"Belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence. If you think you know what the hell is going on, you're probably full of shit." Robert Anton Wilson
zero-point: explorations in consciousness
latest essays:
The Cancer Act 1939 and similar legislation around the world gives orthodox cancer treatment an undeserved monopoly, ensuring that ineffective but profitable treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy can never be challenged by more effective alternatives treatments. [more >>]
By trying to eliminate the placebo effect, orthodox medicine ends up throwing out the very core of healing and wholeness. Doctors of the future, however, will not only accept the presence of the placebo effect, but will positively encourage it. [more >>]
History reminds us that what is scientific truth today probably won't be tomorrow, and yet as a society we adopt meaningless science as our main social paradigm because it is 'true', regardless of the destructive consequences of those beliefs. [more >>]
video of the month:
Snatam Kaur - Be Thy Grace (video by Clifford Shack - Jul 2010)
Snatam Kaur's heart-felt devotional song Be Thy Grace is the soundtrack to this beautiful video with pictures of giants of the spiritual world. What an inspiration!