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Starting low, there is the root chakra - I learned that it was at the feet but having just wiki'd chakras to verify this, apparently the original Vedic concept of the root chakra places it 'between the genitals and anus'. I imagine it at my feet and that works fine for me. Then there's the...

With all due respect to Judaism, I myself am curious about the legitimacy of an Israeli state. All I have ever heard about it is that it is God's promised land to his promised people but I find two things wrong with that. One, as you said, Dauer, the Zionist movement was originally secular and...

Sorry that posted twice. I don't know what the deal is. Some mod will have to take care of that, I think?

I don't know where to put this. Maybe 'Alternative'? But since the thread that birthed (something about the heart and the mind) it is in Philosophy, this is where I'm typing it. Maybe it will get moved later.. :o Anywho, RevKelly asked that I post what I learned about cleaning chakras and...

I can explain what I was taught. But I wonder if I should move this to a new thread? Any mod comments on that?

I kind of think that too. A few years ago I was in the end of a relationship, and we argued constantly. I would always get stomach pain to the point where I thought I was going to throw up. At that time, I very conveniently knew a woman who knew about chakras and all that and she taught me...

Actually, 17th, there is a great deal about the body that we don't understand. Biology is not black and white. Anatomy is not clear cut. Things constantly happen that we can't explain because the complexity of it all is beyond our current comprehension. And indeed there are nerve plexi in...

Just to put my two cents in, I agree with seeker on this one. I always wondered why Baha'i was not considered to be Abrahamic, at least here. Is it in other places? I just assumed that it was placed in the Modern Religions section because it is, relatively speaking, a modern religion. That...

You can't 'be sure' about anything. The point is that people who know a heck of a lot about these things are saying that this is an issue. And it's not like it's counterintuitive. Addressing the science/religion thing, in this example, they are not to be considered the same. Quality...

When taking the test, I remember thinking 'oh, that must be part of the female cliche thing' on several questions, though all I can remember now are those few about shopping.

I saw that I just made my 111th post, and that made me think of Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and Bilbo's eleventy-first (111th) birthday party. And that made me think of something that's been on my mind lately. Why do we use a base 10 (that's the right term, I think?) numbering...

lol! From someone with 2 cats and a few men.

That the original version has been forgotten by the masses does not mean that it should have been or should continue be. When asked the definition of 'jihad', if one answers in modern terms without acknowledgement of what it was meant to be and how it came to be twisted the way it is today, is...

The unfortunate thing about that definition, Q, is that it promotes misunderstanding about Islam.

Extraversion 53% Stability 76 Orderliness 36% Accommodation 63% Interdependence 90% Intellectual 70% Mystical 76% Artistic 70% Religious 83% Hedonism 10% Materialism 30% Narcissism 50% Adventurousness 30% Work ethic 10% Self absorbed 30% Conflict seeking 43% Need to dominate 50%...

I've thought of lots of reasons as to why drug companies should have TV commercials for drugs - sometimes when they don't even tell you what they're for - but I've never thought that it could be to enhance the placebo effect! Interesting!

Actually, that's not quite what I meant. I was not looking for a definition, but some thought as to what is the mechanism of placebo. What physical parts of the body respond to our thoughts and feelings? Why and how? There's quite a few questions that could spring off of that and I don't...

This thing reminds me of a book by Tom Robbins, 'Skinny Legs and All'. Particularly a point in the trailer where a little boy says, 'We are the key generation to return of Christ,' or something like that. If you're going to read the book, and it really is definitely worth the read, don't read...

lol 17th What I read about this is somewhat less exciting than the title suggests. For one, it isn't a cloak or anything that could be worn. If I remember correctly, it's a large and heavy plate surfaced with nanostructures. For two, it isn't photons that it deflects, it's microwaves. So...

Good memory. :o