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The Top Three Tools For Quelling Distraction from your life

Christopher Hutton — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:33:13 +0000

In our last piece, we explained why distractions occur; because of our own choices, tendencies, and behaviors, and how these problems can be fixed by many different But what are some solutions you can try? Here’s a list of the most consistent answers I’ve found online. :

1. Disconnect the Internet

. I’m willing [...]

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The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions [Infographic from Informationisbeautiful.net]

Christopher Hutton — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:45:05 +0000

While we all know distractions come in many forms, what digital forms are the most dangerous? Informationisbeautiful.net did a study, and found that our worst source is our Iphone. It has so much, and is so compact, that we develop a need to always check it.

But it isn’t the worst. Here is the full [...]

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A Plague of Distraction upon your Kin…..

Christopher Hutton — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:21 +0000

You can always find a distraction if you’re looking for one.
Tom Kite

One of the #1 plagues in today’s society is our tendency to be distracted by anything. It’s very prevalent, and so many Personal Development gurus are trying to fix the problem . . Every time I find a new personal [...]

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I (and GOOD magazine) need your help!!

Christopher Hutton — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:49 +0000

Hello Readers,

One of the things I deeply believe in is building and presenting communities with opportunities to think deeper. I want to see more people enter into philosophical and etymological study. However, this field is so complex and over-the-top, that it often scares people away.

Thankfully, I have an idea for this to [...]

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Notable quotes on the Science and Religion Relationship

Christopher Hutton — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:34:31 +0000

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

-Albert Einstein

Science without Religion is Lame, Religion without Science is Dumb.

-Albert Einstein

Both Religion and science require faith [...]

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Sociology breaks down the Science/Religion Barrier!?!?

Christopher Hutton — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:29:45 +0000

This post is in connection with a recent post, and is part of a new blogging practice, explained here.

In a recent Sociological survey recorded by the Faraday Institute, Professor Elaine Ecklund reported something fascinating; a collection of scientists who naturally accept religion, as well as scientific inquiry. There seems to [...]

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Is Science and Religion Compatible?

Christopher Hutton — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:51:17 +0000

Yes. Over the Last 200 years, a set established theory of science has been presented, where the only established ideas are those recordable by the material. This seems like a common-sensical suggestion, but where does it come from? This need for physical evidence cannot support itself by way of physical evidence.

Thus, scientists have [...]

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What do you want to see on the blog?

Christopher Hutton — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:11:24 +0000

Alright, I wished to post a quick update on the blog. I’m currently writing my ebook for the blog, and am not able to post our normal content. However, I don’t write for my own entertainment; I write for your Enlightenment. So, what kind of content would you like to see written here on the [...]

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Does Belief in God affect your ability to Critically think?

Christopher Hutton — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:12:06 +0000

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo Galilei

In our most recent journals and intellectual communities, there has been this set of ideas established that are destroying all we know of [...]

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The Fallacy Poster

Christopher Hutton — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:32:56 +0000

Here’s a poster that I absolutely love; it promotes a strong sense of the problem of fallacies, and which ones are prevalent today.

Check it out.

(Thanks to Boing Boing for the link

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