought to remove, but I also had to remove some replies quoting them and forgot they would also...

Does anyone have any recommended resources on how to meditate for beginners? Meaning, I can search for online guides and videos myself - but I would like to know if anyone here meditates and if so if they have any resources they've used that they would recommend?

Just to let everyone know that I've just activated a couple of the default reactions that come with the forum software - we now have wow, sad, and angry reactions. :) Not a big change, but I did notice their absence and seemed harmless enough. No plans to activate the dislike button, though. :)

I just thought I'd ask - the Garden of Eden section of Genesis is commonly discussed among Christians/non-Christians, but I would be curious to know any Jewish perspectives on this - especially about the Tree of Life and the serpent. From past experience, I expect there are a fair number of...

Just wondered if anyone here listens to audiobooks? I'm especially curious to know if American listeners prefer to hear a narrator with a US accent rather than say a British one?

Okay, finally watched this film. Though I've enjoyed some of Queen's singles I wouldn't really describe myself as a fan and didn't really know anything about the band's history. The film started slow and felt a bit flat, but it slowly but surely built up momentum so that by the end of the film...

Thought I'd start a thread about comedy on YouTube - just watched this guy and thought he was quite brilliant. :)

When I original set up this community, I included a politics board because I hoped to invite considered and civilized discussion about wider politics issues, which often and inevitably have a religious aspect to them. I don't know if I ever succeeded in that aim in my original term here. It's...