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You don't understand cognitive dissonance @jayantha, the inconsistency is in you, not in those that learn about you. A Buddhist who owns an AK47 probably should experience CD, for the simplistic reas… (View Post)
(Quote) No, it's not health. Humans are natural grazers. It's far better to eat several small meals than one meal a day. If the body thinks it's starving it changes the metabolism to favor fat retent… (View Post)
(Quote) Allow me to explain, good Sir. The most obvious difference, which somehow escaped your Buddhist/scientific notice, is that priests and religious teachers of differing faiths teach different t… (View Post)
(Quote) There are studies which indicate that religious belief can strengthen willpower, such that it helps in substance abuse and other naughty habits. This is because religion offers meaning. The m… (View Post)