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Born in England, Private school, Military college.
Spent a while on the road laid down, then left the path and followed my heart.
I have been a security advisor, reporter, commercial artist, rock musician, accountant and business executive.
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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Do people tend to base election votes more on emotion or reason?: 1 of 69
Individual voters will be influenced by emotion, yet is this a bad thing? There are many examples in history where emotional appeals led to progressive legislation that would not have been accomplished in any other way. In England, for example, legend says that the bill for Habeus Corpus passed the vote in the House of Lords ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should the Bible continue to be used for swearing-in ceremonies and in courtrooms?: 5 of 254
Some years ago, the New York Supreme court underwent a facelift: when the time came to rebind the Bible, it was discovered that generations of witnesses had sworn on Webster's dictionary. Amusing though this may be, it speaks to the heart of the question. An oath taken is not a trivial matter: providing someone with the o... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft How different are witches from satanists?: 1 of 41
Satanism is a Christian Heresy, while practitioners of witchcraft, be it one of the traditional forms or one of the modern forms, are devotees of the Great Goddess. How did this identification of these two vastly different faiths arise in the modern mind? Let us look to history. This question was first posed to the Inquisiti... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms When you believe in God, but not church: 3 of 92
There is no dichotomy involved in having faith in the existence of a Supreme being, a creator, yet not accepting the canons of one particular church or even one particular religion. God may have made mankind, but mankind made the church; it is, therefore, imbued with all the fallibility, prejudice and brutality that character... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Can we be swayed by symbols?: 1 of 23
Apart from the letters of the Alphabet, Religious Images, National flags and those images that resonate to each of us personally? No effect at all. A piece of cloth with coloured designs printed on it, depending upon the nature of those designs, can have a profound effect upon each of us. A National flag can affect citizens ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Exploring the question of freedom offered by atheism: 2 of 38
Atheism, ideally, is a lack of belief in any deity or acceptance of a related belief system: for some individuals it becomes an active disbelief, but since this latter condition is essentially just one more belief system, I do not count these individuals as true atheists, and do not address them in this article. The question ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Is Hell a real place or a metaphor to deter evil-doers?: 6 of 105
The comment that springs to mind is that Hell is not a real place in the sense that Paris is a real place, (despite similarities), but that it is a very real experience. If, as has been said, perception is truth, then for those undergoing the experience, it is as real as a coronary and far less fun! The individual soul may be... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms The origin of the satanist meaning of 666: 1 of 9
Satanism is purely a Christian Heresy, so the meaning to a Satanist is exactly that which it would be to a Christian, though there would be some variation in the point of view.I have attempted to deal with this below, though not being a Satanist (or a Christian) I might have missed a point or two. There are certain difference... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Your perception is your reality: 8 of 49
To quote an old friend "It's all in your head, but you have no idea just how large your head is.""Perception is Reality" is an accurate statement, (insofar as such statements go). However, perception is not an easy concept to define, for it shifts and changes like a sea mist.It is a fact that an individual can perceive phenom... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Science versus religion: 7 of 40
Perhaps this article should have a subtitle;Ways to see the works of the creator: Microcosmic vs Macrocosmic views.The materialist accepts the assertions of learned men in white coats that certain propositions must be true due to a preponderance of evidence.The religious accepts the assertions of learned men in black coats th... More..