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I find this soo confusing... either Croatia is such a wealthy nation compared to the USA or something else is going on (and I really do not know what), but Croatian war veterans get all kinds of privileges like housing, tax exemptions, pensions that rival medical healthcare specialists salaries et cetera... how come the USA is treating it's veterans so poorly?
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Agnostic Theist
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Freethought, Secularism, No Religion
Mainly because of the gluten in them, but for a big part also because of the genetic modifications made on them. The "modern" wheat does not even ressemble the original (genetically) for 50%. Just for you reference; if we consider chimpansee and bonobo monkeys to resemble men (genetically) for at least 98%, would you let a chimp/bonobo drive a car? But if you'd like to know more about it cardiologist Dr. William Davis has published a lot about it. All I know is that my inflammations (shoulder, back) disappeared and the moment I consume wheat again I feel like an invalid. Strangly enough I can eat a Snickers without any side effects but 2 hours after eating a whole grain sandwitch I'm "broken"... -
Does Hedonism make the world a better place?
RevBogovac replied to RevBogovac's topic in Freethought, Secularism, No Religion
Criminal? Really?!? I think you are missing "the big picture" here a bit bud... Yes, the more it spreads, the more it mutates et cterea... BUT (big but as you might have noticed): viruses are an everyday reality. This one too. SARS/Covid is here to stay. We - as a whole - will have to "deal" with it. The quicker we manage that, the better. We can discuss how we want to do that. But sticking your head in the sand (or behind a mask for that matter) and labelling other people as "criminal" doesn't really help IMO. Dr Mike Yeadon (highly skilled, educated and experienced; retired respiratory pharmacist and vice president of Pfizer) explains it really eloquently (and much better than I can): https://youtu.be/Zfo0yg1mhp4 -
Agnostic Theist
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Freethought, Secularism, No Religion
Yes, the stuff you eat and drink also influences your body (a lot). Besides cow's milk also try eliminating all wheat and acidy foods/(carbonated)drinks from your diet... -
Hello Everyone!
RevBogovac replied to DonBrown's topic in * Welcome - ULC Minister's Introduction Junction *
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I think that is a healthy look at it... and if I remember correctly if we look at the scrolls that didn't "make it" into the "new testament" he himself saw it more or less that way too...
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There are a few "wise" things to be found in there. More or less like a parable or philosophy... But as a "all knowing and 100% accurate depiction of reality"...? Not so much...
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God is not a Good Theory (Sean Carroll)
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Science, Technology & Innovation
But it is sooooo scary to make your own decisions... -
God is not a Good Theory (Sean Carroll)
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Science, Technology & Innovation
Oh, I was just thinking about this when I read your post in the "Hedonism" topic about happy individuals... O how the sheep love their shepherds... forgetting what a shepherd eventually does to his sheep... -
Does Hedonism make the world a better place?
RevBogovac replied to RevBogovac's topic in Freethought, Secularism, No Religion
It would be fair however to say in that light that if Hedonism does make this world a better place, than anything going against it actually makes this world a worse place..? -
God is not a Good Theory (Sean Carroll)
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Science, Technology & Innovation
That's the fun part; the "old" gods were just here to explain natural phenomena and to establish a "calendar" for cycles that had to be honoured for our survival and social well being... The monotheistic gods were made my humans (to go with Freud on this one) to be able to control large groups of (other) humans... At least so it seems... And don't get me started on Santa, as I live in the Netherlands where the traditional feasts of Saint Nicolas are still being honoured (5/6 december)... -
God is not a Good Theory (Sean Carroll)
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Science, Technology & Innovation
But the sole fact that the gods evolved is an interesting one... If we look at the scientific process we make conjectures/hypotheses, design and execute experiments to check our predictions and then either accept, adjust or reject the theory. If we look at the evolving of gods (in the light of this process cycle) your Freud quote comes to mind... -
God is not a Good Theory (Sean Carroll)
RevBogovac replied to Jonathan H. B. Lobl's topic in Science, Technology & Innovation
And then there is even more to it: If we take a (very basic) look at some gradations of religions (basically from the "natural" polytheistic all the way to the three "big" monotheistic religions from today) we see a historical clear shifting from "explain[-ing] how the world works" to "controlling the masses". The denser the populations of humanity became the more we shifted towards monotheism and the clergy to "support" it... -
True, but the funny thing is that these traits/paths are not only available through Buddhism. Aristotle - for instance - basically described the same path... Will it make me a Buddha? Probably not (damn hard). Will it help me in everyday live? It does... I find that journey enjoyable and find meaning in it for both me and my surroundings. Would this world be a "better" place if more people walked that path? I think so. Will all these people eventually come to that "divine" state? Probably not (again... damn hard...).
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It depends on the positions they "take". Unfortunately in the "post-modern" world the systems in place have made it so that sociopaths and psychopaths are in the most influential positions (previously most often being banned from their groups but in our "anonymous/governed societies" they actually become CEO's and presidents)....