Written by: Robert D. Brinsmead Irenic Publications – September 2018 Contents Chapter 1. 3 WHY CARBON SHOULD BE CELEBRATED.. 3 Chapter 2. 8 HOW CARBON EMISSIONS BENEFIT AGRICULTURE AND… read more →
By: Sam Harris https://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/chapter-one The young man boards the bus as it leaves the terminal. He wears an overcoat. Beneath his overcoat, he is wearing a bomb. His pockets are… read more →
Some Comments from Wendell Krossa and Robert D Brinsmead Wendell Krossa The comment by Jesus as he died a tortuous, unjust death, “Forgive them because they do not know what… read more →
By: Robert Brinsmead A poor assumption is to consider the words of Jesus as spiritual advice that is not practical or possible in this world. We need to discover that… read more →
By: Robert D Brinsmead Re Funk’s comment: With Jesus, it was his message that was important, not his person. I remember a line from EGW who begins the description… read more →
By: Robert D Brinsmead I am committed to capitalism or the free enterprise way of life. Its results speak for its benefits, no doubt about that. The reason why I… read more →
By: Robert D. Brinsmead Muhammad began his public mission as “the Messenger of Allah” in Mecca in 613 CE. His basic message was simple, direct and not unlike the message… read more →
Jonathan Hodgson Large parts of the world are becoming vastly more secular. Do we know how to replace the benefits offered by religion. Here is a three minute video that… read more →
Here are some Lotufo quotes to give a sense of how certain religious beliefs damage mental, emotional, and spiritual lives. Lotufo Quotes: “My main interest is the cognitive and psychological… read more →
from Essays: First Series (1841) Ralph Waldo Emerson The wings of Time are black and white, Pied with morning and with night. Mountain tall and ocean deep Trembling balance duly keep.… read more →
By: Wendell Krossa Years ago when I worked in Mindanao in the Phillippines, with Manobo tribal groups our endeavors (muddled as they may appear to anyone else) were to improve… read more →
by Samuel Arbesman Human ingenuity has created a world that the mind cannot master. Have we finally reached our limits? Despite the vastness of the sky, airplanes occasionally crash into each… read more →
TALKING POINT THE AUSTRALIAN OCTOBER 01, 2014 12:00AM BIBLICAL scholar James Barr, more than 30 years ago, said the great issue of our age was fundamentalism. Before the Enlightenment… read more →
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JUNG-YOON CHOI Apr 28, 5:23 AM (ET) JINDO, South Korea (AP) – The mother, slightly drunk, sits on the edge of a windblown dock and wails.… read more →
This is an interesting real world play of the conflict involved in forgiveness. But it worked, in a way, here. By LEE KEATH (April 17, 2014) The execution of an… read more →
by Wendell Krossa This piece just below summarizes the search for HJ and the striking contradiction between his non-retaliation and Christian retaliation theology. An Appendix summarises the actual teaching as… read more →
Australia Day Quote: “Twenty-three million of us have found unity in our diversity; respect in our differences and have built a modern nation.” We would probably all agree that this… read more →
National Post Editorial Board When one surveys the current crop of global political leaders and former leaders, an interesting thought experiment presents itself: How many of these men and women… read more →
OPINION Updated May 8, 2013 By HARRISON H. SCHMITT AND WILLIAM HAPPER Of all of the world’s chemical compounds, none has a worse reputation than carbon dioxide. Thanks to the single-minded demonization of… read more →
This little piece made me stop and think, so I thought I’d let others read it to see if it does the same for them. By: James Altucher (http://www.jamesaltucher.com) The… read more →
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