history

We all know the story of antibiotics.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 and there was much rejoicing.

Well, actually the rejoicing comes a little bit later, because Alexander Fleming didn't actually do anything.

In the modern United States, a debate about the use of torture of terror suspects is raging. For the war on terror is as much a war about information as it is about bullets and bombs, and at times the military and the government will go into murky waters in an attempt to attain the information they need. Some anti-torture advocates claim that in the use of torture, the U.S.

The Republican cantidates for President must have failed history class, or something. I found the following quotes online at godlessgeeks.com, an atheist website. As an atheist, I'm scared, and I hope you are, too, after you read them.

Senator John McCain: "the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation."

So, I've pretty much decided to make this a series, of sorts. I began asking the question, What is Death? and continued with What is Pain? and What is a soul? Feel free to check them out.

I hear everyone complaining about the US and Iraq and taking over because we're just in it for the oil. Ok, so?

Martin Luther King was wiretapped by the FBI for many years during the civil rights movement in which he participated. Sexual encounters were recorded, and really are about all the FBI got out of these wire taps. They used these against MLK and tried to bring him down with it. They did this, "Hoping to prove the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was under the influence of Communists, the FBI kept the civil rights leader under constant surveillance.". Now they found nothing of the sort of course.

When most people think of progress, they think of the newest computers from Apple, the hottest video game or home entertainment system, hybrid cars, their team getting into the super bowl or world series, a pay raise, going against the majority, or a new political candidate.

After watching a documentary on the decoding of the Bible, I have come to the conclusion that the human mind is very complex but at the same time very one track. Experts say that certain patterns and codes in the original text of the Bible have uncovered words that correspond with major events in history like WWII and 9/11. I, on the other hand, am a little skeptical of the whole idea.