Day: August 25, 2014

Heaven is for neuroscience: How the brain creates visions of God – Salon.com

I guess today I will break one of my traditions….that being never to post on religion…….why on religion?  Religion is a personal voyage we each must make….and since it is personal I do not attempt to explain anything to anyone….that is unless they ask me and truly want to know.  As for others…..their religion is just that….theirs…..I do not want to know and if I did I will ask…….

There have been many shows and movies and books that attempt to explain the concept of Heaven……..

 

Heaven is for neuroscience: How the brain creates visions of God – Salon.com.

 

We can be sure that this post will not endear me to any of my religious brethren.

ISIS offered to swap Foley for ‘Lady Al Qaeda’: Terrorists wanted return of MIT-graduate jailed in U.S. for planning ‘mass casualty strike’ with dirty bomb, ebola, and chemical weapon ‘that spared children’ | Mail Online

Remember when Bowe Bergdahl was traded for 5 Taleban leaders we had in prison?  Remember the outrage in some corners over the trade?  Wonder what would have been said if this trade had gone through?

 

ISIS offered to swap Foley for ‘Lady Al Qaeda’: Terrorists wanted return of MIT-graduate jailed in U.S. for planning ‘mass casualty strike’ with dirty bomb, ebola, and chemical weapon ‘that spared children’ | Mail Online.

Police often provoke protest violence, UC researchers find – SFGate

After the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson there were a few contentious nights between protesters and police…..there has been a blame going on about the violence……cops blame it on “outside agitators”….the protesters blame the cops for attacking like an occupying force……

Now some research has been done that could explain who’s fault possibly contributed to the violence on those streets of Ferguson……..

 

Police often provoke protest violence, UC researchers find – SFGate.

Florida Replaces Gerrymandered Congressional Maps With Nearly Identical Gerrymandered Maps | ThinkProgress

Ever have one of those days where the chaos around you keeps you from focusing?  That is my day!

Today I am pressing articles that I have found and well I am too lazy to turn them into a post (honesty)…..there has been a wealth of accusations of the different GOP organizations that are trying to pick their voters and gerrymandering has been one of the tools used to gain unfair advantage at the polls……

Florida was recently told to redraw their maps….and this is what they came up with in their attempt….

 

Florida Replaces Gerrymandered Congressional Maps With Nearly Identical Gerrymandered Maps | ThinkProgress.

 

And the courts in Florida accepted the re-draw…….go figure.