Stop, Think, Repeat!

Analyzing the beliefs of today and the discoveries of tomorrow.

Plastic typically takes about 1,000 years to decay. A 16 year old Daniel Burd discovered that microbes can break down plastic 43% in 6 weeks!

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That’s right and he can start a fire with it! John Chang has been practicing a secret form of meditation for years. He claims we each posses the ability to absorb chi, store it, and use it.

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A technique of collecting water from fog may have been in use as far back as 2,000 years. The technique is being used today to help Lima, Peru residents to gather hundreds of gallons of water a day with out any rain.

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Brooke Greenberg, age 16, weights just over 15 lbs and is 31 inches tall.  She has a babys body and face. Scientists believe her condition may hold the key in finding out why aging takes place in others.

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A new drug derived from bacteria found in the soil on Easter Island has been shown to substantially extend the life span of mice. The drug, Rapamycin, even works when administered late in life and has been shown to extend the life span of males by 9% and females by 13%.

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Science laboratories have created a carbon sheet thats only one atom thick but is stronger than diamonds and conducts electricity 100 times faster than the silicon in computer chips. Its called Graphene.

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Scientists claim to have grown human sperm in a lab. An advancement which may lead to a better understanding of infertility. The sperm was created by treating male embryonic stem cells with a range of substance’s causing the stem cell to mature into sperm. Critics point out that all mice born from the artificial sperm only lived five months. Tests are now being carried out to see if the same problem occurs in humans. The possibility of procreating with out the aid of men has sparked a debate on the implications.

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Yep and the technology is being advanced to tackle such brain problems as hearing loss, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.

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It can! MIT researchers have developed a mesh of light-sensitive fibers that collectively act like a rudimentary camera.

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While one does not have to be of a certain denomination to give of ones substance today I would like to look at the mainly christian concept of tithing. Some would lead you to belief tithing has been a requirement from the time of the fall of man. While the bible does say Adam offered burnt offerings to god in thanks at no time does it say Adam was given the command of tithing. Cain and Abel were taught to give an offering of blood (in similitude of the sacrifice of blood that Christ would make) and not one of their own industry. Genesis 4 Some would say this is why Cains sacrifice was not accepted.

So if the law of tithing was not established from the beginning where does it originate?

The first mention of tithing is made at the time of Abram.

Gen 14:17-20: “at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all.”

Is the tithe of all in reference truly a tithe of all Abram possessed? Not if taken in context; consider the previous verse. Continue reading »