Certainly a valid point. I simply cannot help but think in relative terms of Malaria. A popular figure is that at least 1 million people will die...
Actually, not necessarily. The idea of black smokers forming in the oceans of Europa presumes they would be fed by volcanic fault lines caused by...
He's specualting! I don't see the "50-50" as having a mathematical basis, just an expression of his fears. :) He raises important points - but I...
It didn't actually convince when I had it - at least, rationally. I was probably at my most rationalist then, coming out from science A-levels and...
The first I came across the "Desiderata" was on a Leonard Nimoy Album. I honestly thought he'd written it at first. The following line just...
It's actually already on www.sacerd-texts.com in HTML form, and I've certainly considered putting up at least some content from it. Think I linked...
Rievaulx Abbey really is very nice - very extensive ruins, widespread site - plus set in a wooded valley among the Yorkshire Wolds. Very nice. :)...
We have an aging hamster named "Binky". Not enough room for a dog, and never sure about getting a cat. Bigmacscanlon - you had a pet die on you...
Thought this may be of interest: Guerilla News Network (GNN)
Confucianism section now updated - was actually just one page mis-spelled, but I optimised the titles for all the other pages under that section...
The notion of voodoo seems to have more in common with an abusive relationship, where the victim allows the "practitioner" to dominate their own...
Actually, this is probably quite linked: Israel turns up heat on Syria
Okay - keeping up-to-date on developments here so they can be followed, as no doubt now that Iraq is fading from view, this will gain greater...
I guess belief in God comes from 2 main avenues - being told that there is God, and experiencing something that feels like God. I'm one of the...
Here's the link: Glacier crack places Peruvian city in peril
Well, the search has begun to trace looted items: International effort to recover stolen Iraqi treasures
Yup - the announcement two years ago was just a little premature - but now the mapping is complete and finalised: Human genome finally complete
I guess the Great Apes are like the litmus test for enviromental protection - if we cannot even protect them, then what can we actually protect on...
It's that link and similar that reveal important undercurrents in US political thinking - I've seen a number of such articles spammed onto other...
Sorry about the slow replies to this topic - and the I Ching is in preparation, along with a couple more Confucian works. ;)
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