The Wisdom of Altruism
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP There are increasing signs that selfishness is winning out over altruism in this society. The trend isn't hidden. The backlash over Obamacare comes down to the fully insured resenting the call to provide for the uninsured. The disparity between the wealthy 1% and the r

posted 2:13:06pm Dec. 09, 2013 | read full post »

The Mystery of God and the Brain
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP and Jordan Flesher, BA Psychology As science has steadily undermined the long-held beliefs of religion, almost all that remains for people of faith is to say that God is a mystery and will always be one. Insofar as Einstein was religious, he possessed a feeling of awe

posted 12:35:40pm Dec. 02, 2013 | read full post »

The Rise and Fall of Militant Skepticism (Part 4)
 By Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP and Jordan Flesher, BA Psychology Most of us take perception for granted as a photograph - in five sensory dimensions - of the real world. If you walk past the house where you were born, however, you won't see it the way a camera would. You can't help  but see it

posted 12:28:17pm Nov. 25, 2013 | read full post »

The Rise and Fall of Militant Skepticism (Part 3)
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP and Jordan Flesher, BA Psychology   The bond between militant atheism and militant skepticism has been unusually strong, to the point where attacks on religion are delivered as if no rational, science-mined person could object. In two posts the argument was

posted 11:26:29am Nov. 18, 2013 | read full post »

The Rise and Fall of Militant Skepticism (Part 2)
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP and Jordan Flesher, BA Psychology As an attitude, skepticism is a natural part of the scientific method. It calls for solid proof and verification. As an agenda, however, the story of skepticism is quite different. The way that strident atheism has clothed itself in

posted 1:44:39pm Nov. 11, 2013 | read full post »