The Power Of Mystery

J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery — the heart of Alias, Lost, and the upcoming Cloverfield — back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own unopened Mystery Box.
One of Abrams’ interesting insights: Mystery is [...]

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AIDS: Propaganda or Epidemic?

AIDS and HIV are two aspects of world society we now have come to take for granted since its emergence in the 1980s. The disease and the virus that causes it have become staple facts that no one dares to challenge.
However, the ease and availability of information via the internet have made it possible for [...]

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People Power Addiction

People Power in 1986 was a singular and powerful event that freed the country from the clutches of oppressive dictatorship and provided a venue and expression for free thought that had been repressed for decades in the Philippines.
However, the modern idea of People Power has been changed from its purest expression into one that is [...]

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Beauty And Truth

Murray Gell-mann is a physicist who reflects on the “theory of everything”. He mentions that there seems to be a relationship with elegance and beauty to finding truth.
What are things that can be said to be beautiful or elegant? Elegance refers to simplicity. Elegance refers to something all-encompassing. Elegance is something that isn’t complicated. Elegance [...]

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Assassination Theories On Ninoy

More about the assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. The official verdict: the Senator was shot while descending the stairs from his airplane by his military escort–thus Aquino’s death was a military conspiracy, which loosely places the blame on incumbent President: Ferdinand Marcos.
This thought was the spark that set off a critical chain of events [...]

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Is Religious Faith a Psychological Defense Mechanism?

Let us first start with the definitions: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/faith
faith �� (fth) KEY � NOUN:

Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief, trust.
Loyalty to a person or [...]

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The Fine Line Between A Hero And A Politician

August being the anniversary of the assassination of Senator Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr., it merits a closer look at the man and his life. He is currently recognized as a national hero, his death in 1983 being the spark that caused a national outrage against Marcos that culiminated in the 1986 uprising that ousted the [...]

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Gay Men are Bad? Now even Soft Men?

You read it right! Before, some religious sectors believe that homosexuality is not ethical if those homosexual tendencies are entertained with homosexual activities like man to man sex. From the way this article unravels, it seems that it considers what it calls a “soft male” an aberration even though the male is not a homosexual.
http://thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=4514.3701.0.0
Recapture [...]

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The Philosophy of Star Wars

Star Wars is one of the most well known movie series of all time. As far as 1977, the first of its series introduced itself

Although the film entertains us with a beautiful story with cutting edge special effects, one can’t help but wonder if the film is philosophical as well. Did [...]

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Is Your Child Really Your Own?

http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/news/hs527353.jsp
Many Dads Unknowingly Raising Others’ Kids
Increase in paternity testing reveals 1 in 25 men raising children not their own, study says
THURSDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDayNews) — Calling it a Pandora’s Box with broad health implications, British researchers say genetic testing is informing about 4 percent of fathers that a child they are raising is not [...]

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