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I am a medical practitioner, and have worked in South Africa for about 5 years, working with mostly unfortunate souls (with illnesses ranging from the common cold to AIDS and TB) before moving to the UK. At present, I have just finished a book called 'The

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Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Deliberating on why God allows for evil: 45 of 93
To understand difficult concepts such as God, good and evil; we need to - as I always use as metaphor - get our noses further away from the 'tapestry of life'. We are so close to it, that we can only make out the different colour fibers tickling our noses. It is only when we stand back, that we notice the picture taking shap... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Calculating Iran's threat to the U.S: 19 of 38
I am surprised - reading some of the posts - how people can argue with relish on the lies fed to them as if they were the truth. It saddens me to see, just how short sighted even the most intelligent and educated among us can be, as I have also been for quite some time. We need to realize that there is much more to the curre... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change The inevitability of global warming: Why we should start preparing: 5 of 10
I have written quite an extensive article yesterday on this very topic. In short, the reductionist western civilization (that is us), is accustomed to thinking in short bursts of linearity due to our empiricist scientific dogma. We always look for the easiest and most logical explanation; quick to deny anything that dares ch... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: Women in horror films: Ripley, the alien, and the monstrous feminine: 2 of 4
Alien - the 1979 Sci-Fi/ Horror Ridley Scott film - must be one of the most remarkable and ground breaking films of, not only its own genre, but of all time. It is a film that reverses the typical male/ female role portrayal of western society - breaking a long Hollywood tradition. With this as basis, it also dives into the ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Understanding the concept of eternity: 17 of 33
To better understand the concept of eternity, it is better to change one's concept of space & time in the first place. Start with yourself: you are now - as we understand time and space at present - in front of your PC or Mac, reading this article in the 'year 2008 CE'. But what does this really mean? '2008' is supposed to b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should the United States abandon the Federal Reserve?: 14 of 26
There is very little 'Federal' about the Federal Reserve. It was created in late December of 1913 by a few very influential key players while most governors enjoyed their Christmas; unaware of the implications of the Federal Reserve Act. If we delve deep into American history, will we notice just how ferociously the founding... More..
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Why America needs a philosopher: 4 of 7
It is indeed one of the world's greatest philosophers, Plato, who in his 'The Republic' and 'Kallipolis', said that the world would be a better place or Utopia, when our 'kings' were philosophers. This idea was born from many a philosopher's mind - from East to West - their thoughts finding its root in reason and ethics. It ... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Treatment options for chronic fatigue syndrome: 9 of 15
As written in my article on the possible cause/s for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it only makes sense to approach the treatment options by following the trail of these causative agents. Often in our society, are causative agents overlooked due to ignorance (either due to reductionist thought on the one side, or unbalanced mysti... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism?: 76 of 115
Like with so many other issues, the human race always has a tendency to stand with its nose right against the tapestry of life, studying the detail of the few pieces of colorful wool worked into the canvas, instead of standing back and glimpsing the bigger picture. The War against Terrorism is a complex issue, and probably a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life What is life?: 37 of 55
Ah - the million dollar question: what is life? Life is: waking up in the morning with a smelly breath, turning around and seeing the love of your life still fast asleep; walking the dog on the beach; taking your kids to an amusement park and buying them ice cream on a hot summer's day; climbing into your brand new car after... More..