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Last October when I tested positive for Covid-19, I was in isolation for over two weeks. I found it difficult, especially in the second week.

Homo informaticus Luc de Brabandere lets us sail with him along the two great rivers of thought that have flowed down the centuries from ancient philosophy into modern computer science, from Plato and Aristotle to Alan Turing and Claude Shannon. The history of computer science did not begin eighty years ago with the creation of the first electronic computer. To program a computer to process information – or in other words, to simulate thought – we need to be able to understand, dismantle an...

Its imperative to speak out about Trumps lack of mental capacity and psychological dangerousness: mental health expert President Donald J. Trump speaks with reporters after signing an executive order on establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) The child king spends his final days throwing an extra ton of trau...

Lusaka - Zambia: By Fred M'membe The cruelty and killings going on in our country today under the presidency of Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu makes me reflect and deeply meditate

Publisher Allen Lane, hardback After you have finished reading John Grays short book on cats and how they differ from us humans, you feel it might be a better idea to be a cat after all, writes Paddy Kehoe John Gray, who was born in 1948, has been Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Visiting Professor at Harvard and Yale and Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics from which he retired in 2008. His previous books, which include Straw Dogs, Seven Types of Athei...

Engaging views and analysis from outside contributors on the issues affecting society and faith today. CP VOICES do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s). CP Current Page: Voices | Dave Ramsey forgives $10 million of debt to show the love of Jesus Christ Dave Ramsey forgives $10 million of debt to show the love of Jesus Christ | Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Skooz OK, so its like this. This used to be a really nice profile page; pics galore, nice wallpapers, and if I say so my self, pretty cool. Then, Comcast deactivated the web pages of their subscribers, including me, and all the painstaking HTML was orphaned overnight. One of these days Ill get around to rebuilding this page. One of these days ... ungh!! "Will you raise or lower my taxes?" Until that question is answered, I do not hear a word they have to say. All Hail the Mighty Kansas C...

Engaging views and analysis from outside contributors on the issues affecting society and faith today. CP VOICES do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s). CP Current Page: Voices | Incredible story of sacrificial grace: Making time for an encounter that changes everything Incredible story of sacrificial grace: Making time for an encounter that changes everything | Thursday, December 24, 2020

Hauser & Wirth announce Louise Bourgeois exhibition at Tarmak22 Gstaad and online Louise Bourgeois, Untitled (No. 7), 1993. Bronze, silver nitrate patina, 12.1 x 68.6 x 43.2 cm / 4 3/4 x 27 x 17 in. Photo: Christopher Burke. GSTAAD .- This winter, Hauser & Wirth brings the work of one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century, Louise Bourgeois, to the Swiss Alps. Available to experience at the exhibition space Tarmak22 in Gstaad and online, the exhibition takes its title from Blaise Pa...

Meditation: Your antidote to suffering Philosophers and religions have warned against the peril of being a slave to your thoughts By Updated Monday Dec 21 2020 “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone”- Blaise Pascal Humor me with a thought experiment. Imagine that you have a roommate that is constantly in your ear, talking non-stop, from the time that you rise from sleep and, in every waking moment, thereafter as you go about your day. Imag...