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Hello! My name is David Bryan Roberson (David or Dave is fine) and I was born on June 29th, 1970 in Denver, Colorado. I was adopted at the age of five. My new family and I moved frequently during the next ten years, before settling in California where I skipped

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Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought The purpose of religion: 3 of 25

In asking about the purpose of religion, it is necessary to ask first if religion is not simply a product of our own search for purpose? The answer to the primary question depends on whether we perceive religion as having a divine origin or if we see it as the origin of divine thinking. Either way, religion comes to us throu...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts The fundamentals of self-awareness: 5 of 15

The Implications of the Mind in Matter: The Prospect of Oblivion The mind is an inherently fascinating and difficult subject to pin down. Philosophers have been musing over the mysteries of the mind for thousands of years but it is, without doubt, the scientists who find it the most frustrating to study. The subjective natur...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Defining the concept of evil: 7 of 20

There is a line in "The Matrix" when Morpheus confronts Neo about a wrongness in the world, "like a splinter in your mind" and while it was caused by an instinctive apprehension about the artificial reality he was trapped in, it is similar to a feeling many people have about our own reality. There is a wrongness in the world...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Does insomnia help or hinder creativity?: 21 of 49

There are many things that can help or hinder creativity. In the case of insomnia, the question needs to be turned on its ear. That is, in my experience, creativity is more likely to lead to insomnia. When I am inspired to think, write, or draw, my mental activity increases to the point where I can go for days without sleepi...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) Noosphere: The future of evolution?: 2 of 4

Those moments in life when we are confronted with a new concept or idea can be life altering, seemingly setting the mind free to roam a new and undiscovered country or even knocking the world completely off its hinges. Sometimes that can happen even with just a new word or concept for something we've had an inkling of all al...
Sciences > Physics How gravity actually works: 9 of 17

To a curious mind, gravity is a curious phenomenon. The more one pays attention to it, the more fascinating and mysterious it becomes. Today, we have the advantage of having had great minds ponder the mystery and define what can be observed and inferred by studying it. Newton pondered the question "why do objects fall?" and ...
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Does biology or society have a stronger influence on the development of our gender identity?: 8 of 15

In its phrasing, the question of whether biology or society has a stronger influence on the development of gender identity seems to be arguable. It does not fail on the assumption that either is the sole determinant of gender identity. In asking which is stronger, the implication is that any other determinant of gender ident...
Arts & Humanities > Spanish Language Bilingual language issues in America's diverse school culture: 4 of 7

The idea of designing a special curriculum for the benefit of students who speak a language other than English is idealistic and impractical. Not because it is not a worthy idea, and not because it is wrong. The arguments for and against Bilingual Education are all very sensible. They just are not fair. In specific, they are...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Finding the truth in religion: 15 of 25

The thing that all religions have in common is the emergence of individuals who have been committed to answering the difficult questions that we face in life. In indigenous cultures, individuals predisposed to this kind of wisdom have always been encouraged and cultivated as part of the tribe, in which the needs of the commu...
Sciences > Mathematics Division by zero: Is it really impossible?: 23 of 38

Is it possible to divide a number by zero? Conventional thinking in mathematics declares this to be impossible, but this answer is contingent on a point of view. The problem here lies in the normal interpretation of the value of the number zero; a representation of "nothing" zero is seen as more of a place holder, a number t...