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Why Darwinism can’t explain evolution

by Phil Braham | Apr 20, 2021 | Atheism, General, Scepticism, Science, The universe

The Darwinian view of evolution The classic Darwinism theory of evolution is very simply explained as follows: Every organism in the process of reproducing produces random mutations. These mutations may result in no apparent affect to the offspring up to an affect...

The thread that connects us to the divine

by Phil Braham | Mar 10, 2021 | General, Religion and mysticism, The universe

The galaxy and the divine spiral For most people what they think of as their consciousness is really their ego. We are ruled by sensations and the reaction to these sensations: what we like or don’t like. In general, people seek out what they enjoy and run away...

Is time speeding up?

by Phil Braham | Jan 21, 2021 | General, Psychology, Religion and mysticism, Science, The universe

Speeding up time There’s a perception that some people have that time is speeding up. That is, a minute now seems shorter than a minute, say, ten years ago. Sceptics of course debunk this claim as being ‘scientifically inaccurate’, but there is some evidence...

Binary thinking

by Phil Braham | Nov 30, 2020 | General, Psychology, Religion and mysticism, The universe

Suspension bridge I’ve written before about left and right brained thinking. One of the characteristics of left-brained thinkers is that they think in binary. The left side of the brain deals in patterns so thoughts and concepts are put into boxes: an object is a...

The Undiscovered Self — a book by Carl Jung

by Phil Braham | Jul 21, 2020 | General, Psychology, Religion and mysticism

Book Cover: The Undiscovered Self, C.G. Jung I recently came across the book ‘The Undiscovered Self,’ by Carl Jung and I thought it so relevant to these times that I would draw attention to it. Of course, really one should read the book in full — it’s...

The red pill and the blue pill

by Phil Braham | May 14, 2020 | Covid, General, Psychology, Religion and mysticism, Social commentary

You are offered the blue pill or the red pill In the movie ‘The Matrix’ Neo is offered the choice between two pills: the blue pill will keep him in the dream where he can believe whatever he wants to believe. The red pill ejects him into a reality. You take the blue...
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