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art, creativity, ideas, beauty, people, scince, geology

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Religious Bridge - It seems that the debate between the 3 major religions centers on the differences between them, instead of the similarities. Each one is based on the belief that it alone knows divinity on all its aspects. It would be wiser to understand that one person - even a prophet or messiah - can learn only a narrow angle of the divinity, and build a bridge over these differences rather than sustain the theological battleground.

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  A comment on Conversation: Future books should have animations along with still images.

  Dec 26 2011: Amazing idea!!! Why not add sounds too? All of this can give much more information and also help poeple with learning disabilities.

• A comment on Conversation: Academic subjects as a secondary learning process.

  Dec 26 2011: Lee, the question is not "how much math does one need to go shoping", but: what kind of skills do we want our children to have when they turn 18. I agree that art is important (I'm an artist myself), but creativity - not only artistic creativity - is a fundamental skill. Science is very important, but without curiosity there will be no science. Art and science are end-products of creativity and curiosity - both being butchered by the education system. Example: my daughter was a book-worm until the first time she was asked to write a book report. Suddenly it wasn't fun, but a duty. And really, does anyone know what the poet meant? What the painter wanted to point out? Why do we need do dissect and analyze everything instead of connecting with it or just enjoy it? We recognize beauty without any formula - in science and in art. We need to teach our children to observe and find their own interpretation, not ours, to think - not to repeat someone else's opinion.
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  A comment on Conversation: What's your favorite Quotes?

  Dec 26 2011: Mazin, we usually look up to our elders for pearls of wisdom, but sometimes we should look for them elsewhere. There are many quotes of famous people that I like and often use, but I like this one better: "Why won't you trust me? You tought me everything I know..." - my 19 years old daughter

• A reply on Conversation: Religious Bridge

  Dec 16 2011: Your view is very interesting. Are you refering to the evolution of each one of these relitions, or to the evolution of their relationship with each other?

• A reply on Conversation: Is multi-tasking a myth? Can we, should we, do many things at once?

  Dec 16 2011: You are so right. Multi-tasking is no myth. Ask any mother :)

• A reply on Conversation: Religious Bridge

  Dec 16 2011: Mary, I'm certainly worried about the planet, but much more about my fellow humans.
  
  I always enjoy George Carlin's view:
  "Save the planet? We don't even know how to take care of ourselves yet. We havn't learned how to care for one another."
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw
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  A reply on Conversation: Religious Bridge

  Dec 16 2011: True, science is not a belief system, but some see the scientific method as the other side of the coin.
  
  I agree with you about authority and the confidence of teachers (and alsoo parents). Luckily, I had some teachers that addmied they didn't know everything. One of them, a high school tacher, used to say so, and then suggested to explore the isuue with us in the library. We learned more from his "don't know" answers than from all the others, and so did he. What a way to learn... Most teachers Suffocate curiosity, but that teacher preserved my natural curiosity. I'm 52 and still learning :)

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  Dec 15 2011: Gerald, people are not only logical, and some of them need some kind of belief. One can not dismiss that need for the simple reason that it's out there, and for a very long time: the question of exixtance is as ancient as the spoken word.
  
  Let me tell you about me. I'm an artist and an amateur scientist, and from time to time I find myself looking around, wondring - not HOW this beauty was created, that I know (geology, astronomy, physics). As an artist I find myself thinking of a creator - an artist, just like me - not the kind of god that tells you what to do. This beauty - a smile, a flower, landscape - moves me in an unlogical way.
  
  People believe in what they learn, mostly at home. Some reach out and look for a religion thay can belong to. It happens all over the world, even to highly educated people, scientist, former skeptics. We can't dismiss their need to believe because we believe in something else, like science.

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  Dec 15 2011: Yes, he was. He was my mentor and guide. One of the most important lessons I learnd from him is how much one smile can change someone else's life, as well as your own :)

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  Dec 15 2011: James, the example in the link includes the Bahá'í Faith, which alrady believes in the unity of most religions:
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith_and_the_unity_of_religion