Did everybody miss it, or am I imagining things? In the wake of the historic 2008 election, a debate arose over the role of the...
Yesterday morning, I opened my copy of The Guardian to learn that various tranches and services of the British National Health Service were being...
The Boston Globe just reported today on a study at the University of Michigan that examined how people, especially those who are wrong about...
In the heaven of Indra, there is said to be a network of pearls, so arranged that if you look at one you see...
The Earth's head has got to be spinning. Humans are filling its seas with oil, chemicals, waste and massive islands of pollution, the process...
The second question is what is the Buddha nature? All sentient beings possess the Buddha nature. It is an innate element within the mind...
So I'm out on my driveway washing my car last weekend, when my neighbor walks by. He is an old Chinese guy in his...
Remember the movie "Memento", about the guy who couldn't remember recent things because his short term memory was damaged? Er...what was I saying? That brilliant...
Should I be more polite and ask “Was he Honest?  Is he Honest? The confirmation hearings of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court begin today...
Why "no gods" doesn't, necessarily, mean "no afterlife." By @Bauart (on Twitter) I'm an atheist. For some people I'm sure this instantly qualifies me as a...