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There are two kinds of people. Those who love to go with the flow. Then there are those who make a stand for their convictions no matter how contrary and rough the current is. Of the latter I shall cite two. Socrates was one who stood for his convictions. Jesus is another. Mind you what [...]

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When we are saved our names are recorded in heaven(Lk 10:20).  Soul is my essence whether clothed with a corruptible body or out of it. It  is a record of events signifying my life on earth and hereafter. benny

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Descartes said, ‘I think therefore I am’. Is thought all that defines man of his being? Self of man is rooted in the very consciousness of his or her world. Even in the womb a child is conscious of a world, which is part of another world. Its floating world is kind of a reality. [...]

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Conjugation Principle Consider the optical illusion where we could spot a figure or a vase depending on what we are looking at. In other words we choose to see what we want to see. (see note) Can there be an island without the sea? We may be talking about the island but sea is ever [...]

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Carbon dating works on the principle that animals, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air as long as they live. Carbon that has a mass of 14 atoms is radiocarbon while carbon normally holds 12. When the animals for example die their C-14 atoms begin to disintegrate at a steady rate while Carbon (with 12 [...]

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No great monument like the Pyramids of Cheops could have been built on the levels of energy of the ruling class alone. So the powers-that-be hit upon an idea that would electrify the masses. A belief in afterlife and the pharaoh as a celestial symbol made it all possible. Think of every life form having [...]

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Energy is neither created nor destroyed. Recalling Einstein’s famous formula a small mass of matter when converted releases tremendous amount of energy. All that energy mankind has ever possessed or shall, owe to what was released at the time of the Big Bang. Evolution in a manner of speaking is a transaction of so many [...]

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