Life-improvement

I.Origins – Does faith pervert science?

Monday, December 15, 2014 0 Life-improvement, Modern Culture, Movie Reviews, Self-Help No tags Permalink

It's a classic love story. Boy meets girl. Girl is wistful and spiritual, boy is scientific and needs facts and data. (Spoiler Alert!) Girl gets cut in half when elevator fails. Besides having the most gruesomely tragic death scene I've ever witnessed - something out of a  Final Destination movie - I.Origins starring Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey and Michael Pitt is an interesting, in-depth look at God, faith, spirituality and the space between. In the metaphor that frames the storyline, worms have no ...

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Can non-believers be creative? Steven Pressfield’s new proof for the existence of God (and why it fails)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1 blasphemy, Life-improvement, Modern Culture, Theology , , Permalink

Today on Steven Pressfield's blog he posted an article called How Resistance Proves the Existence of God. Let me start by saying, I saw this coming years ago. I saw it in his now famous "War or Art" and in the interview he did with Oprah. I saw it in the new book "Do the Work" Seth Godin asked him to write. In brief, Pressfield believes that we are all called to produce art, and our greatest enemy in ...

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Can planetary-zodiac gemstones change your life? Lessons from a vedic astrologer

Sunday, July 8, 2012 7 Life-improvement, Self-Help, Theology , , , , Permalink

Every year or so, I get obsessed about my jewelry. It's silly, but mostly harmless, so I allow myself to obsess. You see I like to believe that wearing gemstones can influence our lives. You may think I'm an idiot, but first let me me explain. I'm well aware of placebo effect, and it's very possible that I and everybody else interested in vedic astrology (or Eastern astrology, which unlike western astrology, provides "remedies" to counteract planetary effects) ...

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Smart Drugs for cognitive enhancement: my experiences with Modafinil

Monday, February 13, 2012 0 Life-improvement , , , , Permalink

If you've watched "limitless" you may have been inspired (as I was) to research into the "smart pill" debate that has been brewing for the past several years. Is there really a drug that can make you smarter? ADHD medication like Adderall and Ritalin are classified as nootropics and commonly referred to as "Mental Enhancers". It should come as no surprise that such drugs, although regulated by prescription, will be taken off label. Gingko Biloba, ...

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Johnny Depp’s blasphemous new Christmas Carol with BabyBird: Jesus Stag Night Club

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 0 Articles, Atheism, Blog, Life-improvement, Modern Culture, News, Theology , , , , Permalink

There are many reasons to love Johnny Depp; his stunning good looks, goofy movie roles or charming bad boy personality. But here's another one: for his outspoken willingness to criticize religion and poke fun in places others dare not tread. Teaming up with the UK band BabyBird (which he's worked with before, and is close with the band's frontman Stephen Jones) Depp sung the lyrics to a new Christmas song release, Jesus Stag Night Club. Admittedly, the music ...

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Branding and marketing in religious illustration

Sunday, November 6, 2011 0 Articles, Blog, Life-improvement, Modern Culture, Theology , , , Permalink

Branding and marketing has become hugely important in today's and competitive business environment. Companies have to find a way to stick in people's minds, to generate an emotional response, to build trust and rapport. A name and a slogan just isn't enough. Take a look at the following: just a simple image that is internationally recognized anywhere. They have fans and supporters, aka customers.   A mascot or image can be boiled down even further, into a very ...

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