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What can I say about me? I am a 60 year old male born in the UK and now residing in South Australia. My working life has been varied starting of in the forces (Army), to long distance trucking, operator of heavy earthmover machinery, a manager in engineering,

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Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts God as a state of higher consciousness: 7 of 30
God as a State of Higher Consciousness is a question and can be a statement. It is very open depending on your concept. If you take it from a religious Christian/Muslim worship point of view it is not necessarily so; as worship reaches out to a person being Jesus or Mohammed, more than it reaches out to a God. That said, it ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Is there one right religion?: 31 of 115
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. Jonathan Swift 1667-1745: Thoughts on Various Subjects (1711) Firstly considering religion, what is it? It is something everyone has a personal angle on which is felt by the heart and manipulated by the senses, yet giving no plausible d... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Exploring the rising trend in gas prices: 6 of 21
The reasons why oil prices are the way they are from a layman's point of view, is purely greed. Oil pricing affects our economy and especially inflation in all ways. The world at present is in the hands of these oil mogul's, even our governments seem to have no control over the pricing issue, or do not want to. The thing tha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Is there one, true religion that is better than all the others?: 49 of 159
Religion actually means protestant. So the question is totally out of context with the questioners implied desires for a response. Maybe the question should have said, "Which line of worship or faith do you think is the best?" In the Wikipedia there is a section devoted to a list of Christian denominations that can be viewed... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Why we dwell on the past: 31 of 89
To dwell is to live in, act upon, or refer to. The action is a cause and effect of life that remains as a reference book to identity, problem solving, a reference point, defence mechanism and commonly quoted as our hard drive. If an issue from the past is prevalent in a given situation, then there is probably good reason to ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Assessing time as an illusion of the human brain: 11 of 31
The reality of any one thing is in the mind or brain; it can have no other concept. The moment you create an object or vision into a material form, it ceases to be a reality and becomes the illusion of that reality. Once seen by others the concept changes again and other realities are formed, which we class as modifications ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Should Christians celebrate Christmas?: 30 of 84
Should Christians celebrate Christmas? Around two hundred years ago it was affirmed that Christmas through St. Nicholas whose origin was in Turkey became fully accepted as a Christian time to honour the day our Saviour was born with the giving of a gift to represent his gift to us. It became a national worldwide holiday of s... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Deciding whether to teach your child to drive or hire an instructor: 4 of 11
Whilst it is easy to comment from a single perspective there are many other mitigating circumstances that have to be considered and weighed into the opinion. Also as a universal site, comments are not always applicable to other countries. Firstly though one thing you have to realise as a parent is that prior to your child ge... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life What is the difference between your soul and spirit?: 12 of 29
What is the difference between your soul and spirit? Walk with me a moment as we venture down a road that is taken for granted. We all talk about Soul & Spirit and the two words are bantered around without any thought for what they are or mean, or even to the purpose they have in our life. From a verse in the Bible I form my... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion What is religion all about?: 27 of 60
It is not so much about what is religion about but how we interpret it, like many words in the English language it becomes very confused with other associated meanings, for instance. The English word "religion" is derived from the Middle English "religioun" which came from the Old French "religion." appartenir la ~ protestan... More..