Both Reagan and G.W. Bush gave only lip service to Christian Fundamentalists
Tonight, I was viewing a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, America) program entitled "Religion in America". Tonight's program was the last part in a three parts series program. I recommend this program highly to anyone who wants to know about the religiosity of Americans in the last 235 years.
The Nobel Prize in Literature, 2010
The Nobel Prize in Literature, 2010 1. Richard Dawkins could win the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. I know you are laughing. But it is possible. Dawkins is a great writer. Some of you, I am sure, recognize the power of his books. Bertrand Russell did win it in 1950. So, it is possible for Dawkins to win it as well.
From here to eternity.
My friend Motahar passed away yesterday. He had cancer and suffered for almost 4 years. We lowered his mortal remains in a grave surrounded by lush green meadows, tranquility, serenity and silence. He will be there and in my mind as long as I live. Two days before his death he was delirious and lived in a subconscious world. From his hospital bed he told me that he was not going to die before he plays soccer with my 4 months old grandson. I silently shed tears and hoped he might do that. Whenever I face death I float into my own emotions. I see life in a much wider perspective. I experience love and affection from a closer corner. I find illusion more pervasive in our lives. In Indian philosophy our body is just a wrapper for our eternal soul which, it's claimed, is indestructible.