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Values

The natural philosophy of life is centered on the core values of freedom, equality, honesty, and generosity.

Freedom means that we can do anything as long

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A [Short] Tribute to Steve Jobs

“Every once in a while I find myself in the presence of purity — purity of spirit and love – and I always cry…. I cried in my office as he was showing me the idea, and I still cry when I think about it”

Steve Jobs about the “Think Different” commercial… read more...

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The Secret Palestinian Leaders Don’t Want You to Know


(Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Associated Press / Mary Altaffer)

Do Palestinians Want Peace?

A 2010 poll of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, taken among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, shows that given the choice between:

a) Ending the occupation, establishing a Palestinian state, signing a peace treaty with Israel, and declaring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

and

b) Continuing the struggle until the destruction of the Jewish state (at the expense of not establishing… read more... | 1 Comment

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part III : The Core of the Conflict

A 2010 poll of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, taken among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, shows that given the choice between:

a) Ending the occupation, establishing a Palestinian state, signing a peace treaty with Israel, and declaring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

and

b) Continuing the struggle until the destruction of the Jewish state (at the expense of not establishing a Palestinian state)

The vast majority of Palestinians (81.7%) chose to continue the struggle until the destruction of the Jewish

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part II : Why the Middle East is on a Path to War

The previous post in the series demonstrated how instead of trying to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, and address the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people, Arab leaders have been focused on one goal: the destruction of the Jewish State.

It showed how the demand for the “Right of Return” of Palestinian refugees into Israel is an Arab attempt to distort history, and unjustly shift the entire responsibility for the Arab-Israeli conflict to Israel. It also showed how the Arab demand for a “Right of

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part I : Why Peace is Impossible

In March 2002, then-Crown Prince, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia proposed the “Arab Peace Initiative” in the Arab League Beirut Summit. According to Arab leaders this initiative consisted of a comprehensive proposal to end the entire Arab-Israeli conflict. The Arab League members unanimously endorsed the peace initiative on March 27.

According to the Arab Peace Initiative Israel will:
(a) Complete withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan Heights, to the 4 June 1967 line and the territories still occupied in southern… read more...

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History of Palestine, Part IV : Wars and Terror

The previous post demonstrated how Palestinian leaders are mostly responsible for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and showed how false rumors spread by Arab leaders about Jews trying to dispossess Arabs of land became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

This post will discuss some of the major historic developments since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 until today.

1948 Arab-Israeli War

During the 1948 war, between 650,000 and 730,000 Palestinian Arabs were expelled or fled from the area that became Israel, and became refugees. On the other hand, around 10,000 Jews were forced to leave… read more...

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Update:

The Natural Philosophy of Life has been added to The Atheist Blogroll (as an Agnostic site). You can see the blogroll in my sidebar. The Atheist blogroll is a community building service provided free of charge to Atheist bloggers from around the world. If you would like to join, visit Mojoey at Deep Thoughts for more information… read more...

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Which is a Better Foundation for Morality, Nature or Belief in God?

Just like for a house to be good (to serve its purpose well) it must have a solid foundation and a strong framework, for a man to be good (ie. moral) he must also have a solid foundation and a strong framework. Our framework is the values we live by. Our foundation is what these values are based on.

Too many people [wrongly] believe that without God there can be no objective moral standards. Nothing could be further from the truth. As the Natural Philosophy demonstrates, the values of honesty, generosity, equality, and freedom

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History of Palestine, Part III : Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe)

(Jerusalem/photo by acroll)

The previous posts in the series Geopolitics in Focus : History of Palestine talked about the origins of the Palestinian people and the Jewish people, and their connection to the land in Palestine. Explained what is the Zionist movement, and what were its goals. And explained how the Zionist movement received international endorsement to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine.

This post will demonstrate how Palestinian leaders are mostly to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and for the catastrophe of the Palestinian… read more...

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History of Palestine, Part II : International Support for a Jewish Homeland

(Tel Aviv/Photo by wili_hybrid)

The previous post in the series Geopolitics In Focus : History of Palestine talked about the origins of the Palestinian people and the Jewish people, and their connection to the land in Palestine. It also explained what is the Zionist movement, and what were its goals (to receive international endorsement to establish a nation-state for the Jewish people in Palestine, to lawfully purchase vacant land in Palestine, and settle this land without causing harm to the Arab population).

This post will explain how the… read more...

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