Chaos does not mean total disorder. Chaos means a multiplicity of possibilities. Chaos is from the ancient Greek words that means a thing that is birthed from the void. And it was about that which is possible, not about disorder. —Jok Church 43 Of all the small nations of this earth, ...
Chaos does not mean total disorder. Chaos means a multiplicity of possibilities. Chaos is from the ancient Greek words that means a thing that is birthed from the void. And it was about that which is possible, not about disorder. —Jok Church 43 These three qualities I recommend to you; ...
The struggle among Alexander’s successors and, later, between Macedonia and the two leagues for power in Greece led to the wholesale destruction of cities, the sale of their inhabitants into slavery, and the settlement of these centers by new colonists. The Greek cities were also laid waste ...
fact-checking and the power and meaning of words. Here are big things in public discourse, deep fakes, AI and space tech and all things, welcome or otherwise, carried on the wind and in the air. We are witnessing the Fourth
The Tibetan word “chorten” is a compound of two words that literally mean “support for offerings.” Within the Yungdrung Bön teachings, the Buddha taught many different types of chortens for different purposes. Some chortens are meant to be built with physical substances. Others are meant...
Thee do I crave co-partner in that verse Which I presume on Nature to compose For Memmius mine, whom thou hast willed to be Peerless in every grace at every hour- Wherefore indeed, Divine one, give my words Immortal charm. Lull to a timely rest ...
After all the destruction, however, under Roman rule Athens began to experience a revival with several rulers really enriching the city for all that it had contributed. You see, many Romans, especially educated ones, really admired Athens and its legacy, a legacy from which Rome had adopted a...
As mentioned above, this is the third book in William Manchester’s massive biography of Churchill, and one I thought I would never get to read. After the first two Manchester had a stroke and could not longer write. He had done all the research but could not form the words. I was st...
. In the lab, the very fragile bones remained in the plaster casts; only the surfaces were carefully cleaned of adhering sand. Unfortunately, a thin layer of calcareous deposits has covered some surfaces. This could not be removed since proper cleaning would have resulted in surface destruction....
Of course, at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, this was the official decision (i.e., that Jesus was to be classified as “theos,” alongside the “father”; thus, some of the Nicene creed contains these words about Jesus: “true God out of true God, begotten not made,” with the...