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Intelligence is what sets us apart from other animals on this planet, so it is a crucial part of your human life. Intelligence can apply to mentation, emotion, your will and your beliefs. There is even such a thing as social intelligence. So what does this mean in terms of how you live your life? As Dorothy Espiau (creator of Geotran, the programming language of creation) says,
The other day I was surprised to see an article in the Guardian (a liberal mainstream newspaper in the UK) saying that Richard Dawkins was named the ‘world’s top thinker’ in a poll from Prospect magazine. Apparently Prospect listed whom they consider to be the 65 most influential scientists and economists, and asked their readers to vote; they selected Richard Dawkins as #1. What?!
We all experienced a sadly familiar sense of shock and horror when we read or saw that two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Of course, it’s too early to know what or how or why; at this point, it’s all about images and anguish, sorrow for those on the scene and shock for the rest of us observing the media reports.
These are exciting times for the Roman Catholic Church. Maybe you’re not a Catholic, or even a believe in God, so why is this important? Because there are 1.2 billio Catholics in the world, making it one of the most influential cultural-social-religious groups out there. The direction of the RC Church has an impact on everyone, like it or not.
New Year’s resolutions are usually about what you want to do in the coming year, but what about the reverse? What would your life look like if you stopped doing what causes you stress and failure? Instead of changing what you do, what about changing how you feel and think? It’s a lot easier to change your mind than to change your physical habits, just as it’s easier to refrain from criticizing than to think up positive things to say about a person or situation that you really don’t like.