Dogma

A Philosophy essay on what the world might be like without religion

There are times when the dogmatic rituals of a particular denomination can become a stumblihg block for the believer.

This is about the central dogma of biology: the sequential flow of genetic information from DNA to protein.

Wayt Gibbs, senior editor of Scientific America, in "Roots of Cancer", provided an excellent description of the new theories that compete with the central dogma for an explanation of the causes for cancer.

Kevin Smith and Flannery O'Connor have created works with glaring similarities in Dogma and Wise Blood.

Recently I sat in front of a microphone for four-and-a-half hours as an interviewer asked me about my life. It was exhausting and also very illuminating. There were tears and laughter, quiet whispers of pain revisited and heart-held sorrow revealed openly

A poem I wrote about a dogma being crushed by it's own hypocrosy.

Faith in America has changed, here we have an in depth analysis of what it has become. How does secularism and immigration come into play with one another. Undoubtedly, the vast majority of youths in America believe in some form of monothiesm.

Whatever happened to a true scientific spirit?

There are two basic paradigms of decision making. One involves the pairing of Obligation and Blame, the other that of Choice and Consequence. The latter is a far healthier road to mental health and resiliency.

The narrator has spent her life believing that she is being followed and influenced by "trouble." Is this the case or is her mind-set to blame for her various mishaps?

To have peace in our minds is as crucial to our survival as food and water. Too much time imbalanced and our whole world is out of whack. We all have to find out what works for ourselves in this area, by experimenting with experiences.

If you could make a daily 15-minute trip to your neighborhood market by foot or make a weekly 2-hour trek to the supermarket by car on the weekend - and the costs were the same, which would you rather do?

Failure grips most people with fear that confines them within their box of limitations. To get out of that box, people need to know how to overcome the fear of failure. They should get a mindset that says to fail is to succeed.

Science and Faith are interwoven.

creative writing

A poem.

Four haiku poems describing our democratic presidential candidates.

John McCain (R-Ariz) announced plans to balance the federal budget is a misleading statement about defense funding and a return to Reaganomics.

New knowledge will lighten the spirits and minds of people worldwide.

Conglomerate of every nationality, race, religion, every individual with the same guarantees of civil rights

A short review of how sometimes the basic methods of scientific investigation can be instrumental to changing the things we think we know.

An introductory article about the current divided nature of science (and of religion), and hopes for a better future through new knowledge.

"Should priests be allowed to marry?" asks a ChrstiaNet.com poll. 80% responded with a resounding "yes"!

Like the oligarchy of Orwell's 1984, the modern academic elite, wielding the Dewey educational method, seeks to subvert historical truth in favor of a politically correct fantasy that slanders the great discoverers, statesmen, and industrialists of past.

Attempting to find the meaning of life is a pompous and feeble endeavor, as it places the human race's purpose so far above that of other species' on Earth.

Read this manifesto extolling rational selfishness and the fruits of its practice by G. Stolyarov II.

This is the Part II Introductory page - featuring a book quote from the future Tom Mendelson.

A review of the book, "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen."