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Editor's note: the following are some of the best-available sources of afterlife, consciousnes research, intelligent design, and personal-development information:

 

Discovery Institute: "Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on research, education, action, and cultural renewal... it brings together a growing global network of scholars, scientists, and policy experts. The Institute investigates the life-changing possibilities of a universe brimming with information and intelligent design. It has a special interest in exploring how science and technology can advance free markets, propel new discoveries, illuminate public policy, and support human dignity and the metaphysical foundations of a free society." Subscribe to a free newsletter of latest articles.

IntelligentDesign.org: “The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection.... A growing number of scientists agree: Our universe and life were produced by intelligent design, not unguided evolution. This site exists to document the mounting scientific evidence for nature’s intelligent design. Through this site, you can explore the evidence for intelligent design for yourself.” Subscribe to a free newsletter of latest articles.

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: “received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle.

He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, which was named a Book of the Year by the Times (of London) Literary Supplement in 2009, and now, The Return of the God Hypothesis”.

The Cambrian Explosion, Biology's Big Bang: The sudden appearance in the fossil record of many major complex animal types, without any trace of gradual transitional steps. “The big question that the Cambrian Explosion poses is where does all that new [genetic] information come from?” says Dr. Stephen Meyer, a featured expert in the documentary. See a youtube discussion by Dr. Meyers on this issue. Also read about Darwin’s Dilemma, a video documentary which “recreates the prehistoric world of the Cambrian era with state-of-the-art computer animation [and] interviews with numerous scientists.”

The Primacy Of Consciousness, by Peter Russell. This is an excellent lecture by Russell, one I've seen multiple times, an extended discussion about the nature of consciousness as it relates to quantum mechanics and relativity. He does a good job.

 

Khan Academy: a non-profit educational organization that provides free online resources for students, teachers, and learners worldwide.

Founded by Salman Khan in 2008, it offers a wide range of instructional videos, practice exercises, and materials across various subjects, including:

  • Mathematics: Covering topics from basic arithmetic to advanced calculus.

  • Science: Including physics, chemistry, and biology.

  • Economics and Finance: Basics of economics, personal finance, and investing.

  • Arts and Humanities: History, art history, and social studies.

  • Computer Programming: Coding tutorials and computer science fundamentals.

“I come from a poor family. At home it’s one room we live in. When I was a child, I used to fear mathematics. But now, I am in love with mathematics because of Khan Academy.” Anjali, India

Khan Academy is designed to help learners learn at their own pace, allowing them to revisit lessons or explore advanced topics as needed. The platform is widely used in schools and by individuals seeking supplemental educational materials. Its mission is to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

 

 

Attorney Adrian Smith has been a good friend since college days, 50 years ago. I often seek his insights and quote him on Word Gems.

He’s written the "foreword" for my books and has recently published a book of his own, “A Prison For The Mind,” available on Amazon. You’ll want to follow his blogsite for most recent thoughts.

Adrian was interviewed concerning his book, how forms of totalitarianism are eroding our traditions of personal liberties and rule of law.

I invite you to survey a transcribed excerpt of Adrian’s discourse.

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AliveInside.us - Music can soothe the despairing soul as no other medicinal agent. It might reawaken us to life and love lost, vivify the battered human spirit, offering hope of celestial tomorrows rooted in untapped human potential. But, even more, in recent years, one man has been engaged in a private crusade to bring music, the personal songs of one’s life, to dementia patients – with astonishingly wonderful results.

Eckhart Tolle and "The Power Of Now"

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, Cambridge biologist

Dr. Dean Radin, Institute Of Noetic Sciences

Dr. Eben Alexander, brain surgeon, near-death experience survivor

 Dr. Pim van Lommel, cardiologist, near-death experience researcher

Dr. Amit Goswami, professor of quantum mechanics

Leslie Flint, Direct-Voice medium

Father Robert Benson, "Life In The World Unseen," volume one

Swedenborg, featured on the "Afterlife" page, wrote of his visions of Summerland. And there is a group of dedicated individuals who seek to promote his philosophy and psychic visions. You may want to view their youtube videos and website, swedenborg.com.

Forever Family Foundation: "When Bob and Phran Ginsberg joined a support group for bereaved parents following the death of their daughter, Bailey, in an auto accident on September 1, 2002, they were informed that the subject of life after death was not suitable for discussion as it did not relate to coping with grief. 'We found that odd,' says Bob, a 65-year-old semi-retired insurance agent residing in Huntington, N.Y., 'as we believed that the only thing that could provide comfort to bereaved parents was the possibility that their child still survived.'"

 

Editor’s note: This young man might be the very best teacher I’ve ever come across. It's a bold statement, but Dr. DeWitt is a gift, transforms teaching into art-form, makes the complex simple to apprehend. Here’s a sample lecture explaining what a “mole” is in chemistry, and you'll remember what he says. Listening to him is an event.

Dr. Tyler DeWitt, MIT grad, one of the best teachers

Word Gems is my private collection of the best gold-nuggets I’ve discovered in all fields. It’s not easy to find something good, and not often am I tempted toward superlative in this search, but Tyler DeWitt is really something.

Just sample his many youtube videos and read the reviews, and you’ll see what I mean – tens or hundreds of thousands of comments from grateful viewers who rate him the best teacher they’ve ever found.

How does he do it? Certain characteristics meet us in his lectures:

  1. He’s extremely knowledgeable regarding topics under review. Like all great speakers and writers, he has something worthwhile to say.

  2. He’s humble, doesn’t talk down to you, assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the listener. Also, he treats you as a friend, is warm, smiles, and you can tell he loves his subject.

  3. He doesn’t waste your time by writing on the board but masterfully employs pre-arranged visual aids; this alone is wonderful.

  4. He explains his terms, gets to the essence of concepts, uses analogies, offers examples.

  5. His use of a split-screen, allowing us to see both the teacher and the material, makes it easy to listen.

A good teacher is a “gift from the gods” and will facilitate an expeditious assimilation of knowledge. After reviewing Tyler’s work, you might be led, as I was, to assert, “If I’d had you as a chem teacher in high school or college, my life could have unfolded differently.”

You can easily find Tyler DeWitt’s videos on youtube. No matter what your field of interest, he helps all of us envision what a good teacher looks like.

 

 

The Dazzling Darkness is a concept representing a frame of mind untrammeled by the dysfunctional ego. Therein, freed from base-alloy animal inclinations, one might apprehend not only the identity of one’s true mate but also a realization of the living presence of God in one’s life. READ MORE

 

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