I Challenge Common Sense Killer!

I haven't been updating this blog actively for the past few months because of some conflicts I have with myself. I've finally admitted that I have those conflicts late last night (I'm slow, I know) and action is what follows. I'm giving myself several challenges to do in order to break free of my old habits. The first and major one is:

No random web surfing for 7 days straight

One of the addictions that I have is continually browsing the web for no particular reason (be it on youtube, forums or the comments section of news articles).  And before I knew it I've spent 2 or 3 hours sitting there practically doing nothing.

So unless I have some specific need of going on to a website (checking what's on sale is NOT a need), I'll not open my web browser, at least not for the next 7 days.  Some other minor challenges also started today.

I'll also have a new series of posts about definitions of some slippery terms.  What is reality?  What is a fact, a truth?  What is a person?  What is a mind?

I've read a lot of books and know a lot of things about the world and what not.  But until I've experienced them, they are nothing but knowledge that does nothing for me.  I need to convert knowledge into wisdom.  In other words,  I could read about how to drive a car all I want, but it's when I actually drive one that I would know how it's really like. 

I won't stop seeking knowledge, but my focus is more on myself right now.  This blog is now a personal journal.

UFO's No Longer Unidentified In The Near Future?

News about UFO's and aliens are popping up left and right.  If you keep an eye on this subject, you would know that the UFO press conference just took place a few days ago.  During the conference, six former U.S. Air Force officers and one former enlisted man are talking about UFO’s that were seen around nuclear missile sites.  Even if you only pay attention to mainstream news, you would've noticed Stephen Hawking talking about the potential danger of alien contact a couple of months ago.  Some mainstream news networks did reported about the conference (CNN, Foxnews, ABC and Telegraph UK.  Although I'm a little sick of Foxnews, its article seems fair enough so here goes:

[ISS#2] Should We Thank The Sun Or The Moon?

Another inspiring article that circulates around the internet; originally in Chinese.

[ISS#1] Today Is A Gift

An inspiring article that circulates around the internet.

The Map Is A Lie!

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1. Look at the world map taken from Google maps above.  Looks familiar, right?
2. Look at that huge land to North America's upper right.  That's Greenland.
3. Look at Africa; it seems like Africa is about the size of Greenland.

Now consider this fact:

Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland.

Size of Africa: 30,221,532 sq km
Size of Greenland: 2,166,086 sq km
30,221,532 / 2,166,086 = 13.95
(Data from CIA and Wikipedia)

Now look at the Google map again.  What the hell is going on?  Answer after the jump.

Scientists Discover That The Human Body Emits Light

We actually glow in light, green and red.  Article after the jump

[R#4] So How Many Books Are Written By Doctors About Reincarnation? A LOT.

Here's a list of books that are:

1. about reincarnation
2. written by physicians
3. highly rated on Amazon.com

I've only used 30 minutes or so to form the list so this is just a small portion of what's out there.  It's a really tiny portion if we include those written by professors, scientists, mediums, journalists, etc.  I'm not suggesting that those written by other professions aren't worth checking out but for this post I want to list books that examine reincarnation from the perspective of physicians.  Most if not all of these authors/physicians didn't believe in the notion of reincarnation since they were raised in Western culture.

Some might say that these physicians are just doing it to gain publicity. But let's have a reality check, "supernatural" phenomenons are still considered to be a taboo to discuss in our scientific community. And don't get me started on how people look at me when I talk about these things. Although it's not as bad as 20 years ago, these physicians were risking their careers to reveal these cases.  Go ahead and read any one of them, you won't regret it whether you believe it or not.  I've read 5 books from this list after the jump.  Go go go.