People are finally recognizing that the aims and  aspirations of science, and the aims and aspirations of most organized religions (after  peeling off superficial and cultural trappings and baring the basic “pearls of wisdom”) are similar. The difference (in my view) is that science points out what needs to be fixed and religion assures us that, if we all pull…

It’s funny how members of the general public can be taken in by the oddest notions?  I am an typical  Canadian and as such, think of myself as something of a barometer, measuring the changing temperature and attitudes of the Canadian public. I remember commenting that the newly-crowned leader of the Liberal Party of Canada should  have stayed in the…

I had no idea that other people – in other countries- are also put off by the blatant promoting (and trashing) of individual party leaders during democratic elections. There needs to be a change -worldwide, I guess. It is too easy for the powers-that-be to manipulate citizens into voting – or not voting – for a particular party. If…

Do we have a real democracy when we only have the tirades and comments from the figureheads who represent each of the political parties to chose from. And this time around none have that “movie star” quality about them. And why should that be necessary for the job, anyway? Corporate leaders in the private sector are often pretty dull fellows… I would much…

I think we have a biological need to gather information – good and bad – from all sources available. It doesn’t have to be the problems and/or successes of celebreties – although that’s what’s constantly being fed to us by the media. We are also interested in everyday stories with happier endings. Who knows Charlie…