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A philosophical question: how important to our lives is it that others live on after us?
September 24th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
“Consider a hypothetical scenario. Suppose you knew that although you yourself would live a long life and die peacefully in your sleep, the earth and all its inhabitants would be destroyed 30 days after your death in a collision with a giant asteroid. How would this knowledge affect you?” This challenging question about death turns […]
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50 of the most beautiful women ever – Part 1
September 22nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
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50 of the most beautiful women ever – Part 2
September 22nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
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What is dependent origination?
September 3rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I was visiting some friends recently when one of them used the term “dependent origination”. I had never heard of the term and struggled to understand my friend’s attempt to explain it. It is an English translation for the Sanskrit word pratītyasamutpāda which is fundamental to Buddhist belief. One explanation is as follows: “No beings or phenomena […]
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A poem by Catrin about computer problems with her granddad
September 2nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
“Where’s granddad?” The computer swallowed Granddad, Yes, honestly it’s true! He pressed ‘control’ and ‘enter’ And disappeared from view. It devoured him completely, The thought just makes me squirm. He must have caught a virus Or been eaten by a worm. I’ve searched through the recycle bin And files of every kind; I’ve even used […]
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Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, yet there are only 24 hours in a day?
August 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
All is revealed in this short but informative essay.
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Is your place of work like this … or like that?
August 24th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Check out this short video.
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Which country and which city are the world’s favourite destinations?
August 6th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
A recent study by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation reveals that the country visited by the most tourists is France. My own country of the UK comes in at eighth. Of the top 20 nations listed, I have visited 16. The same study states that the the city visited by the most tourists is […]
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Want a smile or even a laugh? Try these jokes
August 5th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Since I’ve had a web site, I’ve put jokes on it that came to my attention and caused me to grin. You might like to check them out – but, be warned, there’s a lot and you might not want to leave. You’ll find the jokes here and here.
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What is the highest bungee jump in the world – and would you do it?
July 25th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
There is news today that there are plans to build “the world’s highest bungee jumping platform” on a Swiss cliff top. This raises the question of what is currently the highest bungee jump on the globe. Now for me it’s an academic question, because you ain’t going to get me doing any sort of bungee […]
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