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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.

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We bring about a world in consciousness that is partly what is given, and partly what we bring, something that comes into…
Socialism and capitalism are both essentially materialist, just different ways of approaching the lifeless world of matter and deciding how to share…
Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness…
The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.
The imperial vastness of late Roman architecture was made possible by the invention of concrete.
In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be…
Perspective in art has receded along with harmony in music: We tend more and more to see the world as a heap…
I trained in medicine after pursuing an academic career in the humanities, mainly because of my interest in the relationship between mind…
The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
We have 26,000 genes. But a blind, millimetre-long roundworm with only 959 cells in total already has over 19,000.
Hunters and trackers learn not only to understand intellectually a bunch of facts about the animal they follow, but to feel their…
Attention may sound dull, but it is an essential aspect of consciousness. In fact, it governs what it is that we turn…

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Life is sometimes very complicated, but we can purposely learn to enjoy the simple yet powerful and beautiful things God has created! — Joyce Meyer

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