Interesting information....

Good points to consider

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testimony_of_Simplicity

See why Quakers do not swear to God....

The problem with seeking truth - it is not easy

http://buddhismnow.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/western-cultural-accretions/

"There is a movement towards making Buddhism easy to take, light weight, or as I’ve heard it referred to ‘Buddha-Lite’. It is being packaged, sold, and tinkered with in a way that is bordering on deception; a kind of counterfeit dharma. Somehow Buddh­ism is fashionable, popular, and there are many who are taking advantage of that for financial and prestigious reasons. Publishers also make a point of having Buddhism marketed alongside Mind Body Spirit, New Age, and stress management books.

People say, ‘It’s not a religion, is it? It’s a way of life,’ which is, of course, true, but that means that Buddhism is not divorced from anything one does in life, not that it is materialistic. Buddhism is about getting to the root of existence, the truth of self, our delusions regarding what the self actually is, not how to prop up the ‘self’ and make it feel better. The body is going to die, and the personality is going to disintegrate; we cannot avoid it. Buddhism, traditionally, has always been hard to take; it is not light weight; the point is to realise what is beyond the conditioned mind, to realise without views and opinions, to face the indescribable nature of existence and nonexistence. This is something to experience, not to study, think about or dwell on. We shall probably have to face some disturbing moments of truth in our investigations when the so-called ‘self’ or ego has the spotlight of dharma shone upon it.

In the past, disciples were not enticed to embark on the path by real­ised masters. On the contrary, they were discouraged. Why? ­Because it is not the easy option. One needs to have given up looking for happiness in the world before the right intention is engendered to find liberation and a deeper happiness."

Robert Eisenman's comments on the James Ossuary

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-eisenman/the-james-ossuary-is-it-a_b_1005052.html

Billions missing, lost....our billions

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/war-profiteers-defraud-the-us-of-billions-2011-10-05

Facebook - Cookies still track long after you quit

Hacker Nik Cubrilovic is  reporting on his blog that Facebook can still track the websites you visit even after you have logged out of the social networking site. Cubrilovic conducted a series of tests, which showed that Facebook only modifies the tracking cookies instead of deleting them once you log out. It appears that your account information is still contained within the cookies so that whenever you visit a website that features a Facebook share button or widget, your browser sends information back to Facebook. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/26/facebook-offline-tracking

Best essay on Darwin in a long time

http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/darwin-half-right/