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Telling that I was born in South Africa tells you about as much about me as saying "that's a can beans" tells about what beans are.
Like all people, when I was born I didn't know the really important information about myself, because, even though I was born

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Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Being happy in your life: 11 of 83

Learn to choose HappinessMost people think that happiness is something that happens to us when we make the right choices in life. If only we can choose the right partner in life or the right career or the right place to live we'll be happy.There are many people, who don't find happiness, however, even though they seem to have... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study The Bible and its interpretation: 8 of 59

In an attempt to reach a new understanding of the Bible I would like to suggest separating every text into three parts:1. The observable phenomenon.2. The interpretation of that phenomenon.3. Other similar phenomena not described.Let us imagine, for the sake of explanation of this method of interpretation, that the author of ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Faith and reason: Search for truth: 30 of 111

"Believe the person who says he's searching for the truth. Doubt the one who says he's found it." Andre Gide.Everything we do in life is based on reasons we consider to be true.My behavior towards other people is based on something I consider to be true.If I didn't think it true that a person hit me deliberately I wouldn't hi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Judaism The history of Judaism: 3 of 9

In my opinion the history of Judaism would be incomplete unless one refers to Israel as its nation of origin and its means of transference to the Jewish People.Judaism, by having its own state, the state of Israel, has acquired tremendous strength, the strength of a vehicle. It is now on a par with Islam and Christianity who ... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) 2007: What is beauty & style?: 1 of 3

Already nearly 2500 years ago Plato stated that beauty and style are objects, just as real, if not more so than any tangible object we perceive with our 5 senses.Unfortunately people persist in seeing beauty and style as subjects and not as objects. As long as we do this we will never know what they are.Beauty and style are t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Religious Literature What the Davinci Code is really based on: 3 of 8

By basing his novel on an ancient legend Dan Brown has raked up coals of a controversy dead already in the 4th century.There were many legends about Jesus in those early years of Christianity. The main controversy revolved around the question whether Jesus was human or divine.In time most Christian denominations rejected the ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Why you can't get what you want: 40 of 97

All my life, from the day that I was born, I've been trying to explain to people what I want.As a baby, as a child, as a boy, as an adult, I had needs and wants."If only I could explain my wants to the adults around me I would get them satisfied". That's what I thought.Life was just a matter of clarifying what I wanted, first... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will the USA attack Iran?: 23 of 53

Weak countries that want to appear strong initiate war. Really strong countries don't initiate war. America will only attack Iran in retaliation for a direct attack launched by Iran on the USA.The Iranians know this and they also know that America's retaliation would damage them as much as it damaged Germany in the 2nd World ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Understanding Sabbath: 8 of 18

One can only understand the Sabbath by reading the first verse of the Bible correctly; according to the exact translation from the original Hebrew and not according to the official English translation."Creating (or beginning to create), God created the Heaven and the Earth."Reading the verse like this leads one to conclude th... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How choices can make us better people: 10 of 20

"And the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, what if he puts forth his hand, and takes also from the tree of life, and eats, and lives forever." Gen 3:22Man's physical survival requires him to make choices. These range from choices of food to choosing a spouse and procreat... More..