Philosophers, thinkers and men of religion have long argued about the course of existence and everything in it, living and non-living. They have split, between and within their schools, into those who believe in predestination, those who believe in free will, and a third group that combines the two. Predestination means that everything that happens […]
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Spirituality means much more than belief in God. It is made of feelings, thoughts and insights that are often hard, if not impossible, to describe, and it is linked with one of the most widespread areas of human life: religion. But religion is more than a public expression of spirituality: religious institutions act as schools, […]
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Virginity as an example If we accept that living things are products of nature through evolution, we must also accept that everything that makes up these living things is natural too. And since human societies are made of humans, living beings born of nature, they too are natural products. So the way they are organised […]
Read moreBefore the theory of evolution, ageing was seen like a machine whose parts wear out over time. Afterwards, scientists began to ask why evolution had produced highly complex, adaptable living things that are very good at surviving from birth to adulthood, but then fall into decline and death. Their search for answers led to several […]
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Doctor, are you proud to be a doctor? And you, patient, do you still believe the doctor is the long-awaited saviour? I hesitated a lot before writing what you are about to read, because I am a doctor and because I write for a medical publication. Both oblige me to be loyal to my profession […]
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