The world of work is quickly changing and every month, worldwide, thousands are losing their jobs and incomes to robots, to computerization and to dozens of other systems. Even in China and India where labor is still cheap, jobs are eliminated because new technology makes economical sense even if labor costs is not the major concern.
Here in the mid-south [ especially in southeast Tennessee ] we see a temporary increase in jobs, mainly because industry has been able to find cheaper labor...

Hinduism is an umbrella concept for 1000+ of various spiritual practices within India.
'[B]Atman is Brahman[/B]' is one of the most refine idea within Hinduism and spirituality.

The usual analogy of this idea is that of an iceberg floating in the ocean.
If one see it from a dual perspective, then one see an iceberg and the ocean separately.
If one view from a mono perspective, in term of H2O molecules, then both are the same.
Most Vedantist view Brahman as the...

Jonah 2:8 (NIV) - "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. After reading this I thought what's the big deal? I mean it was written thousands of years ago. I don't cling to idols, and I don't know anyone who does. But then it occurred to me that we may not have statues of idols, but an idol can be anything that we consider more important than God. They could be...

I'll go out and say it: I hate most leftovers. Things like vegetables or macaroni and cheese are items that are better fresh. So, I brought home some leftover fried chicken and mashed potatoes from my mom's the other night, and I've put them in my refrigerator.

Where the potatoes happen to be concerned, I didn't want them as they were.

Light bulb! I had butter, bacon bits, and chives at my disposal, so it came time to do some creativity with them....

This is another post that has gone off topic.
Note my point on your views regarding going off topic above.

Side views: I have explained before; despite some violent elements in the NT the central leveraging elements of the NT is 'Love thy Enemies' 'Love thy neighbors' 'give the other cheeks'. These violence has more to do with the inherent human nature of the perpetrators rather than the religion itself. I will not go further into this.


I agree with you...