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I suppose there might be some warmongers among us that will always enjoy strife. That is of course not a reason to give up trying, reaching out for that ever elusive dream of World Peace.
There are of course a number of things that stand in the way on the path to world peace. A big [...]

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A “man of the cloth” I respect very much (there are a dozen or so), writes:
Give me a seeking atheist who is passionate, in love with Christ, and willing to give his or her life to being a disciple over the “typical” American evangelical who sits in church, yawning, and is nothing more or less [...]

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- the title of this Savage Chicken cartoon:

Loneliness is not a lack of people around you, it is the lack of a deeper “connection”. Loneliness is the human condition… the need for connection a basic human need. We are social creatures.
Whether it is merely the by-product of human intellect and the search for meaning, a [...]

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Wheee, I have “bullshit” in my post title! Fun.
I mentioned this particular incarnation of bullshit before, it goes by the name “Heaven Is So Real” by “Choo Thomas”. (I often laugh from slight discomfort when reading old blog posts, hehe. Amazing how things change in such a short time.)
I thought I’d share the sad state [...]

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Ever had trouble deciding whether to buy your Coke (or Fanta) in a 340ml tin can, a 500ml glass bottle, or a plastic bottle? If so, here’s some help: buy a glass bottle! Or anything that can be taken in again for a deposit.
If you are thinking of price, bear in mind the environmental costs. [...]

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Being a big subversion (and version control in general) fan, I have no idea why I didn’t use subversion right from the start. As I have made some local modifications, it was always a pain to upgrade to a newer WordPress. Now? No more moving files around, no more applying my patches… more info on [...]

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The latest addition to my book collection is this beautiful “coffee table” book, Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings:

I’m sure it will make for an interesting albeit dangerous talking point, considering the traditional “no religion or politics at dinner parties” wisdom…

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Take a look at an Interesting Argument About Global Warming. This thing is uncannily similar to a chain letter, hehe… (is this an example where I will break my own policy by passing it on? Seems so, I’m posting it on my blog. ) To those that do a lot of thinking, this [...]

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I notice on Facebook, the more than 13,000 people on the Stellenbosch network mostly consider themselves “liberal”, with respect to politics. (With only 40% filling in the field, 2% chose Conservative, 1% Very Conservative, vs 14% Liberal, 4% Very Liberal. That’s 18% vs 3%. 9% have marked “Other”, 8% “Moderate”, 1% Libertarian.)
Back at the beginning [...]

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Isn’t Religion just the most divisive thing in the world? Naah, I think human nature is the most divisive thing, it then naturally spills over into our religions.

Oh, the irony of modern religion…

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