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About me - Richard Sprigg

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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Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can God and Darwinism coexist?: 56 of 115
Much as I hate to cavil at the obvious, the title of the debate is clearly atheistic in nature. If a God exists, then to even consider that his nature can be curbed in any way, particularly by a theory derived by a mortal man is pure hubris taken to the point of farce.Would anyone take seriously the question "Can bread recipe... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies How parents often treat their children like totalitarian governments treat their citizens: 1 of 1
Totalitarian Governments are characterized by the erosion of basic freedoms, as well as the intrusive nature of those governments into the lives of their citizens: without freedom, the concept of freedom and all that depend upon it, cannot exist in any coherent form. In George Orwell's masterpiece, "1984", the government h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Astrum Argentum symbols that are borrowed from religions: 1 of 1
Astrum Argentum (Silver Star) is a name used by one of a number of magical societies that represent the various factions of the original A.A. that was founded by Aleister Crowley in the early years of the 20th Century and fell apart in the years following his death in 1947.As is obvious from the publications that Crowley prod... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Exploring similarities between Islamic fundamentalism and Christian fundamentalism: 1 of 1
A ragged peasant in a desert country, bowing towards Mecca five times a day, and a poor sharecropper singing in the local chapel on Sunday may seem worlds apart, (as indeed they are, in terms of geography, culture and the nature of their beliefs).Yet these two individuals are closer in many ways than they would ever understan... More..
Sciences > Physical Anthropology Neanderthal interaction with Cro-Magnons: 1 of 1
Any article that deals with the field of Paleoanthropology must, of necessity, take account of the disparate views that exist at the highest levels on this subject.In this article, I shall attempt to delineate the opposing views without any intentional bias towards one side or the other. I confess frankly that I do not know w... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Is the Astrum Argentum becoming a religion?: 1 of 1
The Astrum Argentum, or Silver Star is a secret brotherhood of magicians founded by Aleister Crowley around a hundred years ago. Under Crowley's guidance, the A.A. accepted the Law of Thelema, which Crowley claimed to have received from a discarnate entity in April of 1904. To understand the driving philosophy behind the A.A.... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Is freedom truly free?: 23 of 44
No, freedom is not, and can never be free.True freedom requires constant vigilance to ensure that it is not being eroded by some body or other. The golden fetters of slavery are light indeed compared to the heavy iron fetters of freedom, which confer the awesome requirement that an individual be responsible for his or her act... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Which is better, vinyl records or CDs?: 28 of 42
Is Vinyl better than CD format? Strictly from the point of musical reproduction, yes, it most certainly is. The limitations of the CD format are well known to most people: with the sampling rate being what it is, clipping and distortion of treble ranges are common. Since the whole purpose of the technology is to reproduce ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore A look at representations of the Greek god Pan in popular culture and film: 4 of 6
Much of that which is reflected back from modern literature and film is largely derived from the 19th and early 20th century fascination with all things magical and mystical.Pan (from the Greek, "All") was the god of wild places, of Nature red in tooth and claw.The phenomenon of the terror that grips otherwise rational, intel... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Who has influenced music more: King of Pop or King of Rock?: 10 of 13
This is an interesting choice, lying as it does between a poor southern white boy who rose to fame performing largely black- influenced music to a white audience and a poor northern black boy who rose to fame performing largely white-influenced pop music to a mixed audience. The greatest influence on popular musi... More..