Games of Life

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Worst Monarch ever

Who is/was the worst Monarch ever? Was it Solomon who spent years and an enormous amount of resources on building a temple for the Most High and then ran after his many wives minor gods anyway? Was it Marie-Antoinette who spent everything on pleasure right from the start? Was it Hitler who idolized... Sign in to see full entry.

Days of our Lives

Who decided which day should be the first and which the last? Some take the Sun's day (Sunday) as the first making Saturn's day (Saturday) the last. Some take the Moon's day (Monday) as the first and the Sun's day as the last. Why don't we make Wodin's day (Wednesday) the first and Tiw's day... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Thoughts of Vilayanur Ramachandran

These are just some musings on the thoughts of Vilayanur Ramachandran. I’m not trying to debunk his views. I’m just drawing some conclusions, making some remarks while playing with his views and stumbling into a bit of humor now and then. He seems intelligent and well schooled and perhaps even open... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Kids feel pain too!

There seems to be a myth doing the rounds amongst medical type persons. Babies and small kids do not feel pain! My daughter once had to have metal pins removed from her fingers. They were inserted under her nails and down the length of the fingers to help them stay straight after some plastic... Sign in to see full entry.

Reasons for Writing

I sometimes wonder if someone wonders why I keep on writing about my God and sometimes seem to be writing about something that they cannot possibly connect with a God or religion at all. I write from various angles in the hope that somewhere, someday, someone will, if even for a moment, share my... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Life in the Childrens Lane

I took of work today to look after our three kids while my wife had to go see a man about a dog. I thought I would be able to do some reading and writing. How foolish can one get. They all have my split chin and probably some of my personality traits as well. I'm sure if I wanted to drive anybody... Sign in to see full entry.

The Doors of Separation

In Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, the dreamer is lead to choose between three doors. The first door leads to the Glory of God, the second to the Glory of the World and the third to the Mother of Love. I think it is a pity that the dreamer was misled by reason and desire. He never saw the ladder of... Sign in to see full entry.

Words

Words are tools that arise in a context and are applicable in a context. Argument are always bound to context including time and cultural setting amongst other contextualizing factors. This makes it easy to always find arguments and counterarguments in the political and other arenas. As long as we... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 2, 2008

The Power is Yours

Every decision we make is filled with and powered by the whole universe. God is always in control of everything and you are inextricably always part of God, even if you do not realize that. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

What to do with a shovel

When you have a shovel in hand you have many choices. One of them being to work the soil and plant a tree. Another is to keep on hitting people over the head with it until they die or kill you. A third option is to "put it down" and get nothing done. Political, Economical and Religious systems can... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

In my opinion there are only opinions, no matter how factual they may seem. Some opinions correlate remarkably with reality and others do not at all. In your opinion, which one of the two most accurately describe this opinion of mine?