Feature: Science and Being

The intersection of science and being is a bizarre place. Weird thoughts and strange mental phantoms haunt its premises. Sooner or later we all go there!

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Regis Schilken

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• Being Obama or Being Bo — Who Is Happier?

  Bo-dog versus the President on information processing.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Nov 05, 2009

• The Science of Being on Pointe

  Is it physically possible to dance only on toes?

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Oct 19, 2009

• Science Outpaced by Autism

  Science remains baffled by autism, but there is help for parents!

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Sep 07, 2009

• The Being of God is Science

  Spinoza equated all existence including mathematical and physical laws with God.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Aug 23, 2009

• Will Our Scientific Nation Perish from the Earth?

  Our Fathers chose law created by Nature’s God. Will this “more perfect union” wilt into the sod?

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Aug 11, 2009

• A Scientist of Excellence — Leta Stetter Hollingworth

  Leta Hollingworth, a forgotten scientist, is the foremother of gifted education.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Jul 27, 2009

• Set Free Your Being with Words

  You can improve your personal freedom by broadening your vocabulary.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Jul 19, 2009

• Obama's Religious Quandary

  Barack Obama is a thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable president; how could he choose to become a Christian?

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Jul 11, 2009

• Your Sex: How Lesbian or Gay Are You?

  All men and women are attracted to their same sex; it is merely a matter of degree.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Jun 11, 2009

• Our Unreasonable Logical Mind

  Our mind can recognize a dilemma-predicament as logical, but at the same time, it senses unreasonableness and leaps beyond it.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Jun 04, 2009

• A Round of Applause for Plant and Animal Souls

  Plants and animals display a definite organizing principle; can it be a soul?

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on May 27, 2009

• Mindy Dog Versus Rene Descartes

  A dog’s eating habits suggest a way to bridge the mind-body gap of Rene Descartes.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on May 18, 2009

• Science and the Being of Jesus

  Science, scholarship, inspiration, and God killing.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on May 11, 2009

• The Unholy Book of the Dead Sea

  The text of the Dead Sea scrolls is amazingly accurate, but its God condones murder and other atrocities.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Apr 30, 2009

• Unicorns, Polio, the Sun, the Mystery!

  Science searches the universe for answers only when they have a hint an answer is there!

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Apr 25, 2009

• Dust Bunnies: Coming and Going Under the Bed

  Ashes to electrons, dust to nuclear physics.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Apr 17, 2009

• What on Earth is This Stuff?

  We touch and handle "stuff" each day; what lies under its surface appearance?

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Apr 08, 2009

• Am I Out Of My Mind?

  Where exactly is my "mind?"

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Mar 30, 2009

• Is There a Purpose for Human Existence?

  Thoughts on Belief and Meaning.

  Opinion by Regis Schilken — on Mar 25, 2009

• Book Review: The God Experiment: Can Science Prove the Existence of God? by Russell Stannard

  Russell Stannard, a high-energy nuclear physicist, explains why science only amplifies his belief in the reality of God.

  Review by Regis Schilken — on Mar 22, 2009