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59. MY FAITH IN GOD EXPLAINED

Posted on October 11, 2015
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After a lifetime of research and pondering over the various dilemmas I came to realize I do not disbelieve the possibility of God, I just find no credibility in established interpretations of the various holy texts. My uneasiness with traditional beliefs is multi-faceted, but at…

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(Blog on…58) WOULD YOU DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY?

Posted on October 4, 2015
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I recently attended a wedding of a dear friend in Croatia and got chatting to a lovely local man, who was excited to tell me how Croatia beat England at football. As usual I was happy to practice my poor Croatian vocabulary and commented how…

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(Blog on…56) WHY 100,000 FB FRIENDS MATTERS!

Posted on September 20, 2015
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I see a lot of wrong and unnecessary suffering in the world. The systems we put in place are dysfunctional: competition, education, healthcare, corporatism, law, money, religion, security, politics, justice, racism, nationalism and so on: the list is endless. And yet, when we talk about…

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(Blog on…55) DOES CONSCIOUSNESS = ETERNAL LIFE?

Posted on September 15, 2015
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When talking about consciousness we are presented with numerous predicaments, none more intriguing than designing machines with self-awareness potentially equal to human beings. We already have the power to make artificial intelligence (robots) appear alive. They move, talk, gesture and perform various simple tasks. When…

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(Blog on…54) IS ISLAM TAKING OVER THE WORLD?

Posted on September 8, 2015
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There seems to be much rumor circulating the internet about the rise of Islam and how this will affect the West. Here are some thoughts: HUMAN BEINGS: Before being a Muslim or a Christian or a Hindu or an atheist and so on – we…

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(Blog on…53) MY COUSIN JUST DIED

Posted on September 5, 2015
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"Life is a series of sunrises and sunsets. I enjoy them all." - Unfinished Book Thursday late night I received a call from my dad informing me my cousin Nadeem unexpectedly passed away. Nadeem was 53 years old, an extremely kind man, always ready to…

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(Blog on…52) OUR 5 SINS OF MORAL BLINDNESS

Posted on August 29, 2015
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“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.” - Theodore Roosevelt Most citizens of the modern world; whether consciously or subconsciously, are living with a significant burden of guilt. Some are genuinely ignorant, some just don’t care, but most of us are…

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(Blog on…51) WHY INTUITION IS “NOT” KNOWING

Posted on August 13, 2015
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Professionals from the book publishing industry advise: “Be smart. Don’t write about facts people don’t want to hear.” But that’s not me. I didn’t write a book to sell a million copies. I wrote it because I want to discuss the truth. One such truth…