Independent commentator Charles Nevin states: "What Europe needs is an inspiring figurehead" and notes how Boris Johnson (journalist, columnist and Member of Parliament for Henley on Thames) in The Dream of Rome contrasts Rome's successful methods of holding their empire together with current EU attempts to build cohesion. Johnson concludes that Europe is missing the mark: they lack awesome ideas and transcendent symbols to rally round, something to claim and embrace as uniquely European. Or, Charles Nevin suggests, someone. "And, when you're looking for an inspiring figurehead, it's easy to see the advantages of having an emperor who is also a god possessed of the power to end your life with the downward flick of a thumb and a high-pitched giggle." Both men are in for a shock, as well as the rest of the world. Why? Because the Bible announces that the present European Union will morph into the final revival of the Roman Empire! Not only will the increasingly fascist EU turn into the beast that was and is imminent Rome, but such a revived Roman Empire will be ruled by a wannabe divine emperor! What could bring all this together? Especially when the prophet Daniel acknowledges that the Europeans are clearly of different and often divisive mettle, lacking the right chemistry to maintain a long-lasting relationship or union: Daniel 2:41-43 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay. Daniel was also given amazing insight, extraterrrestial knowledge, divine inspiration, to reveal that the European Union will ultimately consist of the top ten nations of Europe, a core group, a nucleus the other member states will circle like a crown of stars around the sun. Would "miracles" do the trick? Aren't we warned to watch for a pagan sorcerer-pope to start performing many supernatural deeds, counterfeit miracles, to mislead the masses and get them eating out of his hand to support the Vatican's elect to "defend" Europe and "Western Christian Civilization" and murder any who oppose them? Won't this new Antiochus Epiphanes ("god-in-the-flesh") command his shock troops to have zero tolerance for any who expose him as a man and demand "off with their heads"? Will the Bavarian pope soon sweep Europe off their feet? Will Europe soon rally around the cross to defeat the crescent? Will the EU cross soon drive a stake into the heart of the Middle East, responding to their jihad with a new crusade? Will Islam provide the basis for uniting Europe, circling their wagons, against the threat of Muslim nuclear terrorism? Didn't Constantine conquer in the sign of the cross? Will Europe wield the sign of the cross to drive away the evil of Islam? Is a world dictator about to appear? Would such a victorious individual, thrust into office by force of circumstances and papal promotion, appear as Europe's savior? However, once secure in office, will the mask come off and the BEAST appear? David Ben-Ariel is a Christian-Zionist writer in Ohio and author of Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall. With a focus on the Middle East and Jerusalem, his analytical articles help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Check out Beyond Babylon. Sunday, September 28, 2008
Europe Misses the Mark - Will It Return as the Sign of the Cross?
Independent commentator Charles Nevin states: "What Europe needs is an inspiring figurehead" and notes how Boris Johnson (journalist, columnist and Member of Parliament for Henley on Thames) in The Dream of Rome contrasts Rome's successful methods of holding their empire together with current EU attempts to build cohesion. Johnson concludes that Europe is missing the mark: they lack awesome ideas and transcendent symbols to rally round, something to claim and embrace as uniquely European. Or, Charles Nevin suggests, someone. "And, when you're looking for an inspiring figurehead, it's easy to see the advantages of having an emperor who is also a god possessed of the power to end your life with the downward flick of a thumb and a high-pitched giggle." Both men are in for a shock, as well as the rest of the world. Why? Because the Bible announces that the present European Union will morph into the final revival of the Roman Empire! Not only will the increasingly fascist EU turn into the beast that was and is imminent Rome, but such a revived Roman Empire will be ruled by a wannabe divine emperor! What could bring all this together? Especially when the prophet Daniel acknowledges that the Europeans are clearly of different and often divisive mettle, lacking the right chemistry to maintain a long-lasting relationship or union: Daniel 2:41-43 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay. Daniel was also given amazing insight, extraterrrestial knowledge, divine inspiration, to reveal that the European Union will ultimately consist of the top ten nations of Europe, a core group, a nucleus the other member states will circle like a crown of stars around the sun. Would "miracles" do the trick? Aren't we warned to watch for a pagan sorcerer-pope to start performing many supernatural deeds, counterfeit miracles, to mislead the masses and get them eating out of his hand to support the Vatican's elect to "defend" Europe and "Western Christian Civilization" and murder any who oppose them? Won't this new Antiochus Epiphanes ("god-in-the-flesh") command his shock troops to have zero tolerance for any who expose him as a man and demand "off with their heads"? Will the Bavarian pope soon sweep Europe off their feet? Will Europe soon rally around the cross to defeat the crescent? Will the EU cross soon drive a stake into the heart of the Middle East, responding to their jihad with a new crusade? Will Islam provide the basis for uniting Europe, circling their wagons, against the threat of Muslim nuclear terrorism? Didn't Constantine conquer in the sign of the cross? Will Europe wield the sign of the cross to drive away the evil of Islam? Is a world dictator about to appear? Would such a victorious individual, thrust into office by force of circumstances and papal promotion, appear as Europe's savior? However, once secure in office, will the mask come off and the BEAST appear? David Ben-Ariel is a Christian-Zionist writer in Ohio and author of Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall. With a focus on the Middle East and Jerusalem, his analytical articles help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Check out Beyond Babylon. 
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Earth Science ... Get Your Child More Involved In the World Around Them
Science is a fascinating subject for any age because of how applicable the concepts are to our everyday life. There are several different categories associated with science including, earth science, life science, and physical science. We will be speaking specifically about earth science for now. Earth science deals with the many different processes that take place on our planet. Earth science is inescapable and ever-present (which is part of its appeal in many cases). Below are some examples of specialties that deal with earth science. You will find brief definitions as well as some of the sub-disciplines that are part of that area of study. Geology � Geology describes the land or rocky parts of the Earth's crust and its development over time. Major sub-disciplines include: mineralogy and petrology, geochemistry, geomorphology, paleontology, stratigraphy, engineering geology and sedimentology. Geodesy and Geophysics � these disciplines investigate the figure of the Earth. More specifically this means the study of the earth�s reaction to forces and its potential fields that involve both magnetism and gravity. Geophysicists explore the science deep inside the Earth's core and mantle. Soil science � Soil is considered the outermost layer of the Earth's crust. A soil scientist investigates the formation processes of the soil. Major sub-disciplines include: edaphology and pedology. Oceanography and Hydrology � Geology describes the land and oceanography describes the ocean. This includes all marine and freshwater parts of the Earth. Major sub-disciplines include: hydrogeology and physical, chemical, and biological oceanography. Glaciology � If you know what a glacier is you can probably guess what a Glaciologist would study (here�s a hint: the icy parts of the Earth). Atmospheric sciences � Earth is more than just land and sea, it is the parts that we don�t see as well. Atmospheric sciences cover investigation of the gaseous parts (a.k.a. the atmosphere) of the Earth. Major sub-disciplines are Meteorology, Climatology and Agronomy. So you see that there is no where you can go on earth to escape science. It is in the ground that we walk on, in the water we swim in, and in the air that we breathe. Who wouldn�t want to know more about earth sciences?! Earth sciences are not only interesting but they can be beautiful too. You can get your child more involved in earth sciences by showing him the beauty of nature. Whether your child�s interests lie with finding shinny rocks or mountain biking, there are ways to apply science to the things that they love to do outdoors. Just Science Projects is a great source for ideas about science activities and experiments for kids. Whether you're looking to teach a child to learn to analyze from science experiments, science projects, or science fair ideas make it great fun. Visit JustScienceProjects.com or call us at 206-498-6502.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Green Energy in Medicine Bow, Wyoming
The state of Wyoming is well known for it's energy industry. Wyoming is rich in coal, gas, and oil deposits. The almost constant wind has also allowed Wyoming to excel in "green" energy sources as well. One of the local residents was involved in the building of two gigantic wind turbines, which were located on the prairie just south of the town. That resident has since sold out, and the two large turbines have since been replaced by nine smaller, modern turbines and one slightly larger one referred to as "the Clipper". Wyoming has become popular for the testing of wind power technology due to the extreme weather swings here, and the near constant winds. There are two wind "farms" near here, near the small towns of Arlington and McFadden. The original project has grown from 69 600 kW turbines, to a total of 183. The total generating capacity of the project is currently 134.7 mega Watts. There is another wind farm due to begin construction between Hanna and Medicine Bow within the next year. The coal mines in Wyoming produce the cleanest burning, most sulfur free coal in the nation. Two "green" industries have grown out of that. There is a strong development of coal-bed methane. Most, if not all coal mines have methane recovery systems that allow this common gas to be turned into natural gas. Another of the "greener" energy producers are "gasification" plants. Many valuable products can be made from the gasification process, from sulphurs and it's relatives, to different kinds of fuels for running various types of machinery, including natural gas and diesel fuels. One such plant is scheduled to be built just south of Medicine Bow starting within the next year. Wyoming also sports a high rate of sunny days, making solar power a popular option for the many residents who are "off the grid", as well as a growing number of businesses and residences using solar power as supplemental energy. In fact, the combination of wind and solar provides a bright outlook for the future of power production here, since one of the two is almost always present. Medicine Bow is centered in an area where development on all of these green and greener energy technologies are being developed or tested. For someone who wishes to live where clean air already exists, and where energy options are plentiful, it provides a near-ideal location. Kevin R Wheeler, VP/Treas Firelight Business Enterprises Inc PO Box 225 Medicine Bow WY 82329 (307) 379-2502 redneck@reluctantredneck.com
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Dig This, Dinosaur Bones
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. -Immanuel Kant, philosopher (1724-1804) It takes an experienced eye to look at loose dirt and quickly ascertain what is rock and what is bone. Just ask paleontologist Jerry Jacene of Red Feather Fossil Excavations, Glendive, Montana. �This is hands on history,� explains Jacene. A field director with more than 20 years in paleontology, Jacene has traveled, excavated and documented historical finds in Tennessee, Wyoming, Montana and China, just to name a few places. A dirt, rocky road will take you back, literally, 12 miles to Makoshika Breaks (aka Camp Rex) and back in time to when cretaceous mammals roamed the Badlands of Montana when it was oceanfront property. Makoshika is fifty square miles of buttes (sandstone), rolling prairies, a few pine trees, and is also a working ranch. When our group first met Jerry, he showed us several fossils (bones, teeth, eggs and claws) he collected just for our benefit. The first �clue� he explained to us was that bone is porous, so if you lick it, it should stick to your tongue. This area, known as the Badlands, used to look like the Everglades, according to Jerry, resident paleontologist. Our camp consisted of a few cabins, a large tepee, and a modern single-story building which housed the kitchen, dining room and gathering place, with two bathrooms and two showers. In an emergency there was always the outhouse, (handicap accessible, but not the buttes). It was here that co-owner Lois prepared 1,500 meals in one day for television crews and ranchers when the Discovery Channel came out to make a documentary about the History of Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex). The rustic cabins are bunk style and minimal electricity. You wont need an alarm clock because daybreak comes around 4 am, and it doesn�t get dark until around 10 pm. In case you forgot yours, there are sample packs of Advil and lip balm, compliments of the owners, in the cabins and in the restrooms. In addition to daily digs, visitors can learn about branding, round-ups (even participate in their twice yearly event) and horseback ride. Approximately 500 head of cattle are on the property and 100 horses, most of them wild. Evenings are best enjoyed sitting around the campfire sharing cowboy stories and singing familiar songs. Our dig begins the next morning after a quick breakfast, buffet style. We load up on Jerry�s pick up truck to cover some ground faster. We pass through several barbed wire fences, which have to be opened and closed by hand to prevent cattle from roaming too far. During the summer some cows will find their way into the buttes, along dangerous dry, remote areas where they are prey for coyotes and other wild animals. Donning hats, sunscreen and carrying bottled water, we make our way through cathedral buttes, and rock formations holding treasures of history. Amateurs and volunteers (students to adults) play a major role in discovering, digging and cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils. �The most interesting and historical finds are not the big ones, like T-Rex or Triceratops,� said Jacene. �It�s the small finds that are the most significant. The trace fossils tell us so much more, like the environment, what they ate; the ecosystem. And how they interacted with each other.� Trace fossils � footprints, mineralized feces, stomach stones-gastroliths, and impressions left by skin or feathers. In North Dakota tracks, similar to that of an alligator, possibly 90� in length have been found. They are ripple marks, 2 1�2� apart and tracks from a rigid tail, 1 �� apart. According to Jerry, no one has seen anything like this. They don�t know what kind of animal it is. The most common finds in this area right now are turtle shells. These are easily detected because of the pattern on the shells, this tells us there must have been water nearby. You can also find small mammals in ant hills. Ants move the earth, putting sand and dirt on top of the bones, helping preserve them. Jerry knows the terrain in the immediate area better than nearby roads. As we hike he points out where certain bones have been found and how. �With a pair of 10x50 binoculars, I was able to see a (large) piece of bone protruding from a rock formation,� said Jerry. He points out the various layers, bands in the buttes. �You want to look in the dark bands,� he further explained. The layers are ironstone and bentanite. Larger bones that may be protruding are due to the erosion from weather. The excavation of one butte has brought out an arctic crocodile and a mammal bone, possibly a leg bone from a Chasmosaurus. And in another layer, Lemur teeth have been found. Oftentimes, in order to move fragile bones and preventing any further destruction, fossils are encased in a plaster jacket to preserve and relocate them. About 16 miles away from camp is a new excavation site with the possible skull and bones of Triceratops coming out of a butte. Inside these buttes are remains from Hadrosaurs, Chasmosaurus, and raptors. Jerry, like all other paleontologists and students, carry a tool kit with them and a journal for taking their field notes. In this journal they will write down the location, sometimes drawings a grid, as well as the bones themselves. Depending on where fossils are found, top, middle or lower portion of rock formations, can also help determine whether or not other bones may still be there to excavate, and if there may have been water there and other dinosaurs, or a nesting area. Bones found near the bottom usually mean most of the body of a dinosaur is not still there. These are fragments that have been eroded from the rocks and buttes over thousands, millions of years. While hiking through dry creeks, down rocky terrain, and up steep rock formations, we occasionally stop to look at fragments of turtle, and other dinosaurs from the cretaceous period. Jerry points out where T-Rex was found, and a hadrosaurus, and a bone that would be good practice for students to work on gridding, based on how it�s resting in the dirt and the deterioration. Sometimes he will have students map the bone, by the area, and then rebuild it back at the lab or in a classroom. Students, parents, kids of all ages can come out to look, learn, possibly earn a badge and take home part of history. Many of the bones from this area have been shipped to museums around the country. Local residents, businesses and paleontologists are working to keep recent, new and future findings in Montana. Jerry is also very active in helping shape the Makoshika Dinosaur Museum in Glendive. At the museum parents, kids and visitors can see, touch and learn dinosaurs through hands-on exhibits and displays. Currently under construction, the first (lower level) floor will showcase a Dino Walk, showing through models and exhibits the Triassic through the Cretaceous periods. A real working lab is located on the main level where student technicians and Jerry will work on restorations of both real and model bones for exhibit. The third floor will offer hands-on exhibits for kids and adults. All exhibits are not static or museum like. These exhibits use real bones, and the dioramas depict natural habitats of dinosaurs and their prey as best as they can based on actual findings. On display is a life-size Velociraptor, which was found in Mongolia. One wall is encased with actual bones, no model or clay replicas are housed in this section. Both the museum and ranch are on the Dinosaur Trail which consists of about a dozen �actual� dinosaur sites in and around Montana, North Dakota and Utah. There have been five great extinctions in the world and very few animals or mammals are still living today. In order to survive in the animal kingdom, it must be kept simple. They must be able to adapt in order to survive. The deer, coyote and fox are going to survive, whereas, a koala bear will not. When diet changes, so does the size of animals. According to Jerry, some paleontologists believe that man is the one destroying our own land, and we are speeding up our extinction. Loretta Lynn is a freelance writer residing in Central Florida. Her passion is being in the outdoors, living life to its fullest. She is a writer, author and publisher.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
We Have Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself - Or Do We?
Seattle-Times, as we are so often told, have changed. We are once again seeing the American political masses racing to select a chosen few around who the voters, obediently, will coagulate. Then, we are told, the nation will be led away from eight years of toxic anemia and back to healthy circulation among the other nations of the planet. What we need, we are told, is change. Change is good, but the status quo is bad. Even the Republicans who march lockstep with the Bush administration loudly proclaim change while they simultaneously perpetuate the policies of that administration. If any words can firmly be associated with the 2008 presidential fiasco they must be "change" and "fear." Fear is a powerful motivator. U.S. General George Patton, upon assuming command of armored forces in North Africa in 1942, told his staff that he wanted his soldiers to fear him more than they feared the Germans. Fear of the right things, but not all things, has often been used to help fortify people against difficult circumstances. But sometimes a leader feels quite differently. "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words at his first inauguration in January 1933, and though he was talking about the economic travails of the midst of the great depression, his sentiments have resonated with innumerable people in the following years. FDR was not telling people that they didn't have reason for fear, but that they could not afford to let fear control them. Every soldier who faces combat, every EMT who encounters their first auto wreck victim, and every mother who thinks here child is drowning in a swimming pool know fear. If they give in to those fears they greatly increase the chances of fulfilling the fears, but if they push fear aside and react appropriately, they may very well "convert retreat into advance." Ever since that day, September 9th, 2001 - "a date which will live in infamy" when "the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by" terrorists, our leadership has not urged us to fight fear, but rather to see fearful things in every shadow and in every neighbor's house. We were told to fear anthrax attacks in our mail, to report suspicious persons to the authorities, to grant the administration unprecedented powers to ignore treaties and Constitutional guidelines. We are told that suspension of habeas corpus is alright because Lincoln did it-but we are not told that Lincoln did it during the Civil War and that shortly after the war the Supreme Court ruled that the action was unconstitutional. In other words, no one should do it again. We are told that voting for a Democrat, or even a "moderate" Republican is to aid our enemies, so be afraid of voting incorrectly! It is also said to aid the enemy if Americans question, let alone criticize, the Bush administration, object to torture and secret prisons on foreign soil, or even ask why the U.S. led an attack against Iraq based on completely false premises. The people are told to go shopping, protect your homes with duct tape and plastic sheeting, and vote far-right wing Republican or face dire, fearful consequences. In contrast to President Roosevelt, Mr. Bush would tell us that "we have everything to fear," and we'd better be very afraid right now. Then there is the matter of change. Every candidate seems to be using the word, pointing accusatory fingers at the Washington insiders who have led us over the brink towards social and international Apocalypse. They depend on the citizens forgetting that they are, in fact, all Washington insiders. Anyone whose first name is Senator (Thompson, Obama, Clinton, etc.), or has worked for the administration in some capacity (Giulianni, Huckabee, etc.) is an insider. Voting for one of them will create change of party in the Executive Branch, or change of the names of the people extending the influence of the Bush administration, but none of them can really "change Washington" or they way government does business. The best the citizenry can hope for is a government that actually protects, supports, and adheres to the Constitution, puts checks and balances back into place, assures accountability of the government to the people, and enforces what pass for ethical rules in government. Frankly, accomplishing any one of those items would call for massive change, but none would really "change Washington." It would also be satisfying to see a government that thought lying to Congress about an oral sex incident in the White House was really far, far less consequential or criminal than lying to Congress about doctored intelligence that presents a false case for invading a sovereign nation; revealing the name of a CIA operative and, by extension, everyone who was working covertly through that agent; disassociating from the Geneva Convention (is there a World War II movie that features a POW sequence and doesn't have a scene where the Nazi or Japanese officer tears and tosses away the American or British officer's copy of the Geneva Convention?); establishing secret prisons off U.S. soil for the express purpose of torturing foreign nationals; or for providing non-bid contracts to cronies in war zones and natural disaster areas. But, hey, I'm still a wee bit idealistic. This election will be more of the same as earlier elections, but if issues come into play it will also be quite different. Yes, there will be race and gender questions (if the GOP had decided to run Condi Rice, they could have one candidate that represented race AND gender questions), but also questions of senility, experience, idealism, and, most important, electability. Because, by golly, we can't have a president who doesn't look good on TV. Dr. Sprackland is a biologist, former anatomy and physiology instructor, and long-time student of human ecology. As a result, he is applying for membership in a different species. His blogs present a view of human nature as might be observed by a visitor from another world, or by a very observant dog.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Importance of the Intellectual Struggle Against Darwinism
Darwinism, by arguing that life and the entire universe are the work of blind chance, is easily the most dangerous ideology confronting us today. It formed the basis of all harmful movements, including communism and fascism, devastating mankind. Despite its scientific refutation time and again there are still those who seek to keep Darwinism alive purely for ideological reasons. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing when it comes to Darwinism. People equipped with factual or analytical want of the discussion, unaware of the grave danger that it actually represents, unaware of the terrible social and moral disasters the theory of evolution has brought with it, unaware of the damage wreaked by Darwinist thinking over the last century and a half, may also look down on such a vital intellectual struggle against it. By denying the existence and oneness of God and the responsibility of each man and woman to Him, Darwinism prepares the groundwork for destruction by indoctrinating people with the idea that human beings are irresponsible products of blind chance and are no more than yet another species of animals. The most obvious heritage of the dominance of Darwinism and its symbiotic partner, the materialist philosophy, radically is the distorted answer to the fundamental question, "what is man?". Some people who would previously have answered "man is a being created by God to live by the moral values revealed by Him," have now, as a result of deceptive indoctrination, fallen into the erroneous thought "man came into being by chance, and is an animal that developed through the struggle for survival." There is a grave price attached to such a grave error in thinking, from which ruthless ideologies such as racism, fascism or communism, as all violent worldviews, have been feeding. Darwinist Thinking Lies at the Root of All Harmful Ideologies A look at the general history of the 20th century, a period of war, conflict, anarchy and chaos, and thus of terrible human suffering, should be enough to realize disastrous results of Darwinism. In the last century millions of people were killed, slaughtered, abandoned to starvation and death, and left neglected, homeless and defenseless by the same perverted ideologies, and all for nothing. Millions more were subjected to inhuman treatment that should not even be inflicted on animals. Ruthless dictators with Darwinist mindsets led vast masses of people into conflict, turned brother against brother, ignited wars, initiated bombings, brainwashed masses, and by placing guns in the hands of the ignorant caused countless deaths of men and women and the young and the old. Fascism and communism head the list of these ideologies that cast such a shadow over mankind. On the surface they appear to be movements that are diametrically opposite seeking to destroy one another. Yet these ideologies are all fed and draw strength from the common intellectual source-the materialist philosophy and its natural sciences version, Darwinism-which pay the service of attracting vast masses of people into their ranks. Shortly after it was first put forward, the theory of evolution expanded beyond such fields as biology and paleontology, and began exerting an influence in many other spheres, from human relations to historical interpretation, from politics to social dynamics. In particular, when the Darwinist falsehood "nature is the arena of struggle and conflict" was applied to society, a supposedly scientific guise was bestowed on Hitler's master race perversion, Marx's error that the history of man is nothing but a "class conflict," the capitalist view that "the strong grow stronger by crushing the weak," the ruthless exploitation of third world countries by imperialist nations, and the racist attacks and discrimination to which people of different color are still subjected today. Those who regarded human beings merely as an advanced species of animal kingdom had no qualms about trampling on others in order to elevate themselves, eliminating the sick and weak, or slaughtering races they regarded as different and inferior. Because their theories, with their scientific masks, tell them that their acts were a "law of nature." As we have seen, Darwinism, the social harm wreaked by which many people are unaware of, has inflicted terrible disasters on mankind. The theory of evolution, which is devoid of any scientific evidence and goes no further than being an outdated dogma, is still blindly supported today solely for the sake of propagating atheism, despite the lack of any scientific findings to back it up. Terrorism Can Be Eradicated through the Intellectual Elimination of Darwinism Everyone knows what a horror terrorism is; yet most people are unaware that its ideological foundation is no other than Darwinism. It is clear that the falsehood that "man is a fighting animal," inculcated in people's subconscious minds by Darwinism, is a highly influential one. Darwinism sets out a worldview and a method. The basic concept underlying this worldview and method is "conflict with anyone not of one's own." This may be explained as follows; there are different beliefs, worldviews and philosophies on Earth. These may regard one another in one of two ways: 1) They may respect the existence of others, seek to build dialogue with them and follow a "human" path. 2) Alternatively, they may prefer the path of conflict with others, pursuing their own benefit by harming them, in others words behaving "like animals." The horror of terrorism is nothing more than an expression of this second perspective. Therefore, what needs to happen in the context of the fight against terror is to eliminate terror's basic foundation, in other words the waging of an intellectual struggle against Darwinism. Once Darwinism has been intellectually eradicated, terrorist organizations will collapse and the horror of terrorism will be brought to an end. However, so long as there are endeavors made to keep Darwinism alive, so long as people are indoctrinated with Darwinist falsehoods, terror can never be brought to an end. No wonder young people sign up to terrorist cells while schools and universities are dominated by Darwinism. In order for a person to become a terrorist he or she must first believe that their targets are not human, that conflict is a law of nature, that killing and murdering are legitimate, and that they are not accountable to God. In other words, they have to be Darwinists. There is no point in talking about "love, tolerance, compassion and peace" to someone raised for years to think that unconscious atoms came together to produce life, and that progress is impossible without conflict. Nor will questioning how they could execute ruthlessly murdering of innocent people do any good. It is pointless to expect such people to respect others, abide by the laws and obey the state. Fighting terror without waging an intellectual struggle against Darwinism will be of no more use than trying to eliminate mosquitoes in a swamp. The only way of eliminating these harmful parasites is to dry out the mosquito-infested swamp. That is why we need to move against Darwinism with courage and knowledge. This Great Intellectual Struggle Must Not Be Ignored The facts we have touched on in brief here clearly show the grave danger that Darwinism represents, and the importance of the intellectual campaign to be waged against it. Even so, some people still underestimate the impact of this intellectual struggle under the false logic of saying, "What is so important about Darwinism?" or "Nobody believes in Darwinism any more, so there is no need to bother about it." Such objections in effect become obstacles to Muslims campaigning against Darwinism. These and similar claims form the bulk of excuses to avoid taking part in the intellectual struggle. There are various reasons why such excuses are made, foremost of which being a strange kind of fear of Darwinism fuelled by lack of information. People who imagine that the theory of evolution rests on scientific evidence may well imagine that in fighting against Darwinism they are effectively fighting against science. Since they imagine that science proves evolution, they may fear that if they begin taking an interest in the subject they will be influenced by such indoctrination, their own beliefs will be weakened and their worldviews will change. Such fears are groundless. Evolution is an unscientific theory. Every new discovery in every branch of science over the last 50 years has proved that evolution is a fabrication and that Creation is the manifest truth. The truth revealed by science is that God created the universe out of nothing and that the theory of evolution is of no scientific worth whatsoever. One of the mistakes that those who are unaware of Darwinism's defeat in the face of science make is to try to reconcile Darwinism and Islam. Since they imagine resistance is futile, they seek to come up with their own "middle grounds" and imagine that they can thus neutralize the danger. However, this is a very dangerous and mistaken approach to adopt. First and foremost, as we have already stated, the invalidity of the theory of evolution has already been proven. Not a single reference can be shown in the Qur'an pointing to evolution, contrary to what may be claimed, and it is instead revealed that our Lord brought life and the entire universe into existence by commanding it to "Be!" Therefore, instead of avoiding the intellectual struggle against Darwinism or producing imaginary scenarios such as "Islamic evolution," Muslims today, when information is so easy to obtain, must educate themselves on this subject and support the great intellectual campaign. It needs to be made clear that this intellectual struggle is a very wide-ranging one; it must be waged through the use of all technological means, by following all scientific developments, collecting the facts revealed by scientific progress and by presenting clear and evident proofs. The idea that Darwinism can be defeated by repeating a few objections (for example "since human beings are descended from apes, why are there still apes around and why have they not turned into human beings?", etc.) that have become very familiar over recent years, without offering sufficient information and evidence, stems from a failure to reflect sufficiently on the scale of the phenomenon. A person exposed to constant doses of Darwinist propaganda from a variety of sources will obviously be unable to alter a clich�d way of thinking with such facile objections. For that reason, people who imagine that science actually supports evolution need to be shown that evolution is unscientific by being given the results produced by science. That is the essence of the intellectual struggle against Darwinism. The Intellectual Struggle against Darwinism Calls for Unity In order for such a comprehensive intellectual campaign to be effective, it is of utmost importance that Muslims should act in a spirit of unity. God has revealed in the Qur'an that Muslims needed to be united in their struggle against denial. One verse describes how corruption appears on Earth unless Muslims act as one: Unbelievers are the friends and protectors of one another. If you do not act in this way there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption. (Qur'an, 8: 73) At a time when atheism is widespread in many parts of the world, when terror and anarchy threaten all mankind, when many defenseless and innocent people are oppressed, what true believers must do is to use all the means at their disposal to wage this intellectual struggle against godlessness. If Muslims fail to establish unity among themselves, citing different ways of thinking, this will reduce the effectiveness of this great intellectual campaign. It is essential that they set their differences of opinion aside and work together to disseminate religious moral values. All Muslims must play their part in the intellectual struggle against Darwinism. All Muslim civil society organizations, associations, foundations and societies must act within a common awareness, without thinking whether the struggle against Darwinism and materialism is inscribed in their organization's constitution and must contribute to the campaign against Darwinism. Ignoring all other activities than those engaged in by their own foundations, societies or organizations, and thinking along the lines of "not part of our community, no importance to us" is an attitude ill-befitting Muslims. Avoiding the intellectual struggle against Darwinism under such circumstances, advancing various kinds of excuses, failing to act in a spirit of unity and togetherness may be behavior for which they will be held responsible both in this world and in the Hereafter. It is exceedingly important that sincere Muslims avoid making such a mistake. Muslims' struggle against atheism, employing all the means at their disposal in order to gain the approval of God, will, by the will of God, result in the best possible outcome for all mankind. Sincere endeavor in a spirit of unity and togetherness will be a means whereby "the truth will conquer and falsehood be vanished," as promised by God. This promise of Almighty God's is a source of enthusiasm and excitement for all believers: Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you portray! (Qur'an, 21: 18) The Ongoing Darwinist Deception Research shows that Darwinism is still continuing to deceive. Surveys carried out in European countries in particular, especially in France, Germany and Britain, have revealed that the great majority of people imagine that the theory of evolution is a scientific fact. People taken in by the evolution deception turn their backs on believing in God and religious moral values. A survey carried out by the United Nations made this abundantly plain. According to the survey, only 18% of Europeans believe that God created man, whereas 82% imagine that man evolved from other species. Country by country the situation is as follows: - Germany - only 14% of the population, of whom 35% are Catholics and 36% Protestants, believe in Creation. - France - Around 18% of people believe in the fact of creation. - Britain - 20% of the public believe in Creation. - Spain - In Spain, with a vast majority of Catholic population, only 13% believe in the fact of Creation. - Norway - Believers in Creation make up 19% of the population. - Finland - 80% of the population are evangelical Christians though only 16% believe in Creation. - Sweden - 12% of people believe that God created man. - Denmark - 9% of the population believe in Creation. - Belgium - The level of believers in Creation is 10%. - Switzerland - 24% of the public believe in the fact of Creation. This picture once again reveals the importance and urgency of explaining how the scientific evidence refutes evolution and why Darwinism is no more than a figment of imagination, and that the scientific truth points to Creation. ABOUT THE AUTHOR, HARUN YAHYA Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar writes his books under the pen name of Harun Yahya. The works of Harun Yahya have been translated into 41 languages. To date, his books have been purchased by 8 million people, and an equal number have been provided free to readers by various newspapers and magazines. You can read, free of charge, all the books Adnan Oktar has written under the pen name Harun Yahya on these websites http://www.harunyahya.com
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Best Medicine
It seems to me there has been an unusual lack of sun in Northern Michigan this winter. It has felt exceptionally drab and dreary. My observation was confirmed last night on the evening news. 120 inches of snow makes for a lot of overcast skies. But wait! There are hints that something is breaking loose. This too-long quite winter is getting noisy. I hear a giggle coming from the woods around my home. Could it be the longer daylight is beginning to make a difference? I think so. It's starting with the red squirrels and the blue jays. They have always been the leaders. They're taking personally the job of waking up the woods. They've been here all winter. And just a week ago, they were scurrying and flitting about, quietly and seriously searching for food. Now they sit on the tree outside my bedroom window with no other purpose but to chuckle. By March, today's chuckles will become guffaws as everyone gets in on the act. I can take a hint. I can make my own sunshine. So each day I will sit quietly and let the laughter come to me. I'll let it bubble up from the bottom like a long suppressed, runaway spring. I'll let the corners of my mouth turn up and the fizzy turn into involuntary giggles. I won't turn back. I don't even need something to laugh about. All it takes is a willingness to risk losing a little control. Laughter is free. And it takes nothing away from the seriousness of other activities. We don't need to delay laughter for an earned day off. Can I become as contagious as those rowdy jays and disruptive red squirrels? Can I pull in the curious who will be unable to leave me without their own little chuckle? I hope so. The jays and squirrels have brightened my surroundings and broken the long silence of winter. I'm eager to pass it on. Take some time each day to laugh out loud and let the gifts that laughter brings come to you. Then snatch up those gifts and giggle at what has presented itself. The world outside you and the world inside you will appreciate it. Deb Martin at http://www.portagecoach.com loves the outdoors and nature. "I think exploring oneself while in nature is one of the most powerful things we can do," says Deb. With Mother Nature as the inspirational background, Deb loves to introduce "The Wilds" to others through her writing and her Adventure Coaching Retreats.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Finding The Best Cold Sore Medication - Abreva Vs Prescription Treatments
The internet offers mixed reviews on many of the dozens of cold sore medications on the market today, ranging from statements like "my cold sore was gone in two hours" to "this stuff made it worse!" Some cold sore medications obviously have a better track record than others, but it can be difficult to find the perfect remedy for that annoying and embarrassing cold sore. The biggest factor that will contribute to the effectiveness of your chosen cold sore remedy is noting the stage at which the cold sore has developed when the first treatment is applied to the site. Any cold sore sufferer knows that the best way to treat a cold sore is to nip it in the bud as soon as possible. Once blisters begin to form, you may be out of luck if you are not using the right cold sore medication. I am a frequent cold sore sufferer who has tried almost every home remedy and cold sore medication on the market. In this article I am going to compare two of the most popular cold sore medications: Abreva, the only FDA approved over the counter medication and Zovirax, an FDA approved prescription medication. Abreva: Abreva can be purchased in almost any drug-store for $16-$20. Right off the bat, it is important to note that you won't get much for what you pay. The medicine is in a tiny 2 gram (.07 ounce) tube that is barely an inch long. I have seen many good (and many bad) reviews of Abreva, and my opinion falls somewhere in-between. Healing a cold sore quickly with Abreva is hit-or-miss. I have learned that if I liberally apply Abreva almost every hour as soon as I feel any burning or tingling, it does help tremendously and there is 90% chance that I will avoid a full blown breakout. Often, if caught at that stage, the blisters will simply not develop. However, if I don't have any when the tingling begins, or I wake up to find that the blisters have already begun to form, the cold sore will generally run its course, lasting 9-10 days regardless of how much I continue to apply. It really is important to apply Abreva immediately upon feeling any tingling or pain. Even an hour can make a big difference. Zovirax (Aciclovir): Let me just say that I absolutely love Zovirax and I regret all the years I suffered with cold sores, spending hours researching home remedies and over-the-counter products, when a simple call to the doctor for a prescription was the answer. It is truly a life-saver when it comes to cold sores. Whether it is applied at the first signs of a cold sore or even after bumps and blisters have begun to form, it will zap my cold sore in 24-48 hours. In addition, it does not "dry out" the cold sores which many medications do; shrinking the blisters, but leaving a very hard scab that cracks and bleeds. Zovirax also has something in it to relieve pain and itching. In most cases, if Zovirax is applied during the tingling stage the cold sore does not develop (like Abreva). If it is applied after blisters have formed, it shrinks the blisters overnight and relieves all the redness and irritation surrounding the sore. I have never had a cold sore for more than three days when using Zovirax. The one down-side to using this medication is the cost. A 5 gram tube of Zovirax retails at about $120.00 and is subject to a higher co-pay with insurance because there is no generic equivalent available yet. For a complete list of FDA approved cold sore medications and at home remedies that work, please visit www.ColdSoreAdvice.com Quinn Black is a frequent cold sore sufferer and is the author of ColdSoreAdvice, a free informational website that provides tips to prevent cold sores and uncover the best home remedies and most effective cold sore medications.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
What Makes a Good Guitarist?
Many people want to be good guitarists. To be clear, when I say "good guitarist" I mean guitar-hero-good, not local-bar-playing-good. However, there are few people out there who actually achieve this level of ability. Certainly, I have not. However, I would still like to comment on what I think makes a good guitarist. It is not the focus of this essay to comment on lightning fast fingers or a solid rhythmic ability. I do not believe that a good guitarist needs to have perfect pitch or supersonic sight reading abilities. My goal is to identify qualities of great guitar players that transcend any stylistic considerations. There are great guitarists in every genre of music and my goal is to identify what they all have in common. The first and probably most important quality of a good guitarist is desire. Whether you are a finger-pickin' country hillbilly or a death metal shredder, you have to want to be a guitarist. A lot of people wish they were guitarists - like when a chick is around that they want to impress, or right after they get their favorite artist's new album - but I am talking about a real burning desire to only play guitar. You have to eat, sleep, and think guitar. This desire is what will drive you to continue practicing when all your friends are out on the town or when the newest movie hits the theater or when the home-team makes the play-offs. Ask any great guitarists out there, guitar is number one. Secondly, to be a good guitarist, you have to listen to guitar music, or at least music in general. This may sound obvious but I once knew this guy who wanted to be a writer. He always talked about it at opportune social moments and he liked to fill a big chalkboard in his dorm room with all of his "profound" scribblings. The problem was, he never read anything. As you may have guessed, he was not a very good writer. To be good at anything, you have to be familiar with the body of work that has been done before you. This goes for anything. Imagine a person trying to be a great chemist without learning what was in any of the chemistry textbooks. You have to know what has been done before you so you can see where you contribute. The best guitarists are students of the instrument. Finally, to be a good guitarist, you have to have the ability to practice - and no, not everyone has this ability. To illustrate, for the next two weeks I want you to practice guitar for one hour per day. 80% of readers will not make it past a few days and 99% of readers will not have the perseverance to make it the entire two weeks. Great guitarists have practiced four or five times this much for years! Practicing is a skill that good guitarists have mastered. It is much easier for individuals who have the burning desire I was talking about earlier. I guarantee this, good disciplined practice will trump talent any day of the week. So there it is. That is my version of what makes a good guitarist. Sure, you can write me off as someone with too much time on his hands and someone who needs to get off his soapbox. Let me say that I will be the first to tell you that I do not possess these three qualities - most of all the desire. Before you write me off though, ask yourself how many people you personally know with all three of these qualities. Then ask yourself how many guitar heroes you personally know. I rest my case. My name is Ryan Gloman and I have a passion for guitar and a passion for sharing information. I hope that this article helps you on your way to becoming a great guitarist. I understand that learning to play the guitar can be a daunting task at times. Luckily, you can find tons of helpful info on the net. Check out this site for some great tools.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Flu Shot Ingredients
The major flu shot ingredients are dead influenza viruses. There may be any number of different flu viruses circulating at any one time, but pharmaceutical companies only choose three as annual flu shot ingredients. Even if you take an annual flu shot, you could still contract another flu virus and still come down with the flu. So, it is still important to protect your immune system and practice good health habits. Common flu vaccine side effects include body aches, low grade fever and soreness at the point of injection. There are some rare, but serious flu vaccine side effects that concern many people. In addition to the major flu shot ingredients, pharmaceutical companies add preservatives. Until recently there were no preservative free flu shots. The addition of the preservative thimerosal to flu shot ingredients has caused illness and injury. Thimerosal is mercury based and is believed to have been the cause of flu vaccine side effects in many people. Of major concern is the increase of autism in recent years and many researchers and doctors believe that thimerosal, a known neurotoxin, used as flu shot ingredients and in other childhood vaccines is the cause. Some researchers and doctors believe that flu shot ingredients, including thimerosal and aluminum, increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer�s disease. This, of course, is not one of the common flu vaccine side effects and since Alzheimer�s does not develop immediately after taking the shot, then the link can not be proven. A prominent physician and researcher showed that people who had five consecutive influenza vaccinations between the years 1970 and 1980 were ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer�s than were individuals who had none, one or two. It is believed that some people cannot shed mercury from their systems and it builds up in their brains causing nerve and brain damage. In addition, some people are allergic to mercury and thimerosal and can experience serious allergic reaction as flu vaccine side effects. Some states have banned mercury from flu shot ingredients intended for use in children and pregnant women. But, while health advocates have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban thimerosal from flu shot ingredients, nothing has been done at this time. Many manufacturers continue to add thimerosal to their flu shot ingredients. The dead influenza viruses which are the major flu shot ingredients are grown in chicken eggs. So, people who are allergic to chicken eggs could have serious flu vaccine side effects. Some people blame the onset of chronic fatigue on flu vaccine side effects, but there is no scientific research supporting this belief. The influenza nasal spray vaccine is chosen by some as an alternative to the flu shot. Ingredients in the nasal spray include weakened live influenza viruses. The common nasal spray flu vaccine side effects include runny nose, headache, sore throat and cough. The nasal spray flu vaccine is preservative free, but is only approved for use in healthy people between the ages of 5 and 49. Concern over flu shot ingredients and flu vaccine side effects raise questions in the minds of some people as to whether or not healthy people, with a healthy immune system even need an annual influenza vaccine. Alternatives include the use of natural immunity boosting products. Some feel that these products may even reduce the likelihood of contracting the flu, the common cold and other viruses. Most natural immune system boosters have no unwanted side effects and carry none of the risks associated with flu vaccine side effects and flu shot ingredients. To learn more about immune system boosters and for more information about the common cold, influenza and other viruses, visit www.immune-system-booster-guide.com. Patsy Hamilton has more than twenty years experience as a health care professional and currently writes informational articles for the Immune System Booster Guide. Visit http://www.immune-system-booster-guide.com to learn more about natural immunity boosting products.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Importance of the Intellectual Struggle Against Darwinism
Darwinism, by arguing that life and the entire universe are the work of blind chance, is easily the most dangerous ideology confronting us today. It formed the basis of all harmful movements, including communism and fascism, devastating mankind. Despite its scientific refutation time and again there are still those who seek to keep Darwinism alive purely for ideological reasons. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing when it comes to Darwinism. People equipped with factual or analytical want of the discussion, unaware of the grave danger that it actually represents, unaware of the terrible social and moral disasters the theory of evolution has brought with it, unaware of the damage wreaked by Darwinist thinking over the last century and a half, may also look down on such a vital intellectual struggle against it. By denying the existence and oneness of God and the responsibility of each man and woman to Him, Darwinism prepares the groundwork for destruction by indoctrinating people with the idea that human beings are irresponsible products of blind chance and are no more than yet another species of animals. The most obvious heritage of the dominance of Darwinism and its symbiotic partner, the materialist philosophy, radically is the distorted answer to the fundamental question, "what is man?". Some people who would previously have answered "man is a being created by God to live by the moral values revealed by Him," have now, as a result of deceptive indoctrination, fallen into the erroneous thought "man came into being by chance, and is an animal that developed through the struggle for survival." There is a grave price attached to such a grave error in thinking, from which ruthless ideologies such as racism, fascism or communism, as all violent worldviews, have been feeding. Darwinist Thinking Lies at the Root of All Harmful Ideologies A look at the general history of the 20th century, a period of war, conflict, anarchy and chaos, and thus of terrible human suffering, should be enough to realize disastrous results of Darwinism. In the last century millions of people were killed, slaughtered, abandoned to starvation and death, and left neglected, homeless and defenseless by the same perverted ideologies, and all for nothing. Millions more were subjected to inhuman treatment that should not even be inflicted on animals. Ruthless dictators with Darwinist mindsets led vast masses of people into conflict, turned brother against brother, ignited wars, initiated bombings, brainwashed masses, and by placing guns in the hands of the ignorant caused countless deaths of men and women and the young and the old. Fascism and communism head the list of these ideologies that cast such a shadow over mankind. On the surface they appear to be movements that are diametrically opposite seeking to destroy one another. Yet these ideologies are all fed and draw strength from the common intellectual source-the materialist philosophy and its natural sciences version, Darwinism-which pay the service of attracting vast masses of people into their ranks. Shortly after it was first put forward, the theory of evolution expanded beyond such fields as biology and paleontology, and began exerting an influence in many other spheres, from human relations to historical interpretation, from politics to social dynamics. In particular, when the Darwinist falsehood "nature is the arena of struggle and conflict" was applied to society, a supposedly scientific guise was bestowed on Hitler's master race perversion, Marx's error that the history of man is nothing but a "class conflict," the capitalist view that "the strong grow stronger by crushing the weak," the ruthless exploitation of third world countries by imperialist nations, and the racist attacks and discrimination to which people of different color are still subjected today. Those who regarded human beings merely as an advanced species of animal kingdom had no qualms about trampling on others in order to elevate themselves, eliminating the sick and weak, or slaughtering races they regarded as different and inferior. Because their theories, with their scientific masks, tell them that their acts were a "law of nature." As we have seen, Darwinism, the social harm wreaked by which many people are unaware of, has inflicted terrible disasters on mankind. The theory of evolution, which is devoid of any scientific evidence and goes no further than being an outdated dogma, is still blindly supported today solely for the sake of propagating atheism, despite the lack of any scientific findings to back it up. Terrorism Can Be Eradicated through the Intellectual Elimination of Darwinism Everyone knows what a horror terrorism is; yet most people are unaware that its ideological foundation is no other than Darwinism. It is clear that the falsehood that "man is a fighting animal," inculcated in people's subconscious minds by Darwinism, is a highly influential one. Darwinism sets out a worldview and a method. The basic concept underlying this worldview and method is "conflict with anyone not of one's own." This may be explained as follows; there are different beliefs, worldviews and philosophies on Earth. These may regard one another in one of two ways: 1) They may respect the existence of others, seek to build dialogue with them and follow a "human" path. 2) Alternatively, they may prefer the path of conflict with others, pursuing their own benefit by harming them, in others words behaving "like animals." The horror of terrorism is nothing more than an expression of this second perspective. Therefore, what needs to happen in the context of the fight against terror is to eliminate terror's basic foundation, in other words the waging of an intellectual struggle against Darwinism. Once Darwinism has been intellectually eradicated, terrorist organizations will collapse and the horror of terrorism will be brought to an end. However, so long as there are endeavors made to keep Darwinism alive, so long as people are indoctrinated with Darwinist falsehoods, terror can never be brought to an end. No wonder young people sign up to terrorist cells while schools and universities are dominated by Darwinism. In order for a person to become a terrorist he or she must first believe that their targets are not human, that conflict is a law of nature, that killing and murdering are legitimate, and that they are not accountable to God. In other words, they have to be Darwinists. There is no point in talking about "love, tolerance, compassion and peace" to someone raised for years to think that unconscious atoms came together to produce life, and that progress is impossible without conflict. Nor will questioning how they could execute ruthlessly murdering of innocent people do any good. It is pointless to expect such people to respect others, abide by the laws and obey the state. Fighting terror without waging an intellectual struggle against Darwinism will be of no more use than trying to eliminate mosquitoes in a swamp. The only way of eliminating these harmful parasites is to dry out the mosquito-infested swamp. That is why we need to move against Darwinism with courage and knowledge. This Great Intellectual Struggle Must Not Be Ignored The facts we have touched on in brief here clearly show the grave danger that Darwinism represents, and the importance of the intellectual campaign to be waged against it. Even so, some people still underestimate the impact of this intellectual struggle under the false logic of saying, "What is so important about Darwinism?" or "Nobody believes in Darwinism any more, so there is no need to bother about it." Such objections in effect become obstacles to Muslims campaigning against Darwinism. These and similar claims form the bulk of excuses to avoid taking part in the intellectual struggle. There are various reasons why such excuses are made, foremost of which being a strange kind of fear of Darwinism fuelled by lack of information. People who imagine that the theory of evolution rests on scientific evidence may well imagine that in fighting against Darwinism they are effectively fighting against science. Since they imagine that science proves evolution, they may fear that if they begin taking an interest in the subject they will be influenced by such indoctrination, their own beliefs will be weakened and their worldviews will change. Such fears are groundless. Evolution is an unscientific theory. Every new discovery in every branch of science over the last 50 years has proved that evolution is a fabrication and that Creation is the manifest truth. The truth revealed by science is that God created the universe out of nothing and that the theory of evolution is of no scientific worth whatsoever. One of the mistakes that those who are unaware of Darwinism's defeat in the face of science make is to try to reconcile Darwinism and Islam. Since they imagine resistance is futile, they seek to come up with their own "middle grounds" and imagine that they can thus neutralize the danger. However, this is a very dangerous and mistaken approach to adopt. First and foremost, as we have already stated, the invalidity of the theory of evolution has already been proven. Not a single reference can be shown in the Qur'an pointing to evolution, contrary to what may be claimed, and it is instead revealed that our Lord brought life and the entire universe into existence by commanding it to "Be!" Therefore, instead of avoiding the intellectual struggle against Darwinism or producing imaginary scenarios such as "Islamic evolution," Muslims today, when information is so easy to obtain, must educate themselves on this subject and support the great intellectual campaign. It needs to be made clear that this intellectual struggle is a very wide-ranging one; it must be waged through the use of all technological means, by following all scientific developments, collecting the facts revealed by scientific progress and by presenting clear and evident proofs. The idea that Darwinism can be defeated by repeating a few objections (for example "since human beings are descended from apes, why are there still apes around and why have they not turned into human beings?", etc.) that have become very familiar over recent years, without offering sufficient information and evidence, stems from a failure to reflect sufficiently on the scale of the phenomenon. A person exposed to constant doses of Darwinist propaganda from a variety of sources will obviously be unable to alter a clich�d way of thinking with such facile objections. For that reason, people who imagine that science actually supports evolution need to be shown that evolution is unscientific by being given the results produced by science. That is the essence of the intellectual struggle against Darwinism. The Intellectual Struggle against Darwinism Calls for Unity In order for such a comprehensive intellectual campaign to be effective, it is of utmost importance that Muslims should act in a spirit of unity. God has revealed in the Qur'an that Muslims needed to be united in their struggle against denial. One verse describes how corruption appears on Earth unless Muslims act as one: Unbelievers are the friends and protectors of one another. If you do not act in this way there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption. (Qur'an, 8: 73) At a time when atheism is widespread in many parts of the world, when terror and anarchy threaten all mankind, when many defenseless and innocent people are oppressed, what true believers must do is to use all the means at their disposal to wage this intellectual struggle against godlessness. If Muslims fail to establish unity among themselves, citing different ways of thinking, this will reduce the effectiveness of this great intellectual campaign. It is essential that they set their differences of opinion aside and work together to disseminate religious moral values. All Muslims must play their part in the intellectual struggle against Darwinism. All Muslim civil society organizations, associations, foundations and societies must act within a common awareness, without thinking whether the struggle against Darwinism and materialism is inscribed in their organization's constitution and must contribute to the campaign against Darwinism. Ignoring all other activities than those engaged in by their own foundations, societies or organizations, and thinking along the lines of "not part of our community, no importance to us" is an attitude ill-befitting Muslims. Avoiding the intellectual struggle against Darwinism under such circumstances, advancing various kinds of excuses, failing to act in a spirit of unity and togetherness may be behavior for which they will be held responsible both in this world and in the Hereafter. It is exceedingly important that sincere Muslims avoid making such a mistake. Muslims' struggle against atheism, employing all the means at their disposal in order to gain the approval of God, will, by the will of God, result in the best possible outcome for all mankind. Sincere endeavor in a spirit of unity and togetherness will be a means whereby "the truth will conquer and falsehood be vanished," as promised by God. This promise of Almighty God's is a source of enthusiasm and excitement for all believers: Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you portray! (Qur'an, 21: 18) The Ongoing Darwinist Deception Research shows that Darwinism is still continuing to deceive. Surveys carried out in European countries in particular, especially in France, Germany and Britain, have revealed that the great majority of people imagine that the theory of evolution is a scientific fact. People taken in by the evolution deception turn their backs on believing in God and religious moral values. A survey carried out by the United Nations made this abundantly plain. According to the survey, only 18% of Europeans believe that God created man, whereas 82% imagine that man evolved from other species. Country by country the situation is as follows: - Germany - only 14% of the population, of whom 35% are Catholics and 36% Protestants, believe in Creation. - France - Around 18% of people believe in the fact of creation. - Britain - 20% of the public believe in Creation. - Spain - In Spain, with a vast majority of Catholic population, only 13% believe in the fact of Creation. - Norway - Believers in Creation make up 19% of the population. - Finland - 80% of the population are evangelical Christians though only 16% believe in Creation. - Sweden - 12% of people believe that God created man. - Denmark - 9% of the population believe in Creation. - Belgium - The level of believers in Creation is 10%. - Switzerland - 24% of the public believe in the fact of Creation. This picture once again reveals the importance and urgency of explaining how the scientific evidence refutes evolution and why Darwinism is no more than a figment of imagination, and that the scientific truth points to Creation. ABOUT THE AUTHOR, HARUN YAHYA Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar writes his books under the pen name of Harun Yahya. The works of Harun Yahya have been translated into 41 languages. To date, his books have been purchased by 8 million people, and an equal number have been provided free to readers by various newspapers and magazines. You can read, free of charge, all the books Adnan Oktar has written under the pen name Harun Yahya on these websites http://www.harunyahya.com
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Darwinism's Contradiction With Religion
In our day, some circles hold the view that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution does not contradict with religion, and that those who renounce the theory of evolution unnecessarily promote it. This view, however, includes many misconceptions. It is the result of a failure to grasp the main tenet of Darwinism and the extremely dangerous outlook it mandates. That is why, for those who have faith in the existence of God, the mere Creator of all living-beings, yet carry the conviction that "God created living beings through evolution", it would be quite useful to primarily review the fundamental tenets of the theory. In this essay, in an endeavor to warn believers who have this misconception, some essential scientific and logical explanations regarding why the theory of evolution is not compatible with Islam and the fact of Creation it introduces to mankind, are provided. The basic tenet of Darwinism holds that living beings came into being spontaneously, as a result of coincidences. This view is completely contrary to the faith of Creation. The most important misconception of those who think that the theory of evolution does not contradict with creation is their assumption that the basic assertion of the theory of evolution is that living beings came into existence through evolving from one another. Accordingly, they comment: "There is no reason why God did not create all living beings by making them evolve from one another; so what is the rationale to raise objection to it?" However, there is a very important point here which is ignored: the essential difference between the advocates of evolution and creation is not based on the question of whether "living beings appeared individually or through evolving from each other. The main question is "whether living beings came into existence by chance and as result of natural events, or they were consciously created?" The theory of evolution, as known, claims that lifeless chemical compounds came together by chance and as a result of randomly occurring natural phenomena, they formed first the building blocks of life and ultimately life. Consequently, in its core, this claim accepts time, lifeless matter and chance to be creative powers. Even the layman, who is somewhat acquainted with the literature of evolution, is aware that this is the basis of the claims of evolutionists. Not surprisingly, despite being an evolutionist scientist, Pierre Paul Grass�, acknowledges the implausibility of the theory and summarizes what the concept of "coincidence" means for evolutionists: "...Chance becomes a sort of providence, which, under the cover of atheism, is not named but which is secretly worshipped." (Pierre Paul Grass�, Evolution of Living Organisms, New York, Academic Press, 1977, p.107) That life is an arbitrary by-product of the compound formed by time, matter and coincidence, on the other hand, is a nonsense claim unacceptable by those who have faith in the existence of God as the sole Creator of all living beings. Believers should assume the responsibility to save societies from such perverted and unreal beliefs and warn them. The claim of "coincidence" put forward by the theory of evolution is denied by science Another significant fact that deserves a special consideration about this subject is that scientific discoveries also definitely refute the evolutionist claims that "life emerged as a result of pure coincidences and natural phenomena." This is because there are extraordinarily complex examples of design in life. Even the cell of a living being is a great wonder of design that totally annuls the concept of "coincidence". This superior design and plan in life are certainly indications of God's unique and matchless creation, of His eternal knowledge and might. The efforts of evolutionists to explain the origins of life with chance are rejected by science in the 20th century and today, in the 21st century, they met a total defeat. (See Harun Yahya, Blunders of Evolutionists, Vural Publishing) Indeed, the reason why they deny Creation although they see this fact is their blind adherence to irreligiousness. God did not create living beings through an evolutionary process Since the existence of creation, in other words, a conscious design, is obvious, the only question that remains is "through what kind of a process the living beings were created." The misconception of some faithful people emerges right at this point: The wrong reasoning that "Living being could have been created by evolving from one another" is actually related to how the process of creation occurred. Indeed, had God willed, He could have created living beings through an evolutionary process from nothingness, as the abovementioned individuals propose. And had science proved that living beings evolved from each other, we could say, "God created life through evolution." For instance, if there were any evidence available that reptiles evolved to form birds, then we would say, "God transformed reptiles into birds with His command 'Be'!". Ultimately, both these living beings individually possess bodies overflowing with examples of perfect design, which cannot be explained away by chance. Transformation of these designs into one another -had such a thing really happened- would surely be another evidence for creation. However, the situation is not so. Scientific evidence (especially the fossil record and comparative anatomy) point to the contrary; there is not single evidence on earth that an evolutionary process took place on the earth. The fossil record clearly indicate that different living species did not appear on earth through evolving from one another by fine gradations, but that on the contrary, distinct living species appeared on earth suddenly fully formed and without any preceding ancestors similar to them. Neither birds sprung from reptiles, nor fish transformed into land-dwelling animals. Each living phylum is created individually with its traits particular to its kind. Even the most renowned evolutionists had to accept this fact and confess that this provides an evidence for Creation. For instance, evolutionist paleontologist Mark Czarnecki confesses as follows: "A major problem in proving the theory (evolution theory) has been the fossil record; the imprints of vanished species preserved in the Earth's geological formations. This record has never revealed traces of Darwin's hypothetical intermediate variants - instead species appear and disappear abruptly, and this anomaly has fueled the creationist argument that each species was created by God. (Mark Czarnecki, "The Revival of the Creationist Crusade", MacLean's, 19 January 1981, p. 56) Especially during the last fifty years, developments in various scientific fields such as paleontology, microbiology, genetics and comparative anatomy, and new discoveries show that the theory of evolution is untrue and living beings appeared on earth all of a sudden in their distinct and perfect forms. Therefore, there is no reason to suggest that God employed the process of evolution in Creation. God created every species individually and at one moment, with His command of "Be!" This is a certain and explicit fact. Conclusion It is of vital importance for people of faith to be alert and cautious against the ideological systems committed to struggle against God and religion. For 150 years, Darwinism provided a so-called scientific ground for all anti-religionist ideologies that caused misery for mankind, such as fascism, communism, and imperialism and legitimized the merciless practices of those who adopted these philosophies. Hence, it would not be right to ignore the inner truth and the real purpose of such a theory. For each Muslim of conscience, it is a major responsibility to disprove every anti-religious ideology rejecting the existence of God with a thought struggle, to demolish falsehood with truth and warn people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR, HARUN YAHYA Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar writes his books under the pen name of Harun Yahya. The works of Harun Yahya have been translated into 41 languages. To date, his books have been purchased by 8 million people, and an equal number have been provided free to readers by various newspapers and magazines. You can read, free of charge, 250 books Adnan Oktar has written under the pen name Harun Yahya, watch 180 documentary films and visit 56 web pages on this websites: http://www.harunyahya.com http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/ http://www.famousdarwinistdeceptions.com/
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Anxiety - Things You Must Avoid In Order To Get The Right Anxiety Treatment
Getting the right anxiety treatment is difficult, even today. Sometimes it can make things even worse, especially when you do not find the right doctor or get the wrong therapy. Sofia, one of my friends, had this bad luck. After Sofia gave birth to a wonderful girl about five years ago her problems began. She has always been suffering from an eating disorder but now she got a depression as well. Plus panic and anxiety disorders. Too much? Well, that is not all. She was smart enough to look for professional help. She went to a psychologist for a full year without any success. She got medications and tried Paxil, Zoloft, Neurontin and others. They did more harm than help. The drugs made her either very sleepy or the opposite. Sofia ended up totally frustrated and even more anxious and depressed. The things began to change when she consulted a psychiatrist who did really care. He made a full check up. He listened to all her problems and made notes about all the drugs she had used before already with no success. The psychiatrist was specialized in anxiety and also eating disorders. That is why he knew more than an average MD about all the things. He was also more knowledgeable than a psychologist. A psychologist is not an MD. The psychiatrist found out that one of her problems was Dopamine and not Serotonin. She mostly got medications for Serotonin before. Sofia finally found somebody who listened and took care of the problem carefully. Make sure your doctor knows about brain chemistry and is specialized in the problems you have. Otherwise you may end up frustrated and with therapies that make your problems even worse. Highly Recommended Reading: Anxiety Therapy General Anxiety Disorder Gerd C. Pacher is an expert author on anxiety. His articles about anxiety symptoms, causes and treatments have been published on numerous web sites, forums, blogs and ezines all over the Internet. Download his book about anxiety treatments at his web site now. More Details
Sunday, May 11, 2008
What is an Herbal Supplement?
The herbal supplement is a supplement that will provide you body with various sustenance necessary for your health and which is based of herbs and natural products. There are a wide kind of different varieties of herbal supplements available in the market nowadays. The benefits that each herbal supplement claims are as well many and diverse. A lot of the benefits that a select number type of herbal supplement or supplements claims on its label are not supported by scientific evidence or scientific research. Built on information from medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay, preliminary research on St. John's wort for depression and gingko biloba for improvement cognitive function has not shown much of a benefit beyond that of the placebo effect. That doesn�t mean though that all herbal supplements are fake. That only means that there survives such a chance until even more research is done. You are able to find a wonderful range of different brands, ingredients, and doses of herbal supplements in health food stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, discount stores, etc. Built on information from medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay, there are at least 880 different variations of the 10 best selling herbs. It can transform into very confusing to select the best herbal supplement. Many brands change significantly in the ingredients wore in production of a couple type of herbal supplement and in recommended dosages. The prices vary significantly too. You are able to absolutely find the cheap or discounted herbal supplements, however with the cost drop the quality usually drops. As well with cheap herbal supplements you have a greater possibility of purchasing a fake product. Consult with your doctor or even more health professionals before you run taking a select number type of herbal supplement. Herbal medicine is the use of plant and herb extracts for their therapeutic value. Most plants contain and manufacture chemical substances that aid in healing and even more physical treatments. Herbal medicine is the oldest form of healthcare and constitutes a key role in the development of modern medicine as we know it today. Back when technology was however unheard of, primitive men utilised the vast flora around them to the fullest extent, observing both plant and animal life and their components, eventually yielding birth to herbal medicine. In a learn per Globe Health Organization on herbal medicine assume, about 80 % of the world's populace however rely on herbal medicine to cure certain ailments and about 74 % of the drugs we apply today contain at least one botanical element. As an example, Chinese Herbal Medicine's assume of ephedrine to cure respiratory conditions however survives in the present time. Ephedrine remains an active ingredient in most of the commercial drugs that are being prescribed to relieve asthma symptoms. Herbal medicine is defined by three schools of thought: Ayurvedic Herbalism, Traditional Chinese Herbalism and American Herbal Medicine. While both Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine have moved on to advanced forms, american herbal medicine remains a share of folk treatments. Herbal medicine is, first and primary, holistic. It aims to address not just a particular symptom, however also to help the whole body rejuventate strengthen itself. And while there is not a scientific evidence that all herbal medicines claiming to have healing powers are actually effective, the number the herbal medicines that have been placed under clinical testing have proved their worth. The list of known kinds includes echinacea, which is wore to temper colds, St John's wort, wore to treat mild depression (without applying Prozac), and hawthorne berries, which help in the recovery process from mild heart failures. Is herbal medicine a direct substitute to modern medication? It depends. While herbal medicines are extracted naturally from plants, not all are safe to use; particularly if it's taken with even more varieties of treatments that are likely not to be complementary. Also, herbal medicine is occasionally used only for mild ailments. If the symptoms are even more fantastic, it's best to consult a trained practitioner of herbal medicine who can explain which ones are appropriate and recommend dosage levels and frequency. Presently, most of the recommended herbal medicines fall outside of standard drug regulations, so, not all of their claims to fame are guaranteed and true. And even as common feel tells us that herbal medicine has been around for thousand of years, yielding an impression that it's quite an authority, it's not recommended to self-diagnose. Always keep in mind that herbal medicines are however medicines and, so, share the likelihood of having side effects as regular commercial drugs. A select number of us have this misconception that because herbal medicines are natural, it's 100% safe. This is not true constantly. The best defense against the possible side effects herbal medicines can give is to educate ourselves with the basics on the herbal medicine in question and to apply it with caution. Carmen Siew For more information and resources, please visit: http://www.dietphentermine-pill.com/ More Articles More Details
Sunday, May 4, 2008
New Nano Technology Touts Solar Solution
When you receive the Seal you will begin to care about the environment. A new technology is being developed that may greatly help preserve the environment by making efficient and cheap solar power a reality. The technology makes use of nanotechnology--the production of material at very small sizes. The material is called "Nano Flakes," which are tiny crystals that absorb all the light from the sun. The Danish Martin Aagesen found the new material while working on his doctorate degree. He discovered a perfect crystalline nanostructure which he says would make the perfect solar cell. Solar power is plagued by high cost of production and inefficiency in turning sunlight into energy. This technology promises to change all that, greatly reducing costs and much more efficiently transferring the sun's energy. The costs in production of solar cells can be reduced because less of the silicon semiconductors are needed. That is achieved by the use of nanotechnology. And the new solar cells will be much more efficient because the energy does not have to travel as far in the solar cell so less of the energy will be lost in the process. Martin Aagesen says that solar cells using nano flakes may be able to capture 30 percent of the energy in the sunlight. That is twice as much as today's solar cells are converting. This new discover opens up a world of promise--a Heaven of promise--for solving the problem of pollution from energy. Solar cells operate virtually pollution-free day in and day out. It means that a lot more electricity can be produced from solar cells since it will be much cheaper to produce the solar cells. So they will cost less to buy while they work better at the same time. Martin Aagesen is the director of Sunflake Inc, the company that is developing these Nano Flakes and hoping to put them into production. The website of the company tells a little more about the technology. The substrate is the material the process happens on. Relatively little solar-grade material is needed to produce the Nano Flakes, saving considerable money in the manufacturing process. And there is no need for a lattice-matched substrate, which is needed for the older and less efficient versions of solar cells. The new substrate does not need any solar-grade material to produce it. When you are sealed you will begin to care about the environment. You will begin to understand that excessive pollution is unhealthy for the earth and the people living on it. You may not be a scientist who has made a discovery like this Martin Aagesen. But you can take action. You can look for new products like these new solar cells when they are available to the public. You could power all the electricity needs for your house with these solar cells. That way you would not use electricity that is produced by generating any kinds of toxic or dirty waste, like nuclear or coal. When you are sealed God will show you how to care for the environment. He will plant a little garden in your soul so you will be just like a little fertile earth. And as an earth you will not want to pollute yourself when you receive the Seal. And now Jason invites you to get your FREE report Are You Making These Mistakes as a Christian? And "Get God's Seal of Approval and Get the Victory Over Evil" Jason Witt More Details
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