Have you ever wondered if the concept of heaven really exists? Well, conceptually of course it does exist. If not, we would not understand this question. If you grew in a certain tradition of belief that uses the notion of heaven in order to gain security of our future after death, then the question is not where, but does it exist? Does heaven exist? There...
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Violence is so predominant in our society, and one must ask why? How does violence arise? Why does it seem impossible to stop? Let me first begin with the fact that fear creates violence. People use fear to control others, but what they do not realize is that that same fear in fact will create violence in order to defend itself from the boogie man. Now, is...
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Belief goes deep into concepts. This occurs because concepts nurture belief, and belief is nurtured by concepts. This goes way into the way we process information through a possible prediction system (Hawkins, Blakeslee) or an interpreter (Gazzaniga) in the brain that creates justifications to sustain beliefs. The studies about how the brain works are in...
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Fear is a conditioned reaction. Fear is what makes you feel nervous. Fear is the reaction one has when one is expecting pain. Have you ever observed closely the process of fear as it develops within yourself? Is it the defense mechanism we have developed to survive? It could be, so I ask: What is behind the inherent capacity to feel pain, pleasure, and...
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Each language differs in structure, symbolism, interpretation, intention, sound, etc. It distinguishes one culture from another, and consequently influences the way we have been taught to process information. As a simultaneously taught bilingual child, you can use different brain pathways to understand things. When studying foreign languages, so you can...
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