We One People

Trust or Democracy?

Democracy has become a mantra used to associate itself with "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity". It has become an instrument for some democratic governments (not necessarily their people), seeking to protect and expand their own national interests, to get on the democracy bandwagon and invade countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq with the intent to replace regimes such as Saddam Hussein and the Taliban with democracies.  That Democracy automatically brings Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to all is a myth.

Religion's influence on scientific beliefs

There is science.  Then there are scientific beliefs.  Take the Big Bang theory for example.

Stealing from the poor

The post "Reading another's mind" explained how the forces of logic and emotion convert a good, honest, loving man to Maoism.  The example given was theoretical and rather benign compared to reality.  Today's news gives two stark real world stories which demonstrate the same, with the added harshness of reality.

The poor man has a name and a real life

Israel's broken clock.

A few days ago in support of building Jewish settlements in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the Jewish people are building Jerusalem today."

From Houndras and Iran to Thailand and Kyrgyzstan.

Last year people of Honduras and Iran took to the streets in protests.  In the case of Honduras the people took to the streets in support of a military action to depose President Zelaya.  In the case of Iran the people were protesting the reelection of President Ahmadinejad.  Today the people of Thailand and Kyrgyzstan have taken to the streets in new protests.

Religious Conversions

When hindus convert to christianity are they pulled into christianity by christians or pushed out of hinduism by hindus?  When christians convert to islam are they pulled into islam by muslims or pushed out of christianity by christians? 

Religions and Science.

Religions have a sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter relationship with science.  A relationship that science is oblivious to.

Consciousness

The post "Matter, Life, Intelligence and Consciousness" suggested that Life, Intelligence and Consciousness are properties of matter that manifest themselves only under certain arrangements of matter.  In a subsequent post "A train of thought" I quickly got into argument with a couple of people on the World Wide Web, presumably Hindu, who argued that Consciousness preceded Matter, Life and Intelligence and that Consciousness was God.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Democracy.

Democracy is a political system "Of the People, by the People and for the People".  But, does Democracy deliver "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity " to all its constituents?

Recipe for successful democracy

Democracy is a system of government "of the people, by the people, for the people".  This democracy stands upon four pillars: