interesting theories

Ever dream this man?

2013-04-11T02:48:00.000-07:00

EVER DREAM THIS MAN?
every night throughout the world hundreds of people dream about this face

THEORIES

Several theories have been developed to explain the mysteriously recurring presence of this man in the dreams of different people who are not related in any way. The following theories are the ones that elicit the greatest interest among the dreamers themselves.

ARCHETYPE THEORY
According to Jung's psychoanalytic theory, this man is an archetypal image belonging to the collective unconscious that can surface in times of hardship (emotional development, dramatic changes in our lives, stressful circumstances etc.) in particularly sensitive subjects.

RELIGIOUS THEORY
According to this theory this man is the image of the Creator, that is to say one of the forms in which God manifests himself today. This is the reason why his indications and the words he utters during the dreams should be decidedly followed by the dreamers.

DREAM SURFER THEORY
It is the most interesting theory and the one that has the greatest implications, but it has also the lowest scientific credibility. According to this theory this man is a real person, who can enter people's dreams by means of specific psychological skills. Some believe that in real life this man looks like the man in the dreams. Others think that the man in the dreams looks completely different from his real life counterpart. Some people seem to believe that behind this man there is a mental conditioning plan developed by a major corporation.

DREAM IMITATION THEORY
This is a scientific psycho-sociological theory which claims that this phenomenon has arisen casually and has progressively developed by imitation. Basically when people are exposed to this phenomenon they become so deeply impressed that they start seeing this man in their dreams.

DAYTIME RECOGNITION THEORY
This theory states that the apparitions of this man are purely casual. Normally we do not remember precisely the faces we see in our dreams. The image of this man would thus be an instrument which, in the subject's waking life, facilitates recognition of an undefined oneirical image.

TEN WEIRD PHYSICS THEORIES

2012-12-16T02:34:00.000-08:00

There are a lot of interesting theories in physics. Matter exists as a state of energy, while waves of probability spread throughout the universe. Existence itself may exist as only the vibrations on microscopic, trans-dimensional strings. Here are some of the most interesting theories, to my mind, in modern physics (in no particular order, despite the enumeration).

Wave Particle Duality

Matter and light have properties of both waves and particles simultaneously. The results of quantum mechanics make it clear that waves exhibit particle-like properties and particles exhibit wave-like properties, depending on the specific experiment. Quantum physics is therefore able to make descriptions of matter and energy based on wave equations that relate to the probability of a particle existing in a certain spot at a certain time.

Quantum Probability & the Measurement Problem

Quantum physics is defined mathematically by the Schroedinger equation, which depicts the probability of a particle being found at a certain point. This probability is fundamental to the system, not merely a result of ignorance. Once a measurement is made, however, you have a definite result.

The measurement problem is that the theory doesn't completely explain how the act of measurement actually causes this change. Attempts to solve the problem have lead to some intriguing theories.

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

The physicist Werner Heisenberg developed the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which says that when measuring the physical state of a quantum system there's a fundamental limit to the amount of precision that can be achieved.

For example, the more precisely you measure the momentum of a particle the less precise your measurement of its position. Again, in Heisenberg's interpretation this wasn't just a measurement error or technological limitation, but an actual physical limit.

Quantum Entanglement & Nonlocality

In quantum theory, certain physical systems can become "entangled," meaning that their states are directly related to the state of another object somewhere else. When one object is measured, and the Schroedinger wavefunction collapses into a single state, the other object collapses into its corresponding state ... no matter how far away the objects are (i.e. nonlocality).

Einstein, who called these influences "spooky action at a distance," illuminated this concept with his EPR Paradox.

Unified Field Theory

Unified field theory is a type of theory that goes about trying to reconcile quantum physicswith Einstein's theory of general relativity. The following are examples of specific theories that fall under the heading of unified field theory:

Quantum Gravity
String Theory / Superstring Theory / M-Theory
Grand Unified Theory
Loop Quantum Gravity
Theory of Everything
Supersymmetry

The Big Bang

When Albert Einstein developed the Theory of General Relativity, it predicted a possible expansion of the universe. Georges Lemaitre thought that this indicated the universe began in a single point. The name "Big Bang" was given by Fred Hoyle while mocking the theory during a radio broadcast.

In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered a redshift in distant galaxies, indicating that they were receding from Earth. Cosmic background microwave radiation, discovered in 1965, supported Lemaitre's theory.

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Dark Matter & Dark Energy

Across astronomical distances, the only significant fundamental force of physics is gravity. Astronomers find that their calculations & observations don't quite match up, though.

An undetected form of matter, called dark matter, was theorized to fix this. Recent evidencesupports dark matter.

Other work indicates that there might exist a dark energy, as well.

Current estimates are that the universe is 70% dark energy, 25% dark matter, and only 5% of the universe is visible matter or energy!

Quantum Consciousness

In attempts to solve the measurement problem in quantum physics (see above), physicists frequently run into the problem of consciousness. Though most physicists try to sidestep the issue, it seems that there is a link between the conscious choice of experiment and the outcome of the experiment.

Some physicists, most notably Roger Penrose, believe that current physics cannot explain consciousness, and that consciousness itself has a link to the strange quantum realm.

Anthropic Principle

Recent evidence shows that were the universe just slightly different, it wouldn't exist long enough for any life to develop. The odds of a universe that we can exist in are very small, based on chance.

The controversial Anthropic Principle states that the universe can only exist such that carbon-based life can arise.

The Anthropic Principle, while intriguing, is more a philosophical theory than a physical one. Still, the Anthropic Principle poses an intriguing intellectual puzzle.

Briton becomes first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk to die from self-immolation

2012-12-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

A Briton has become the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk to die by self-immolation, dousing his head and clothes with petrol at a monastery in southwestern France.

Tonden, 38, whose name at birth was David Alain, had been training for the past five years in the Nalanda monastery near the southwestern village of Labastide-Saint-Georges. The secluded monastery's 25 monks, including five Britons, are currently in retreat.

Horrified colleagues rushed into the garden of the quiet monastery, which is surrounded by rolling farmland, at 4.50pm on Thursday afternoon, after spotting their orange-robed, shaven-headed colleague burst into flames on the lawn.

They were powerless to help and by the time the emergency services arrived, Tonden had died.

Monks and local police said they were unsure whether Tonden had been depressed and committed suicide or that it was a political statement.

But given international events of the past week, the timing of his demise could not have been more significant.

Tonden died on the day that the Chinese Communist Party enacted its once-in-a-decade leadership change, with Xi Jinping taking over from Hu Jintao.

In the past week alone, at least nine Tibetans were reported to have self-immolated in protest at what they say is religious and cultural repression by the Chinese authorities.

In all, 74 Tibetans have now set themselves on fire since 2009 demanding freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama, who has been in exile since 1959.

Tonden was keenly aware of the Dalai Lama's plight, having met the spiritual leader last year when he visited the monastery

He also met the Dalai Lama's sister in September when she came to Nalanda and its nearby meditation centre, Vajra Yogini, which receives lay people.

Despite the timing, the office of the public prosecutor in Castres, said: "Nothing in the investigation allows us to confirm that it is linked to the events in Tibet."

Michel-Antoine Andreani, number two of the Tarn gendarmerie said the idea a Tibet-linked protest was the "first that sprung to my mind" when he was informed of the self-immolation.

But he told The Daily Telegraph: "Given the information we have gathered so far, the individual was psychologically fragile and during his training was having difficulty coming to terms with all the obligations and vows that his position demands."

The five Buddhist precepts urge against harming living beings, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and intoxication.

The monastery, an hour's drive northeast of Toulouse, is described on its website as "a unique monastery for Western monks in the Tibetan Geluk tradition".

The entrance to the beautiful location warns visitors: "Retreat in progress. Nalanda monastery is completely closed to all visitors except by appointment."

A lone monk praying by a gold-topped stupa – the structure used for meditation – smiled but declined to speak. The monastery stands at the end of a long drive lined with pine trees adorned with hanging crystals and Buddhist prayer flags of blue, white, red, yellow and green that were last night swaying in the evening breeze.

Standing outside waiting for the undertaker, its director, the venerable Losang Tendar, said: "We don't know at this stage whether he acted for personal or political reasons and cannot comment due to an ongoing police investigation."

"What I can say is he never once spoke about such an act. He gave no warning and left no note. I also can say that nobody was with him at the time." Beside him, Francois Lecointre, a monastery spokesman, said: "We are like his Buddhist family and it's a huge shock for the whole community that nobody could have predicted," he said.

"We have of course followed the events in Tibet, but until now it was simply inconceivable that it would happen here in the West."

He was adamant that "Buddhism proscribes all forms of violence including against oneself. That is very clear in Buddhist teachings."

While police try and piece together the motives, others warned that frustration against Chinese repression of Tibetan Buddhists is threatening to spill over in the West.

"I actually defriended someone on Facebook recently who was threatening to self-immolate to draw international attention to what is going on," said Kate Saunders at the International Campaign for Tibet.

"As far as I know he did not go ahead with it, but it was not the same person".

On Friday, the political leader of Tibetan exiles called for international support for his people's struggle against Chinese rule.

Speaking to support groups from 40 countries at a meeting in Dharmsala, the Dalai Lama's headquarters, Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay said: "Tibet is a litmus test for China and the world. By supporting Tibet, the international community will clearly show what they stand for."

"By not supporting us in our non-violent struggle, the world will send a wrong message to all oppressed people of the world."

Beijing insists it has boosted living standards in minority areas and treats minorities fairly.

Another self immolation in TIbet (80th since 2009)

2012-11-23T09:45:00.001-08:00

DHARAMSHALA, November 23: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan set himself on fire late last night in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The Tibetan man, the 80th to self-immolate inside Tibet since 2009, has been identified as Tamding Kyab. “Tamding Kyab, 23 years of age, set himself on fire on November 22 at around 10 pm (local time) in the Kluchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet,” exile Tibetans hailing from the region told Phayul

. “After local Tibetans recovered Tamding Kyab's charred body this morning, they carried it to his home." Monks from the nearby Shitsang Monastery have been performing prayers at the deceased's home and also carried out the last rites today. A nomad, Tamding Kyab was earlier a monk at the Shitsang Monastery, where currently his younger brother is studying. The charred body of Tamding Kyab placed under a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tamding Kyab passed away in his self-immolation protest against China's rule on November 22, 2012. Tamding Kyab frequently spoke out the ongoing self-immolation protests and expressed his desire for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

"Whenever he heard of a self-immolation protest, he used to say, "How I wish I could also sacrifice my life" and often stated that without the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet, there is "no difference between living and dying" in this world," the same sources said citing contacts in the regions. The same day, Lubum Gyal, 18, passed away after setting himself ablaze in Dowa town of Rebkong, eastern Tibet following heightened restrictions and the implementation of a five-point notification issued by Chinese authorities giving stern orders “to punish self-immolators and their families; even those who had offered condolences and prayers to the bereaved family members and relatives.” The alarming escalation in self-immolation protests has already witnessed 18 Tibetans set themselves on fire in the month of November alone, making this the deadliest month since the protests began. Thousands of Tibetans, including school students, have carried out mass protests and rallies demanding freedom and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. Earlier this month, local Chinese authorities in Kanlho (Ch:Gannan) imposed a “near-total information blockade” in the region following seven self-immolations in the past month. Local authorities clamped down on the Internet and mobile phone lines, imposing an indefinite ban on the sale of mobile SIM cards on three known shops in Sangchu, while restricting the sale of petrol and other flammable liquids in towns and villages in the area. Also in the region, local Chinese authorities posted notices last month, offering 50,000 Chinese Yuan (US $ 7,913) for information on “the sources of scheming, planning, and instigating” self-immolations. The exile Tibetan administration has maintained that the reasons for the self-immolations are self-evident: political repression, economic marginalisation, environmental destruction, and cultural assimilation. “The blame and solution for the present tragedy in Tibet lies entirely with Beijing,” Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, said earlier this month. “We firmly believe that an end to repression will effectively end the cycle self-immolation.”

If you wish to help make a difference the following link will take you to another one of my blog pages which contains a link to sign a petition for a free tibet, it already has 511 signatures but we need many more
http://interesting-theories.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/join-cause-for-free-tibet.html

Missing Tibeten monk feared dead!!!

2012-09-21T09:14:00.001-07:00

HE'S MISSING AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM IS SICK, PRAY THAT HE IS OK AND STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

DHARAMSHALA, September 20: A Tibetan monk who has been missing since February this year is now feared dead as a result of the severe beatings he received from Chinese security personnel.

Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from the Drango Monastery, was severely beaten and detained by Chinese security forces amid the crackdown that followed the January 23 protest in Drango in eastern Tibet.

Dharamshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said that Gyaltsen was severely beaten by security forces and then taken to a hospital in Kardze on February 9.

The group in a release Wednesday quoted an unnamed source as saying that Gyaltsen suffered a broken spine from the beatings and died the same day at the hospital.

"Tsering Gyaltsen died the day he was hospitalised because the doctors could not treat the injuries he suffered during the police beatings," TCHRD said. "In addition to broken spine, he must have received other serious injuries."

In May 2012, more than four months after Gyaltsen's disappearance, his family and relatives had carried out his last rituals after sources in the hospital confirmed his death.

However, Chinese authorities have neither confirmed the death nor revealed the monk's whereabouts for the past eight months

TCHRD said that Gyaltsen’s colleagues at the Drango Monastery and his family members had approached the County Public Security Bureau office a number of times to inquire about his condition and whereabouts.

“The PSB officers have so far maintained that they have no knowledge about the case.”

Hundreds of Tibetans had come out on the streets in Drango on January 23, the first day of Chinese new year, calling for Tibet’s freedom and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. Chinese security personnel retaliated by firing indiscriminately at the unarmed demonstrators, killing and injuring scores of people.

Following the protests, Chinese authorities led a large-scale manhunt for suspected demonstrators – killing, arresting, disappearing, and passing heavy sentences on suspected demonstrators.

The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration has said that since the peaceful protests in Drango, China has maintained a “strict and repressive” presence in the region.

“Since the peaceful protest against the Chinese government in Kham Drango, Chinese military personnels have maintained a strict and repressive presence in the area,” CTA said. “Scores of Tibetan monks and lay persons were arrested arbitrarily during the protests and sentenced to various prison terms.”

negatives and positives of communism.

2012-09-09T01:20:00.000-07:00

-American version-

Positives of communism: The government protects you. The government takes care of your needs. Society is safe.

Negatives of communism: The government must know what you are doing. When you are doing it. The government is watching you. You must have permission to go water skiing. Also, the government decides where the money goes, to whom the money goes, and a lot of the time they end up sending a ton of the countries money to themselves and their buddies, in other words, rich aristocrats.

-Corrected version-

The answer above is not "Communism" in it's true meaning, The answer above goes for "Dictatorship" and "Totalitarianism, the true meaning of "Communism" is by definition "From the people, for the people." There is no ruler in a "Communist" society, and in this term, "Communism" never has, and never will exist.

Positives of communism: Seems like a great Idea.

Negatives of communism: Doesn't TRULY exist.

Reason being, all humans have the want, and most times, the power to be the ones who call the shots. In a small town, it COULD work, just keep drunkie in line and working as hard like everyone else. In a country, it will not work at all, do to people taking advantage of the economic structure and taking more for less.

Who will lead the revolution?

2012-08-31T04:54:00.001-07:00

As you are now aware of the issue concerning Tibet and it's suppression (if not check out my previous post) Its now time that the Tibetan need a leader. Someone who can lead them to freedom.

A major issue has risen since my last post and that's the fact the Chinese government are planning on building a three billion pound theme park in Tibet. Yet again they are destroying more of Tibetan culture and we need to stop this. More of this issue can be read here http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/06/china-plans-theme-park-tibet

So as more and more of Tibet is being suppressed and its traditions and cultures are being further destroyed there needs to be an uprising. Now the dangers of a Tibetan rebelling are very bad it can lead to imprisonment or death in some cases so it's in need of a saviour protected by a powerful embassy such as USA or UK. When this person can finally stand up against the bad things the Chinese are doing to Tibet and can rally all the people not just in Tibet but the entire world to follow him/her then Tibet can be made better and can be restored back to its original self.

The revolution is needed right now but who will step up to the mark?
can you cement your name in world history forever by starting the rebellion?
Will it be you that everyone owes a debt of gratitude too?

Too many people here on earth

2012-07-29T03:06:00.002-07:00

We are over populating our planet!!!

Already on our planet there are over 6 billion people living here. 98% of them using essential fossil fuels and power sources. We are already running out of oil so how can we continue to meet the demands of the world population in 2050 when the population is estimated to raise by at least 12 billion. Its estimated to raise by 2 billion in first world countries which are more developed and by 10 billion in third world countries such as Africa, middle east, etc.

Even food supplies for countries in the far east are running low. There would be too much demand for food, oil, gas, electric and even alternatives such as wind farms and solar panels wont be efficient enough. There needs to be a cap down on all of this. The people living in countries where education is extremely poor such as Africa and Middle east need better education to learn of disease and infection and medicines and hygiene so there children live longer and less child birth takes place. Contraception methods need to be enforced in them countries so childbirth rates are reduced. If the world gets out of control then the law which is in China needs to be enforced worldwide of only 1 child per family. It keeps the economy stable, and the population at a constant rate. Obviously they have the exceptions acceptable such as if twins are born then there is no consequences but if you have two children or more which are non- twins then a huge fine is issued .

KEEP THE POPULATION DOWN TO SAVE THE EARTH AND IT'S RESOURCES

Join the cause for a free TIbet

2012-07-24T09:54:00.000-07:00

FREE TIBET

A topic which is unknown about by many or frankly not enough people give a damn. I want to raise awareness of the issues presented in this.

Tibet was occupied by China and ever since that the Chinese have forced the Buddhist holy leader the 14th Dalia Lama to live in exile in India. This has caused a stir in the Buddhist community and gives a huge amount of dissent from Buddhists to Chinese politics.

The Chinese communist politicians are exploiting the culture of the peaceful Tibetan people. They are trying to change their education guidelines and induce new policies. The Tibetan people want separation or at least a joint party between Tibet and China not just China. However the Chinese will not allow this and many Tibetans have tried to state their point. Tibetan students have set themselves on fire to demonstrate their message. But a big problem is trying to get your message across. People who express their free Tibet ideas on Chinese land have been known to be imprisoned or even killed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/26/tibetan-protester-on-fire-india

A truly saddening fact is that the communist Chinese have put restrictions on what the rest of the Chinese population sees so they don't know how bad this actually is so now we need to raise awareness for everyone for the sake of the people. Its no use a few celebrity's holding a sign saying free Tibet that makes no difference to the circumstances. We need to get the world involved so now is the time to be part of something bigger than yourself and make a difference for the benefit of these human beings. Lets start a revolution. You don't have to do much but please have the decency to sign the following petition it only takes a minute. I plead of you . thank you

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/free-tibet.html

Should we bring back the death Penalty

2012-07-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Death Penalty

Most of us know what the death penalty is but for those who don't it is a method where criminals are "humanely" put to death in one of five ways. Hanging, Firing squad, Gas chamber, Electric Chair and lethal injection. In some states of America the death penalty still stands for serious offenders however its always done with lethal injection as its the only method with no pain. For a more detailed look into these methods and to see which states still go for it and a database of all executions check out the following link
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution

There are pros and cons for the death penalty as there is with any debatable topic.
The pros and cons are listed from http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002000

Physicians at Execution

PRO Death Penalty	CON Death Penalty
1. Morality
PRO: "The crimes of rape, torture, treason, kidnapping, murder, larceny, and perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic [indisputably true] proof by expert testimony or otherwise. But communities would plunge into anarchy if they could not act on moral assumptions less certain than that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life, no matter what the provocation. But that is an article of faith, not of fact. The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill; it does not treat him as an animal with no moral sense." Bruce Fein, JD Constitutional Lawyer and General Counsel to the Center for Law and Accountability "Individual Rights and Responsibility - The Death Penalty, But Sparingly," www.aba.org June 17, 2008	CON: "Ultimately, the moral question surrounding capital punishment in America has less to do with whether those convicted of violent crime deserve to die than with whether state and federal governments deserve to kill those whom it has imprisoned. The legacy of racial apartheid, racial bias, and ethnic discrimination is unavoidably evident in the administration of capital punishment in America. Death sentences are imposed in a criminal justice system that treats you better if you are rich and guilty than if you are poor and innocent. This is an immoral condition that makes rejecting the death penalty on moral grounds not only defensible but necessary for those who refuse to accept unequal or unjust administration of punishment." Bryan Stevenson, JD Professor of Law at New York University School of Law "Close to Death: Reflections on Race and Capital Punishment in America," from Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case 2004
2. Constitutionality
PRO: "Simply because an execution method may result in pain, either by accident or as an inescapable consequence of death, does not establish the sort of 'objectively intolerable risk of harm' [quoting the opinion of the Court from Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U. S. 825, 842, 846 (1994)] that qualifies as cruel and unusual... Kentucky has adopted a method of execution believed to be the most humane available, one it shares with 35 other States... Kentucky's decision to adhere to its protocol cannot be viewed as probative of the wanton infliction of pain under the Eighth Amendment... Throughout our history, whenever a method of execution has been challenged in this Court as cruel and unusual, the Court has rejected the challenge. Our society has nonetheless steadily moved to more humane methods of carrying out capital punishment." Baze v. Rees (529 KB) US Supreme Court, in a decision written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Apr. 16, 2008	CON: "Death is... an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality, and in its enormity... The fatal constitutional infirmity in the punishment of death is that it treats 'members of the human race as nonhumans, as objects to be toyed with and discarded. [It is] thus inconsistent with the fundamental premise of the Clause that even the vilest criminal remains a human being possessed of common human dignity.' [quoting himself from Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 257 (1972)] As such it is a penalty that 'subjects the individual to a fate forbidden by the principle of civilized treatment guaranteed by the [Clause].' [quoting C.J. Warren from Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86, 101 (1958)] I therefore would hold, on that ground alone, that death is today a cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Clause... I would set aside the death sentences imposed... as violative of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments." William J. Brennan, JD Justice of the US Supreme Court Dissenting opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (347 KB) July 2, 1976
3. Deterrence
PRO: "Common sense, lately bolstered by statistics, tells us that the death penalty will deter murder... People fear nothing more than death. Therefore, nothing will deter a criminal more than the fear of death... life in prison is less feared. Murderers clearly prefer it to execution -- otherwise, they would not try to be sentenced to life in prison instead of death... Therefore, a life sentence must be less deterrent than a death sentence. And we must execute murderers as long as it is merely possible that their execution protects citizens from future murder." Ernest Van Den Haag, PhD Late Professor of Jurisprudence at Fordham University "For the Death Penalty," New York Times Oct. 17, 1983	CON: "[T]here is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of imprisonment. States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws. And states that have abolished capital punishment show no significant changes in either crime or murder rates. The death penalty has no deterrent effect. Claims that each execution deters a certain number of murders have been thoroughly discredited by social science research." American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) "The Death Penalty: Questions and Answers," ACLU.org Apr. 9, 2007
4. Retribution
PRO: "Society is justly ordered when each person receives what is due to him. Crime disturbs this just order, for the criminal takes from people their lives, peace, liberties, and worldly goods in order to give himself undeserved benefits. Deserved punishment protects society morally by restoring this just order, making the wrongdoer pay a price equivalent to the harm he has done. This is retribution, not to be confused with revenge, which is guided by a different motive. In retribution the spur is the virtue of indignation, which answers injury with injury for public good... Retribution is the primary purpose of just punishment as such... [R]ehabilitation, protection, and deterrence have a lesser status in punishment than retribution." J. Budziszewski, PhD Professor of Government and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin"Capital Punishment: The Case for Justice," OrthodoxyToday.org Aug./Sep. 2004	CON: "Retribution is just another word for revenge, and the desire for revenge is one of the lowest human emotions — perhaps sometimes understandable, but not really a rational response to a critical situation. To kill the person who has killed someone close to you is simply to continue the cycle of violence which ultimately destroys the avenger as well as the offender. That this execution somehow give 'closure' to a tragedy is a myth. Expressing one’s violence simply reinforces the desire to express it. Just as expressing anger simply makes us more angry. It does not drain away. It contaminates the otherwise good will which any human being needs to progress in love and understanding." Raymond A. Schroth, SJ Jesuit Priest and Community Professor of the Humanities at St. Peter's College Email to ProCon.org Sep. 5, 2008
5. Irrevocable Mistakes
PRO: "...No system of justice can produce results which are 100% certain all the time. Mistakes will be made in any system which relies upon human testimony for proof. We should be vigilant to uncover and avoid such mistakes. Our system of justice rightfully demands a higher standard for death penalty cases. However, the risk of making a mistake with the extraordinary due process applied in death penalty cases is very small, and there is no credible evidence to show that any innocent persons have been executed at least since the death penalty was reactivated in 1976... The inevitability of a mistake should not serve as grounds to eliminate the death penalty any more than the risk of having a fatal wreck should make automobiles illegal..." Steven D. Stewart, JD Prosecuting Attorney for Clark County Indiana Message on the Clark County Prosecutor website accessed Aug. 6, 2008	CON: "...Since the reinstatement of the modern death penalty, 87 people have been freed from death row because they were later proven innocent. That is a demonstrated error rate of 1 innocent person for every 7 persons executed. When the consequences are life and death, we need to demand the same standard for our system of justice as we would for our airlines... It is a central pillar of our criminal justice system that it is better that many guilty people go free than that one innocent should suffer... Let us reflect to ensure that we are being just. Let us pause to be certain we do not kill a single innocent person. This is really not too much to ask for a civilized society." Russ Feingold, JD US Senator (D-WI) introducing the "National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2000" April 26, 2000
6. Cost of Death vs. Life in Prison
PRO: "Many opponents present, as fact, that the cost of the death penalty is so expensive (at least $2 million per case?), that we must choose life without parole ('LWOP') at a cost of $1 million for 50 years. Predictably, these pronouncements may be entirely false. JFA [Justice for All] estimates that LWOP cases will cost $1.2 million-$3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty cases. There is no question that the up front costs of the death penalty are significantly higher than for equivalent LWOP cases. There also appears to be no question that, over time, equivalent LWOP cases are much more expensive... than death penalty cases. Opponents ludicrously claim that the death penalty costs, over time, 3-10 times more than LWOP." Dudley Sharp Director of Death Penalty Resources at Justice for All "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," Justice for All websiteOct. 1, 1997	CON: "In the course of my work, I believe I have reviewed every state and federal study of the costs of the death penalty in the past 25 years. One element is common to all of these studies: They all concluded that the cost of the death penalty amounts to a net expense to the state and the taxpayers. Or to put it differently,the death penalty is clearly more expensive than a system handling similar cases with a lesser punishment. [It] combines the costliest parts of both punishments: lengthy and complicated death penalty trials, followed by incarceration for life... Everything that is needed for an ordinary trial is needed for a death penalty case, only more so: • More pre-trial time... • More experts... • Twice as many attorneys... • Two trials instead of one will be conducted: one for guilt and one for punishment. • And then will come a series of appeals during which the inmates are held in the high security of death row." Richard C. Dieter, MS, JD Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center Testimony to the Judiciary Committee of the Colorado State House of Representatives regarding "House Bill 1094 - Costs of the Death Penalty and Related Issues" Feb. 7, 2007
7. Race
PRO: "[T]he fact that blacks and Hispanics are charged with capital crimes out of proportion to their numbers in the general population may simply mean that blacks and Hispanics commit capital crimes out of proportion to their numbers. Capital criminals don’t look like America... No one is surprised to find more men than women in this class. Nor is it a shock to find that this group contains more twenty-year-olds than septuagenarians. And if — as the left tirelessly maintains — poverty breeds crime, and if — as it tiresomely maintains — the poor are disproportionately minority, then it must follow — as the left entirely denies — that minorities will be 'overrepresented' among criminals." Roger Clegg, JD General Counsel at the Center for Equal Opportunity "The Color of Death: Does the Death Penalty Discriminate?,” National Review Online June 11, 2001	CON: "Despite the fact that African Americans make up only 13 percent of the nation’s population, almost 50 percent of those currently on the federal death row are African American. And even though only three people have been executed under the federal death penalty in the modern era, two of them have been racial minorities. Furthermore, all six of the next scheduled executions are African Americans. The U.S. Department of Justice’s own figures reveal that between 2001 and 2006, 48 percent of defendants in federal cases in which the death penalty was sought were African Americans… the biggest argument against the death penalty is that it is handed out in a biased, racially disparate manner." National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) "NAACP Remains Steadfast in Ending Death Penalty & Fighting Injustice in America's Justice System,” NAACP website June 28, 2007
8. Income Level
PRO: "The next urban legend is that of the threadbare but plucky public defender fighting against all odds against a team of sleek, heavily-funded prosecutors with limitless resources. The reality in the 21st century is startlingly different... the past few decades have seen the establishment of public defender systems that in many cases rival some of the best lawyers retained privately... Many giant silk-stocking law firms in large cities across America not only provide pro-bono counsel in capital cases, but also offer partnerships to lawyers whose sole job is to promote indigent capital defense." Joshua Marquis, JD District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon"The Myth of Innocence,” Journal of Criminal Law and CriminologyMar. 31, 2005	CON: "Who pays the ultimate penalty for crimes? The poor. Who gets the death penalty? The poor. After all the rhetoric that goes on in legislative assemblies, in the end, when the net is cast out, it is the poor who are selected to die in this country. And why do poor people get the death penalty? It has everything to do with the kind of defense they get. Money gets you good defense. That's why you'll never see an O.J. Simpson on death row. As the saying goes: 'Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment.'" Helen Prejean, MA Anti-death penalty activist and author of Dead Man Walking "Would Jesus Pull the Switch?,” Salt of the Earth 1997
9. Attorney Quality
PRO: "Defense attorneys... routinely file all manner of motions and objections to protect their clients from conviction. Attorneys know their trial tactics will be thoroughly scrutinized on appeal, so every effort is made to avoid error, ensuring yet another level of protection for the defendant. They [death penalty opponents]... have painted a picture of incompetent defense lawyers, sleeping throughout the trial, or innocent men being executed. Their accusations receive wide media coverage, resulting in a near-daily onslaught on the death penalty. Yet, through all the hysteria, jurors continue to perform their responsibilities and return death sentences." California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) "Prosecutors' Perspective on California's Death Penalty,” www.cdaa.org Mar. 2003	CON: "[A] shocking two out of three death penalty convictions have been overturned on appeal because of police and prosecutorial misconduct, as well as serious errors by incompetent court-appointed defense attorneys with little experience in trying capital cases. How can we contend that we provide equal justice under the law when we do not provide adequate representation to the poor in cases where a life hangs in the balance? We, the Congress, must bear our share of responsibility for this deplorable situation. In short, while others, like Governor Ryan in Illinois, have recognized the flaws in the death penalty, the Congress still just doesn't get it. This system is broken." John Conyers, Jr., JD US Congressman (D-MI) Hearing for the Innocence Protection Act of 2000 before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives June 20, 2000
10. Physicians at Executions
PRO: "Accepting capital punishment in principle means accepting it in practice, whether by the hand of a physician or anyone else... If one finds the practice too brutal, one must either reject it in principle or seek to mitigate its brutality. If one chooses the latter option, then the participation of physicians seems more humane than delegating the deed to prison wardens, for by condoning the participation of untrained people who could inflict needless suffering that we physicians might have prevented, we are just as responsible as if we had inflicted the suffering ourselves. The AMA [American Medical Association] position should be changed either to permit physician participation or to advocate the abolition of capital punishment. The hypocritical attitude of 'My hands are clean — let the spectacle proceed' only leads to needless human suffering." Bruce E. Ellerin, MD, JD Doctor of Oncology Radiation at Sierra Providence Health Network Response letter to the New England Journal of Medicine regarding an article titled "When Law and Ethics Collide — Why Physicians Participate in Executions," by Atul Gawande, MD July 6, 2006	CON: "The American Medical Association's policy is clear and unambiguous... requiring physicians to participate in executions violates their oath to protect lives and erodes public confidence in the medical profession. A physician is a member of a profession dedicated to preserving life... The use of a physician's clinical skill and judgment for purposes other than promoting an individual's health and welfare undermines a basic ethical foundation of medicine — first, do no harm. The guidelines in the AMA Code of Medical Ethics address physician participation in executions involving lethal injection. The ethical opinion explicitly prohibits selecting injection sites for executions by lethal injection, starting intravenous lines, prescribing, administering, or supervising the use of lethal drugs, monitoring vital signs, on site or remotely, and declaring death." American Medical Association (AMA) "AMA: Physician Participation in Lethal Injection Violates Medical Ethics," press release from the AMA website July 17, 2006
PRO Death Penalty	CON Death Penalty

So what do you think? should the death penalty be brought back worldwide? Should it be used for all crimes or just serious ones. Let me hear you air your opinions.

How hurtful people can make you money

2012-07-14T13:21:00.002-07:00

beating the Internet trolls

We've all seen the youtube videos where someone who isn't perfect in the eyes of society and they sing or start a video diary, whether they are overweight, ugly, small or whatever. These youtube videos go viral and reach over a million hits.

Now first to be able to make money from this you have to be someone who isn't perfect in this cruel world. But above that you have to be happy with it. People will post unlimited comments and like the video because its so called cool to them to do that. The thing that they don't know is that you can make so much money from this.

There are youtube channel owners who earn as much as 100,000 dollars a year just from their videos but it takes years to reach that status so lets not get carried away with big numbers just yet.

The way they make money is through the youtube partners program (or something like that) to get onto the program you need about 5 videos with over about 350,000 viewers in total then you can apply and be accepted. remember the videos cannot be inappropriate in anyway or you will get rejected immediately.

P.s don't do this if you are going to get hurt from stupid jerks who like to make everyone else sad remember that you are perfect the way you are and if they can't accept that then screw them. This post isn't about making a fool of yourself its about getting people to accept who you are and for you to be happy with the money your making from the jerks.

So begin with a few videos of yourself singing or doing a video diary or doing something stupid.
Once you have become a viral phenomenon and believe me it wont happen over night but in a few months you will be.

Then apply to the youtube partner program and hope for the best to be accepted if your not don't be disheartened just keep making more videos.

After that youtube will start to advertise on your channel and videos and after so many clicks your money starts to come in.

Its possible for you all to do and this isn't to embarrass you remember its to show the world your happy with who you are and that you don't care what others think of you. I would like to hear of your success stories after this so please leave your stories in the comment section.

The Iluminati

2012-07-14T00:09:00.001-07:00

Do the Illuminati exist?

That's right its time for another conspiracy blog.

For years now the idea of a secret organisation that rule the world from behind closed doors. The group called the Illuminati. First of all let me point your attention to an alleged website that in which you can learn about the organisation and even apply for the group just follow the following link http://illuminati-order.com/join.html

There's a lot of conspiracies about them including that they control the entertainment industry and big stars in today's culture are controlled by them including Eminem and Rhianna. However its not just the entertainment industry. A big controversial thing that goes unheard of to many is the phrase under there pyramid symbol.

The phrase is said to be Latin and state "New World Order" which is suggested that they want a new world where they are in charge. A spin off of this was made in a wrestling company WCW with a faction called NWO aka new world order they then later joined WWE with the storyline of the owner " destroying what he created and starting all over again" A member of the group was wrestling's most influential figure of all time Hulk Hogan

The symbol is found on the U.S dollar bill which also stirs things up. The group are blamed for many things the most influential probably being the 9/11 attack. Another being the assassination of JFK.

A certain hand signal or certain phrase is said to be used by famous people in their songs, speeches, or performance. I cant remember what it is but its easy to find out what it is just search it on google or youtube as it can explain what i mean.

There is so much more to this group but I want to keep this post short and i encourage you all to do your own research on the group.

Feel free to comment

Is the internet making us all more unsociable?

2012-07-12T11:08:00.000-07:00

Is social networking ruining our communication skills

The Internet is huge and the possibilites on it are endless, There are many positives and many negatives with it and some are positives with negative effects. If your reading this then you have heard of all the social networks out there. To name a few; Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, Msn, Kakao.

Now obviously social networking has many advantages. We can stay in touch with friends. Reconnect with lost family. Find love. Meet new people and stay up to date with all the latest activities of our friends and families.

However as good as it is to stay in contact on a permanant basis negativity can come from this, Arguments and insults get posted for the world to see but a bigger problem is the fact that we become use to typing in slang and short hand and communicate through typing and we forget the proper manor of how to speak to someone, what our body language can signal. It can even knock our confidence for that matter. We can find someone attractive on the internet and type anything to them and hope for the best but when it comes to seeing someone in person we seem to have no idea on how to woo them so to speak.

So yes the positives outweigh the negatives but we must not let ourselves to forget all communication skills which we will need for life.

HAVE A NICE DAY

support make a wish foundation

2012-06-16T07:36:00.000-07:00

The make a wish foundation is truly a great charity. Its aim is to provide as many children who are terminally ill with their wish. Whether it be meeting a celebrity, going to disney land or being a cop for the day. However this is a charity and so heavily relies on donations and volunteers I do donate regularly. You can donate by buying bands from shops or donate online in two ways. There is an option to donate a one off payment or to donate £5 a month. Times are tough but donating £5 a month isnt going to exactly make your stocks and shares plummet now is it. You can find out more at http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/fundraising/donate/?gclid=CLCen_v40rACFUUhtAodQnBn3A
Or if your looking to give your time to help then check here instead http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/volunteer/

How it all started

The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 250,000 children around the world.
Although it has become one of the world's most well-known charities, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has maintained the grassroots fulfillment of its mission.

Chris Greicius

A network of nearly 25,000 volunteers enable the Make-A-Wish Foundation to serve children with life-threatening medical conditions. Volunteers serve as wish granters, fundraisers, special events assistants and in numerous other capacities.
As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish^®.

Since the foundation started it has granted over 200,000 wishes and continue to grant a wish every 38 minutes. To see a list of just some of the celebrities that support this charity click HERE

So do make a difference to a childs life by donating or volunteering these kids need you and only you can make a difference. I will leave you with my favourite clip of the make a wish foundation

is the 21st of december the end of the world as we know it?

2012-06-09T13:31:00.001-07:00

I'm sure you have all heard the stories, conspiracies, rumours and theories of the 21st of December 2012 being the end of the world. There are many theories out there, some religious, some scientific and some controversial. 21st of December would already have passed if i went into detail of every theory out there so i will list a few for you to research deeper into.

1. the rise of the 4 horsemen (war, famine and i cant remember the other two names)
2. Illuminati wiping out two thirds of the earth population
3.the predictions of Nostradamus
4.world war 3
and the list goes on forever.

It is wrong to verbally bash any of these theories as no one knows what will happen and if at all anything will happen. This particular date was chosen as it is the end of the Mayan calender. When people saw that the 21st of December was the final date on the calender theories started to fly around. However Nostradamus also predicted the end on a similar date and his predictions miraculously have been correct with little error, he predicted a German named Himler would come to power his little error was Himler instead of Hitler and he predicted the rise of Napoleon. But lets focus on the Mayan calender

We must remember that the Mayan people were uneducated and quite frankly uncivilised, they told the time of day by watching the sun. I'm not quite sure but i think their theory is the fact that the sun will end. They couldn't back their point up with solid evidence. Some people have taken this whole world ending very extremely and have already began building bunkers underground with tinned food and if nothing does happen were bound to see the pointless tweets and pointless facebook statuses saying" I knew nothing was going to happen, I survived the end of the world" Really?

When the term end of the world is coming do we ever stop to think that it doesn't have to happen instantly and that it could be the beginning of the end. There may even be an event whether publicly noticed or not that happens that will begin the end. Look at the state of the world already, recession, unemployment, poverty, famine and proof that multicultural societies do not work. Are we not already at the beginning of the end. It may not be the end of an entire world but in fact end of a certain world such as the economic world, cultural world, religious world, scientific world.

Personally i don't think the world will end in December because i have a can of beans that don't go out of date until 2015 ;) seriously whatever does happen will be very interesting. Leave your comments below on your opinion of this.

are we being denied the cure for cancer?

2012-05-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

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THE CONSPIRACY

For years scientists and medical researchers have been trying to look for a cure to cancer. Cancer is a category of many individual diseases that are very challenging to treat. We have made steady progress, and many people with cancer can now be cured – but we have not discovered the one cure for all cancer. I personally am not convinced that we will discover a single cure for all cancer, at least not with any extrapolation of current technology. But if we continue to make progress as we are cancer will become an increasingly treatable and even curable type of disease. During the 1980's/90's there were reports if drug "x" curing many of people. However conspiracy be around that once this drug become popular that the government decided to put a cap on it and its a plausible conspiracy. The cancer drug prescriptions is a multi Billion pound industry that creates so much revenue and scientists and researchers get paid so much for researching treatments and cures and so if a cure for all cancers was discovered the Multi billion pound industry dies along with the jobs of the researchers and scientists.
If the cure was discovered then the healthcare for all patients world wide would be significantly lowered and other drugs would be obsolete. So the company that discovered the cure would become billionaires whilst everyone else would go bankrupt.

Even though it is plausible its highly implausible aswell. Cancer is a complex set of diseases that defy sincere attempts at a cure. Those who promote the notion of the hidden cure often simultaneously promote wacky pseudoscientific treatments that they claim work – and Zuvrick is no exception. He believes that Royal Rife cured cancer 70 years ago. Rife was essentially a copycat of Albert Abrams who promoted his radio frequency devices. The concept is to use radio waves to alter the vibrations of cells in the body.

But let’s explore the logic of the hidden cure a bit further. Given that cancer is such a complex set of diseases, there is a vast and evolving science exploring the causes and behavior of cancers. This research takes place in numerous labs around the world. A cure for cancer would likely emerge from a collaboration among many researchers, in different labs and institutions, and even in different countries. Even if one lab made a significant breakthrough, it would be the capstone on top of a large body of research that was available to the entire community (and in fact the public). It would be impossible to keep other researchers from replicating the final steps that lead to a cure.
Often the hidden cure conspiracy idea is framed around the claim that a pharmaceutical company would hide such a cure to protect their profits from other cancer drugs. This claim fails not only for the reason above but for a separate practical reason. It would take about 100 millions dollars of research (if not more) to prove that a drug was actually a cure for one type of cancer (let alone all types of cancer).

Why would a pharmaceutical company spend that kind of research money on a drug they know they have no intention of marketing, just so that they can suppress it? Also – where would they do such research? How could they get past all the regulatory hurdles to perform human research without revealing what they are doing?
Often those who claim that “they” are hiding a cure for cancer have only a vague notion of who “they” are. They generally have an image of the “medical establishment” as monolithic, but nothing could be further from the truth. The medical establishment is composed of universities, professional organizations, journals, regulatory agencies, researchers, funding agencies, and countless individuals – all with differing incentives and perspectives. The idea that they would all be in on a massive conspiracy to hide perhaps the greatest cure known to mankind is beyond absurd.
For those who think the profit motive is sufficient explanation, not all of the people and institutions named are for profit. And what about countries with socialized medicine who could dramatically reduce their health care costs if a cancer cure were found? Is Canada, the UK, all of the European Union, in fact, in on the conspiracy to protect American cancer treatment profits? It’s as if hidden cure conspiracy theorists forget that there are other countries in the world.

Hidden cancer cure conspiracies also are premised on a simplistic notion of how medicine and medical research progresses. The practice of medicine is constantly evolving in a process of creative destruction. New technologies render older ones obsolete. Resources ebb and flow to diseases as they emerge and are reduced or cured. There used to be entire hospitals dedicated to the chronic treatment of tuberculosis – and now, after antibiotics, those hospitals have been repurposed. Researchers, specialists, hospital space, and other resources shift over time to where they are needed.
If a cure for cancer were discovered it would not be as disruptive as is claimed by the conspiracy theorists. It would take years if not decades of research to explore how effective the treatment was for every type, grade, and stage of cancer. We could not assume that it cured all cancer even if it cured one type. And what about people who did not respond to the treatment, or could not tolerate it for some reason? (One might assume a 100% effective and side effect free cure for all cancer, but this gets progressively more unlikely.) Further, any real breakthrough cure would likely tell us something profound about the nature of cancer itself, and this would spawn entire research programs.
Research funding and researchers themselves would shift their focus where it was needed. Some might shift their skills to other diseases entirely, and perhaps fewer doctors and researchers would go into cancer research if a cure were already found. As with any other significant medical advance, the medical infrastructure would adapt.

Conspiracy theorists also tend to ignore the huge incentive to find a cure. For the researchers involved, it would mean fame, fortune, Nobel prizes and an enduring legacy within the halls of medicine. It is safe to say that it is every cancer researcher’s dream to be part of the team that finds the cure for cancer (or at least as big a breakthrough as is plausible).
The institution would also gain fame and prestige, which translates into more donations, better applicants, and also part ownership of any patents. A company that discovered the cure for cancer would make billions, even if it meant it would make existing drugs obsolete. Patents on drugs are finite, so companies are always looking for new drugs anyway. And imagine the public relations boon for the company that cured cancer – their name would forever be “Pharmaceutical Company – We Cured Cancer!” Even if the new treatment could not be patented, it would still be an enduring profit stream for the original company to market it – it would become their Tylenol, only bigger.
And of course the health care systems around the world would rejoice at the potential reduction in health care costs, which are now threatening to cripple the system. Doctors, hospitals, researchers – pretty much everyone, is making less money than they were a couple decades ago because of rising health care costs. The system is now being threatened by further cuts and restrictions to tame rising costs. A significant reduction in overall costs, by curing an expensive disease, would ease the pressure on the entire system, and free up resources for other diseases.

Finally, there is the human element. A hidden cure would require individual people to know that a cure for cancer is available but to deny this cure to dying patients in order to protect their or someone else’s profit. There may be people in the world who are that callous and evil, but think of all the people who would have to be that evil, over years or decades, to maintain a hidden cure. These are people who also have loved-ones who are likely to get cancer at some point in their lives, and who themselves are at risk for cancer. I would not casually assume that the medical establishment is full with such cartoonish maniacal villains.
for more information visit http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-hidden-cancer-cure/

In conclusion I believe this whole conspiracy is an urban myth but i cannot definitly prove that. I have no knowledge of what the government knows and I could be completely wrong

Why do government hide things from us?

2012-05-28T05:24:00.000-07:00

Would we feel safer or more scared?

The things we know are things the government has decided to let us know. However there is justification of why they do this and that's this permanent question of "would we feel safer or more scared if we knew the truth?"

Crime and terror

Lets start with crime and terror. Whenever we see a crime on the news its usually to do with murder because its more interesting to read or hear about than something like a person who refused to pay his parking fine. But what about crimes which only get a bit of media attention. the things that the government doesn't want you to know to make you feel safe and not worried to go out. For example lets say a news story is that a group of men tried to burgle a huge shopping centre whilst armed and tried to enter from the roof fire escape. For all we know this could be complete truth but what if there intention was not to burgle the shopping centre. What if it was something more serious like a terrorist attack with anthrax. Anthrax is a chemical which disintegrates in the air and kills anyone who inhales it within a few days. These sort of things do happen and are given a cover story. But the government could never tell us the truth of this because it creates a huge amount of fear for the whole population and once the whole population turns fearful how do you calm the situation for the millions? quite simply you can't so they have to hide these things and they are right in doing so. Terrorism is the crime the government hides most for obvious reasons. What do you think? should we know of all crimes in their entirety ?

ALIENS

another controversial topic which everyone loves to discuss is aliens. Not much can be proven if aliens exist or not. However there are stories and articles about UFOs (Americans like to coin the term weather balloons) and alien encounters. Roswell was the first ever supposed human encounter with an alien. He claims he saw the alien and there was debris of a space craft there. How coincidental is it that this man was killed by the government and took all the debris away with them. Which is why I strongly believe there are other life forms out there. I also believe that when we see alien toys or lunch boxes or novelty items or cartoons/movies with aliens in they all look quite similar and usually have a large head and big eyes.

food

movie

video game

cartoon

All of this can be coincidental or it could be "Hollywood" stereotyping what an alien looks like and designers carried on the tradition of making an alien look like this but some people believe this is the governments way of subliminally sending messages to the general population that if aliens did find a way into the general publics eye then we know what they look like and wont be too freaked out when we see them because media has already shown us what they look like.

Area 51 is another thing associated with aliens. Some people believe aliens are experimented on there and others believe that its a secret military base testing new spy planes and weapons. All though there is no proof of what goes on there, there was a documentary recently interviewing people who use to work their. Is it legitimate or is it just used to put the publics mind at rest. the interview is available here http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011461015_area51vets28m.html

So should we know everything that happens or should we not?

How to make peace

2012-05-27T03:49:00.000-07:00

Ever since the earth began people from all over the world believed in different Gods or higher beings and that is no different today. Ever since the earth began people from all over the world have been discovering things and making leaps and bounds in the world of science and that is no different today. However ever since the Earth began humanity has not mastered peace for a huge variety of reasons. Wealth, power, religion, land, dictatorship and so many more. But religion has played a major role in warfare, from the ancient times of neanderthal tribes to the crusades to the battle of little big horn to world war 2. Without a doubt there will be wars in the future because of religion whether it be a war between two seperate countries, a rebellion or a civil war.

All religion teaches peace

All religions teach peace however, the way they teach it and their beliefs compell with other religions a prime example is christinaity and islam or hinduism and sikhism. So the problem is misunderstanding of humans. People are so scared and conservative that they will not challenge their beliefs or what their holy book or leader tells them. ( challenging a religious leader or book can be by debating, there is absolutely no need for harsh or demeaning slander we must learn to respect each others views even if it is completely opposite) So if people can't challenge their own beliefs then there is no chance that they will accept other religious views. However i do not understand how people can believe everything their holy book says considering it is thousands of years old and for many years it was just word of mouth. I find this quote from the founder of buddhism and inspirational.

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

Personally i think if your going to follow any religion then you should go from the foundation of that quote. Religion will never be the cause of world peace because all the similarities cause too many differences. If religion was going to be to the cause of world peace then every human being would have to unite under a new religion where we would all believe the same things but that will never happen.

Science

The entire world is at where it is today because of science. There has been good and been bad from science but we wouldn't be living like we do today without it. Before science humans were only living to 30 before they died of old age, these days we see people living to over 90. Positive outcomes have been, the wheel, fire, x rays, blood transfusion, electricity, medicine, food preservation. However for something to be seen as good there has to be bad to compare it to. Science has led to bad things and some things which are ethically wrong to some such as animal testing, nuclear warheads, H bomb, guns, fission of atoms. Science has been a cause of war but it is also the cure. When scientists can master the fusing of atoms and fuse together, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen all in one then we can make crude oil. This means the world has no need to keep digging for oil, it means the west dont have to invade the east just for oil. Nuclear powerstations would no longer be needed. But this is a long way away as we dont have the right conditions yet for such an advancement.

World Peace

Of course there are many other factors which are needed for world peace, the world needs to restore a stable economy, water purification needs to be learned to all countries, all countries need a democracy or a republic not a communism. But as far as warfare is concerned then the cause is science and religion but so is the cure. Its impossible for us all to unite under one religion thats just never going to happen, but if we learn to understand and accept each others views and not brainwash or ram religion down peoples throats then we have the foundations for compassion and love to all human beings. The other main factor is science when the people in power all over the world finally realise that money needs to be spent on science and not warfare then there is no war between west and east and we can live in peace. The very things that divide us must be the very things than bring us together.