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Since my second year at university, I have been working in academia. I enjoy the academic world immensely.

A strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching has always guided me. I hold a doctorate degree in chemistry, a postdoctoral appointment

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: If you could have a one-hour interview with any human being past or present, who would it be?: 1 of 188

If you could have a one-hour interview with any human being past or present, who would it be? It would be the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary is the holiest of all saints, the closest creature to God, the most exquisite exemplification of the 'spiritual beauty' and 'divine success' a human person can aspire to be blesse...
Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) Are angels real or imaginary?: 1 of 103

There are two ways of answering the question "Are angels real or imaginary?" One is by way of rational inquiry based on the principles of divine revelation; the other, by way of rational inquiry based on the metaphysical principles of the real. The conclusion is the same: angels are real. I shall explain these two ways of kn...
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Is there one right religion?: 1 of 78

Just as "there is a great deal of evidence by way of written record and artifact to show that no matter how far one may reach back into history, there is music," so also is there similar evidence to show that there has been religion in every culture. (1) The question then is this: From the multiplicity of religions, is there...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your definition of happiness: 2 of 104

In defining happiness, it is essential to look closely at the dynamism of the natural inclination of the human will towards happiness. Prior to any action whatsoever, the human faculty of the will is endowed with two elements. One is the natural inclination towards happiness; the other is free will. These two realities are n...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts How do we know that we exist?: 1 of 48

How Do We Know that We Exist? An answer to the question 'How do we know that we exist?' is not easy to articulate. Existence is one of those truths which philosophers call self-evident truths, that is to say, a truth that one cannot demonstrate. In general, the most one can do about self-evident truths is to show that it is ...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is God an invention of man's mind or true being?: 2 of 93

Those who affirm God's existence by faith or reason or both have no difficulty in recognizing God as true being. And the supporting facts and convincing evidence on which they base their belief and knowledge are not figments of the imagination. Of greater interest in the context of the present discussion are the difficulties...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Can science prove the existence of God?: 1 of 45

Regardless of whether they are scientists or not, those who reach the existence of God by rational inquiry, reach it on the basis of grounds which are ultimately beyond the domain of science. This article will explain why scientific categories, assumptions, and procedures are inadequate tools to prove the existence of God. I...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Love: 2 of 76

An excerpt from Benedict XVI's "God is Love" Today, the term "love" has become one of the most frequently used and misused of words, a word to which we attach quite different meanings. Let us first of all bring to mind the vast semantic range of the word "love": we speak of love of country, love of one's profession, love bet...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Contemplating the existence of God: 3 of 108

In this paper I revise my previous version of a simple argument for contemplating the existence of God. The argument rests on the assumption that the internal constitution of the human faculty of the will is pre-established and set in motion by God. One of the basic activities of the human will is the exercise of the action ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture What is truth?: 1 of 36

Truth is one of the primary transcendental notions. As such, truth is not restricted to any category or individual. There is truth in the realm of intellectual conceptions; there is truth in the realm of things external to the mind; there is truth in the realm of the written and spoken word; and, above all, there is truth in...