https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM8xJ04j1qI I've been recommended a book by Federico Fagan called Irreducible which is about consciousness, life, computers and human nature. It is a technical and scientific work and I noticed that there are many words that although I am familiar with I have not examined them in as much depth as I could have done, so reading this book is a chance to do this ....
René Descartes (1596-1650) was a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. He was born and raised in France, but traveled extensively around Europe and spent most of his working life in the Dutch Republic.[/caption] This idea of thinking about thinking came into my head about seven o'clock in the evening Friday the 13th - unlucky for some? but maybe not so. I'm trying to figure out...
Scroll down for The Grinch opinion if you are not interested in art. This was the day ordained to go around Bath Christmas Market before it closes next Sunday. By coincidence, though I never believe in such things, it was necessary for me to have an appointment for an intermittent toothache. We set off bright and early for my 10.50 appointment with my dentist who is also my role model in matters...
This is an unlikely image to start today's ball rolling. Us versus the elements, there is no contest. I contemplate the puny powers of humankind compared with the might of nature. At the current time with order versus chaos there appears to be no contest. 07:30 I've just had my morning coffee whilst watching news on TV to hear that UK Prime Minister Keith Starmer is returning from his 14th visit...
And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Such is the message that was drummed into me as the son of a vicar in South London (Streatham) in the 1960's). The principle is still relevant today. The implication of the above is that It is not so much the knowledge of God or even the words of God through Jesus, but the peace of God....
The most profound peace of mind is when you are in an environment where your body's foibles and imperfections are left behind, in other words in the state that we would call heaven. There is a homophone to peace and that is 'piece'. When we say we're going to 'give someone a piece of our mind' you mean we are going to say in no uncertain terms what we think of them. It's funny that we talk about...
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