The Manhattan Project Shows Scientists’ Moral and Ethical Responsibilities

After the first-ever explosion of an atomic bomb on July 16, 1945 near Socorro, N.M., J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, recited a line from the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” Less than a month later, a quarter of a million lives were lost to the… Continue reading The Manhattan Project Shows Scientists’ Moral and Ethical Responsibilities

K-12 Civics Doesn’t Need to Be a Partisan Battleground

Is non-partisan civics education still possible? For many Americans, such a notion might seem hopelessly naive. To make their case, they need only point to states passing legislation to combat critical race theory (CRT) or others like Illinois and California that mandate “culturally responsive teaching.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has stated his opposition to the… Continue reading K-12 Civics Doesn’t Need to Be a Partisan Battleground

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Argentina’s Government Collapsing, People Refuse To Work Amid Major Subsidy Cuts

Authored by Autumn Spreadermann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Protests have erupted in Buenos Aires over the past 90 days and continue to build inside the capital as residents battle with their center-left government over sizeable amendments to social programs. Members of social and trade union organizations protesting on July 20, 2022, in Buenos… Continue reading Argentina’s Government Collapsing, People Refuse To Work Amid Major Subsidy Cuts

Geometric Analysis Reveals How Birds Mastered Flight

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Kabbalah! Secret Origins (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala)

Podcast: Download MYS218: Kabbalah is a school of Jewish mysticism that has been around for centuries, experiencing a revival in popularity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss with Dr. Justin Sledge the controversies surrounding Kabbalah and its origins and history. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode… Continue reading Kabbalah! Secret Origins (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala)

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Family Of Six Moves Into Toolshed To Escape Inflation Storm

A family of six downsized from a single-family home into a 500-square-foot toolshed in northwest Arkansas after government-enforced COVID lockdowns of the 2020s paralyzed the economy and led to job loss and evaporation of personal savings.  “One of the things people find really weird about us living in a shed is that we use a… Continue reading Family Of Six Moves Into Toolshed To Escape Inflation Storm

Black Holes Finally Proven Mathematically Stable

In 1963, the mathematician Roy Kerr found a solution to Einstein’s equations that precisely described the space-time outside what we now call a rotating black hole. (The term wouldn’t be coined for a few more years.) In the nearly six decades since his achievement, researchers have tried to show that these so-called Kerr black holes… Continue reading Black Holes Finally Proven Mathematically Stable

Night Vision: A Reflection on the Transfiguration

I often receive images in prayer, but that night in prayer group they were different. Usually, the images were personal—if not for me, then for someone else with me. They were usually something to encourage or inspire, or perhaps (gently) challenge or correct. That night I saw visions of things happening around the world. They… Continue reading Night Vision: A Reflection on the Transfiguration