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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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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Why should the world care about the environment in places like Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Rwanda?: 44 of 63
As most humans do, we either ignore symptoms of an underlying illness due to fearful denial, or when we do finally take notice of the symptoms, we mostly only focus on these symptoms and their 'quick fix'. Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Rwanda are three 'small' symptoms of the great underlying illness of our time: The Ignorantly P... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Belief vs. disbelief: 17 of 23
The question about God's existence, is an old one, and the path of it's debate probably worn out to the core; nonetheless, it is still an unanswered question, and still divides people in basically two main groups: The 'No' Group Those who answer 'no' to this question, usually fall into the reductionist/ empiricist group; tho... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Climate change and global warming: What should we do about it: 35 of 42
The human being is an interesting creature: first of it's kind to decide one day to stand up to it's predators and take matters into it's own hands. The first to not only to dream (like all intelligent animals do), but to communicate it's dreams via language, art and myth. Through the ages of mental, social and spiritual evo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What is the reason for existence and the meaning of being: 17 of 20
What if we all knew the reason for our being in existence, but merely find ourselves in a state of amnesia? Consider your childhood memories: how many of them can you still recall? And dreams? How many have we had and forgotten? Easily brushed off as only dreams, little do we understand them and their true significance in ou... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is there room in Christianity for other beliefs?: 35 of 41
It is by the mere poll of this question, that I can see why we have social discontent: the NO answer so far wins. When Ghandi was asked what he thought of Christ, he remarked: I like Christ. It is the Christians I don't like. They are so unlike their Christ. This came after being ill treated by Christians when interested in ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) If Jesus were on the earth today, would he be a Republican or a Democrat: 20 of 23
Republican or Democrat - thus the puppet on the left or the one on the right. Politics - like consumerist choice - is an illusion that was invented by the ruling elite to fool the 'everyman' into believing him/ herself to be free, while in truth, they are slaves to an unfair taxation system, sucking them dry with nothing in ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Theory of our existence: 14 of 16
You are reading these words, yes - You. Who are You? What are You? What is that being you see when looking into a mirror? Why are you reading these words? How are you able to read them? What is the purpose of you reading in the first place? Questions: arising from thought not content with perception. You see, hear, taste, to... More..
Entertainment > Characters & Performances Scariest movie monsters: The images that stay with you: 29 of 33
When a monster stays with you from childhood to adulthood, still haunting your dreams - then it must be worth mentioning. I saw 'Alien' by Ridley Scott when I was quite young, and it made an impact one me (and many others I have spoken to) that is everlasting. Yes, there were the Freddy Krugers and the Jasons, and also the A... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Is it better to be loved or feared?: 29 of 32
Is it better to be loved; or feared...a very open question indeed. The answer is neither. Both divisions of this question depicts 'to want' something from others. Let's look at fear first: Fear is a very basic reaction of a complex organism; the need to survive, which can easily be 'activated' by consciously or subconsciousl... More..
Entertainment > Celebrities (Other) Do tabloids go too far to get news stories: 19 of 20
By chance, after opening my mail this morning, I caught an article on MSN online news about celebrities fighting back (that is, against the paparazzi). This comes after more and more incidents of aggressive car chases and accidents - the celebrities claiming that the paparazzi are endangering their, as well as the public's l... More..