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How Big Pharma's Money Is Affecting Our Health And Turning down a prescription from your doctor might not seem like a smart decision. However, recent research revealing the influence of pharmaceutical...	951	15	0	Oct 2016	Oct 2016	Apr 8
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) The lyrics of the song “Danny Boy” were written by an English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910. The melody or tune, however, existed centuries before...	1,502	22	0	Oct 2016	Oct 2016	Apr 17
Tribute To Karen Karen Carpenter has been called one of the best female vocalists of the 20th Century by a number of influential publications as diverse as Rolling Sto...	1,141	23	0	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	Apr 6
The Privatization of Water The Privatization of Water: Nestlé Denies that Water is a Fundamental Human Right The current Chairman and former CEO of Nestlé, the large...	972	9	0	Aug 2016	Sep 2016	Apr 11
Frequency Dimensions, Multi-Universes, Paranormal (Recently, two interesting blogs were posted on ESP and After-Death experience. The following is from one of my previous blogs on those subjects. I pr...	1,384	35	0	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	12 hrs ago
Normality Is an Endangered Species: Psychiatric Fa In posting this blog, I wish to state that I believe that there are genuine cases that need psychiatric intervention but in a lot of instances, what a...	1,079	5	0	Jul 2016	Jul 2016	11 hrs ago
Crazy World Of Skin Colour Some dark-skinned people seek to lighten their skin colour By applying skin creams to make themselves fairer Most of those creams have some chemical...	2,517	9	0	Jan 2014	Jun 2016	33 mins ago
The Other Side of the Muhammad Ali Story June 3, 2016 marked the death of arguably the greatest and most beloved Black athlete in history: Muhammad Ali. No sport has exploited athletes, pa...	1,523	11	0	Jun 2016	Jun 2016	13 hrs ago

What Are Your Views On Parenting? Some of you may be familiar with the story of the seven year old Japanese boy who survived for six nights in a forest in northern Japan after his pare...	1,275	14	0	Jun 2016	Jun 2016	Apr 15
Ferdinand Marcos: The world's biggest “thieving po "In the early hours of a February morning in 1986, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos flew into exile. After 21 years as president of the Philippines, Marcos...	1,106	13	0	May 2016	Jun 2016	12 hrs ago
Alcoholism! Based on information in the blogs, I gather that several persons here on CS partake of wine, beer, and/or some other form of alcohol. An alcoholi...	1,895	25	0	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	Apr 7
The Medicalisation of Normality "Mislabeling everyday problems as mental illness has shocking implications for individuals and society: stigmatising a healthy person as mentally ill...	1,540	14	0	Feb 2016	Feb 2016	13 hrs ago
The truth about Muslims in America The truth about Muslims in America is perhaps surprising -- but not in the way Trump and his supporters might think. A look at polls and studies co...	1,861	25	0	Jan 2016	Feb 2016	Apr 17
Atheists are the most generous Atheists are the most generous—even without heavenly reward! Who gives the most to charitable causes? Those who believe in gods or those who don’...	1,923	44	0	Jan 2016	Jan 2016	9 hrs ago
Spiritual but not Religious, and Atheist What does it mean to be Spiritual but not Religious, as several persons here on CS claim they are? What is an Atheist? What does the term “God”...	1,063	29	0	Jan 2016	Jan 2016	Apr 6
Muslims in America What have Muslims ever done for America? If your sole source of information were Donald Trump, you’d think that the answer was not much – apart from m...	2,766	30	0	Dec 2015	Jan 2016	11 hrs ago
America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group Much like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State (ISIS) is made-in-the-USA, an instrument of terror designed to divide and conquer the oil-rich Middle East and t...	1,393	10	0	Nov 2015	Dec 2015	2 hrs ago
Media Call Out Donald Trump's Plan To Ban Muslims Media Call Out Donald Trump's Plan To Ban Muslims From The US For Playing Into The Hands Of ISIS Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Co...	1,069	20	0	Dec 2015	Dec 2015	Apr 14
Women and Witchcraft In the earliest European societies, dating back prior to four thousand B.C.E., people were grouped into tribes. Life was organized around survival. A...	1,684	14	0	Dec 2015	Dec 2015	Apr 17
Gods and Goddesses In early civilizations, human survival depended on a regular food supply from plant and animal sources. These, in turn, depended on the goodness of Na...	1,110	17	0	Dec 2015	Dec 2015	Apr 6
Depression Drug Medical Fraud Vast Majority Prescribed Dangerous Mind-altering Drugs Don’t Even Have Depression. A recent study indicates that more than two-thirds of people who...	867	4	0	Nov 2015	Nov 2015	23 hrs ago

The Nightmare of Sleep Paralysis It’s known as “Ghost Depression” in China, “Kanashibari” in Japan, meaning to be bound or fastened by metal strips, and “Karabasan” or ‘The Dark Press...	910	9	0	Nov 2015	Nov 2015	Apr 15
Childhood and Religion I suppose that in growing up as children, most of us were exposed to, and influenced by the basic teachings of some religion, most likely that of our...	784	14	0	Nov 2015	Nov 2015	Apr 12
Astral Travel Some persons claim that they experience “astral travel”, usually through the practice of some form of meditation. However, what does the term “astral...	1,267	31	0	Oct 2015	Oct 2015	Apr 14
A New Muslim Renaissance is Here American Muslims are becoming thought, cultural leaders and reviving perspectives on religious inclusion History is witness to a time past when the...	1,664	27	0	Oct 2015	Oct 2015	Mar 23
Why do women live longer than men? All across the world, women enjoy longer lifespans. David Robson investigates the reasons why, and whether men can do anything about it. One early...	952	12	0	Oct 2015	Oct 2015	9 hrs ago
What is Thought? In a recent blog, someone wrote: “The realm of consciousness is much vaster than thought can grasp”. I asked the question: “What i...	1,175	40	0	Sep 2015	Oct 2015	Apr 8
Break-up in Relationship and Divorce Women are more likely than men to initiate divorces, but women and men are just as likely to end non-marital relationships, according to a new stud...	945	13	0	Sep 2015	Sep 2015	Apr 13
Animals' Souls There appears to be some sort of life force or psychic energy in every living entity. When that entity dies, what happens to that force or energy?...	948	17	0	Sep 2015	Sep 2015	Apr 11
Love Is A Decision Love is not based on a feeling only There must also be a clear decision Passionate feelings may die off early Showing it was just infatuation On...	848	19	0	Sep 2015	Sep 2015	Apr 17
BIRTH – Destiny or Accident Some persons appear to have things in life easy Others have to struggle to cope desperately Just what is the reason for this discrepancy Is it due...	978	33	0	Aug 2015	Aug 2015	Apr 7

Atheism, Theism and God When the term “God” is mentioned, it seems it is generally assumed that everyone has a clear and common understanding of what it refers to. But is th...	680	9	0	Jul 2015	Jul 2015	Apr 14
Anorexic Identical Twins and Male Anorexia Maria and Katy Campbell, identical tw...	4,328	19	0	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	Apr 17
Strengths and Weaknesses It may be necessary sometimes, in dealing with others to toughen up oneself mentally. Consider the following scenarios: 1. A bright hardworking emp...	903	7	0	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	Apr 17
What do you think will happen after you die? Most religions state that when a person dies, his/her soul/spirit/consciousness leaves the body which decays. However, they differ in what they believ...	1,107	27	0	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	Apr 12
Free Will Do we really have free will? At the societal level, the assumption that we have free will is an essential requirement. In fact, our legal system is...	1,118	20	0	May 2015	May 2015	Apr 5
The Highly Sensitive Man I posted a blog recently on "Highly Sensitive People". One male blogger said it seemed to apply more to women than to men. The following is from an...	1,228	13	0	May 2015	May 2015	Apr 15
16 Habits Of Highly Sensitive People 1. They feel more deeply. One of the hallmark characteristics of highly sensitive people is the ability to feel more deeply than their less-sensiti...	1,518	33	0	May 2015	May 2015	Apr 13
Better to have loved and have lost... Even before entering into a relationship, one person is always attracted to the other more than the other is attracted to him/her. This may be purely...	1,316	36	0	May 2015	May 2015	Apr 9
Marriage and Divorce: A Rigged Game for Men, But A If you’re a man considering marriage, there are some statistics you should know before you go ring shopping. Today, more than 50% of marriages in t...	3,204	12	0	Apr 2015	May 2015	11 hrs ago
Judas's Betrayal Of Jesus This is a follow-up to my previous blog. As I mentioned in a response to my Christian friends in the previous blog: “I wish to state that th...	3,593	90	0	Apr 2015	Apr 2015	21 hrs ago
Judas Iscariot and Free Will During the recent Easter season, there was a focus on the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. According to the Biblical account, Jesus was betray...	1,996	54	0	Apr 2015	Apr 2015	17 hrs ago

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