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Gary Patton

Chocolate & Red Meat Can Be Bad for Your Science: Why Many Nutrition Studies Are All Wr... - 0 views

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  • Gary Patton on 06 Apr 12
     
    Why observational science is dangerous for people and the much-touted "Nurses' Study" ALWAYS gets it wrong ...according to this well-respected science writer.
Gary Patton

It's not Islamophobia to call a jihadist, a jihadist - 0 views

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  • There is no doubt that such prejudice exists. But there is no doubt, too, that cries of “Islamophobia” are issued to suffocate argument, to deflect or deter analysis of some behaviour that is factually related to Islam. There is no doubt either that some Muslims have acted as terrorists, either singly, or in association with various Islamist groups. To point this out is not a phobia, but a simple respect for reality.
  • It’s not Islamophobia to call a jihadist, a jihadist
  • there also have been calls suggesting that any reference to the Islamist terrorist connections of the killer would be a species of Islamophobia. This is pure nonsense and folly.
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  • It is not Islamophobic to note the motives and background of the murderer. In fact, it is a form of cowardice and evasion not to do so.
  • If one decries Islamophobia, then one must condemn bin Laden as its Nile source. Bin Laden, more than any other person, has besmirched the practice and understanding of Islam and engendered suspicion of some of its adherents.
  • Horrors perpetrated in the name of fundamentalist Islam, such as attacks on young girls going to school, the internecine slaughters of various sects, the cruel penalties exacted by the Taliban’s repressive creed — stonings, amputations and executions for apostasy — also feed the angry atmosphere, and they are not phantoms of a prejudiced imagination.
  • Bin Laden’s declared purpose, his “war” on the West, and his overt linkage of his cause with a fundamentalist version of Islam, are the primary drivers of our non-phobic — which is to say, very rational — fear of, and hostility to, manifestations of Islamic fanaticism.
  • in Madrid, London or Bali — it was not Islamophobia when some immediately assumed these were al Qaeda, or Islamist-inspired. It was just a natural first response, the acknowledgement of a pattern. In most cases, that first response proved correct.
  • The too-energetic effort to fall outside the shadow of prejudice has served to distort the response of investigators. Looking for everybody else except the most “likely” suspects first, wastes time and resources.
  • Our most urgently served impulse should be to make common cause with the victims of violence — in this case, Jews
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      Gary Patton on 31 Mar 12
       
      Mr. Murphy could have added anti-Chrisian to anti-semetic. Christian genocide is being practised in every Arab spring country by both Islamists and Street Muslims alike. This is true in Muslim-dominated countries outside the Middle East as well!
  • Gary Patton on 31 Mar 12
     
    Rex Murphy feels
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What Neuroscience Tells Us about Spritual Disciplines | Christianity Today - 0 views

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  • Neuroscience sheds light on how fasting and other spiritual disciplines work by training our subconscious mental processes.
  • our conscious self is far less in control over who you are and what you do than you realize.  "We are not the ones driving the boat of our behavior," says neuroscientist David Eagleman.
  • Jesus expected that dietary restriction would be a part of our spiritual practice. "When you fast," he said, not if.
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  • Don't fast for a cause, but to shape your soul.
  • by making the Lenten discipline of fasting about a cause, we are caving in to our cultural distaste for self-denial.
  • But more importantly, spiritual disciplines shape us in deep ways. Because our brains—at the very least—mediate, process, and experience our spiritual lives, the disciplines can train us to become more attuned to God himself.
  • when our blood sugar runs low, chemical signals from the blood stream reach the brain, which sends out signals to eat.
  • The subconscious brain is at work, guiding our actions and our behavior
  • Gary Patton on 30 Mar 12
     
    This author explains the light that neuroscience sheds on how fasting and other spiritual disciplines work by training our subconscious mental processes.
Gary Patton

Liberal Christian Scholarship ...Redaction Criticism, and Islam (Part 1) - 1 views

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  • As Richard Bauckham has pointed out (and his role in our debate was most interesting, and again illustrated that I really do not believe Dr. Ally understands my point on this matter), the eyewitnesses to the events of the gospel continued in the church for many decades, forming a very important core element of the continuation of the gospel message.
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      Gary Patton on 27 Mar 12
       
      What Dr. White is referring to here is that during the debate, Imam Ally tried to use something Mr. Bauchman said , as a so-called "conservative Christian scholar, to confiirm one of Mr. Ally's points. Dr. White would not agree to the author's alleged conservatism. Plus he later used this point to steal Ally's so-called 'thunder'.
  • The gospel story began to be proclaimed by the eyewitnesses and the first generation of believers immediately after Pentecost. It spread like wildfire, turning the world upside down. It spread both by zeal as well as by persecution. The oral tradition of the church was the context out of which the gospels themselves were written. The gospel writers were fully aware of that tradition. They were not seeking to supplant it, but to organize it and preserve it in yet another form.
  • This oral tradition, something shared by the entire community, is the source out of which they drew their narrative.
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  • If we assume that Matthew and Mark are not liars, that they are not dishonest men, and that they are seeking to communicate a message faithfully, drawing from the tradition known to them, we conclude, upon examination of numerous texts such as the above, that
  • we can see that both are giving us perfectly proper renditions of the same incident and the same words, one in fuller form than the other, both seeking to communicate the same concept, though to two different audiences.
  • Gary Patton on 27 Mar 12
     
    In this article, Dr. James White, of Alpha & Omega Ministries examines the dangers of "Redaction and Form Criticism" in Christian scholarship (sic) and the refusal by Muslim scholars to apply it to Islam while using it to attack Christians beliefs based on our Bible. gfp (2012-03-27)
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The B12 Issue: Resolved By Hallelujah Acres | Hallelujah Health Tip - 0 views

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    Hallelujah Acres is the only health organization with a research scientist on staff. he beeen there about 15 years and long ago discovered the secret to adequate B12 levels in both vegetations and non-vegetarians.
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The Evils of Wheat - Macleans.ca - 0 views

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  • we’ve created thousands of what I call Frankengrains over the past 50 years, using pretty extreme techniques, and their safety for human consumption has never been tested or even questioned.
  • the evils of wheat
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      Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
       
      In this interview, Dr. William Davis, a renowned cardiologist and the author of the popular new lifestyle book, "Wheat Belly" explains why modern, hybridized wheat may have cured "world hunger" but is also killing people world-wide at an alarming rate after destroying their health. gfp (2012-03-10)
  • wheat make us fat, exactly? A: It contains amylopectin A, which is more efficiently converted to blood sugar than just about any other carbohydrate, including table sugar. In fact, two slices of whole wheat bread increase blood sugar to a higher level than a candy bar does. And then, after about two hours, your blood sugar plunges and you get shaky, your brain feels foggy, you’re hungry.
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  • I’m not overweight and I exercise regularly. So why would eating whole wheat bread be bad for me? A: You can trigger effects you don’t perceive. Small low-density lipoprotein [LDL] particles form when you’re eating lots of carbohydrates, and they are responsible for atherosclerotic plaque, which in turn triggers heart disease and stroke. So even if you’re a slender, vigorous, healthy person, you’re still triggering the formation of small LDL particles. And second, carbohydrates increase your blood sugars, which cause this process of glycation, that is, the glucose modification of proteins. If I glycate the proteins in my eyes, I get cataracts. If I glycate the cartilage of my knees and hips, I get arthritis. If I glycate small LDL, I’m more prone to atherosclerosis. So it’s a twofold effect.
  • wheat is essentially the single cause of the obesity epidemic. A: I wouldn’t go so far as to say that all obesity is due to wheat. There are kids, of course, who drink Coca-Cola and sit in front of video games for many hours a day. But I’m speaking to the relatively health-minded people who think they’re doing the right thing by limiting fat consumption and eating more whole grains, and there’s a clear subset of people who are doing that and gaining weight and don’t understand why.
  • wheat is “addictive,” but does it really meet the criteria for addiction we’d use when talking about, say, drugs? A: National Institutes of Health researchers showed that gluten-derived polypeptides can cross into the brain and bind to the brain’s opiate receptors. So you get this mild euphoria after eating a product made with whole wheat.
  • In clinical trials, people lost about 22.4 lb. in the first six months.
  • Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
     
    In this The Interview, Dr. William Davis, the author of the popular new lifestyle book, "Wheat belly" explains why modern, hybridized wheat may have cured "world hunger" but is also killing people world-wide at an alarming rate after destroying their health. gfp (2012-03-10)
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Vitamin D And Alzheimer's: Study Shows How The Nutrient Can Help The Brain Ward Off Amy... - 0 views

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  • Vitamin D And Alzheimer's
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      Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
       
      How Vitamin d deficiency may be causing Alzheimer's Disease and how sufficient of it may wash away brain plaque. gfp (2012-03-09)
  • Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
     
    How Vitamin d deficiency may be causing Alzheimer's Disease and how sufficient of it may wash away brain plaque. gfp (2012-03-09)
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"Wheat Belly" Review - 0 views

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  • A review of Dr. William Davis's book, Wheat Belly
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      Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
       
      This article explains clearly why white flour is better for you than whole wheat but both are world-wide killers. Its a good summary which saves you reading the whole book.
  • Gary Patton on 10 Mar 12
     
    This article explains clearly why white flour is better for you than whole wheat but both are world-wide killers. A good book summary. http://is.gd/WzeRv7
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Anger's Upside Benefits: PsyBlog - 0 views

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      Gary Patton on 07 Mar 12
       
      This article argues anger is not all bad! gfp (2012-03-08)
  • research finds that anger also has its positive side
  • it make you feel bad, it makes you do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive
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  • But like all emotions anger has its purposes, which can be used to good effect.
    • Gary Patton
      Gary Patton on 07 Mar 12
       
      Some argue that 'anger' is NOT an 'emotion'!
  • anger itself is a kind of positive energy and a powerful motivating force
  • when used right, constructive anger can make you feel strong and powerful and help push you on to get what you want.
  • angry people have something in common with happy people
  • Anger is a natural reaction to being wronged by someone else and it's a way of communicating that sense of injustice.
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      Gary Patton on 07 Mar 12
       
      The challenege with this so-called benefit is one may perceive they're right or being truthful when they're deceived or simply wrong!
  • if justifiable and aimed at finding a solution rather than just venting, can actually benefit and strengthen relationships.
  • Anger can also provide insight into ourselves, if we allow it.
  • Anger can motivate self-change
  • Although anger often precedes physical violence, it can also be a way of reducing violence. That's because it's a very strong social signal that a situation needs to be resolved. When others see the signal they are more motivated to try and placate the angry party.
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      Gary Patton on 07 Mar 12
       
      The challenge with this rationale is the often people who express a lot of anger actually have been conditioned to control other people because it forces compaliance ... wheter the agry person is right or wrong regarding the perceived violation of their so-called rights or their need of the meoment! Some would argue that a Jesus Follower has not so-called "rights" except obedience to God's words to them! Anger is, some argue, more often than not a habitual response to a need for self-protection when our "Biblical flesh" feels threatened or out-of-control.
  • Anger can be a legitimate way to get what you want.
  • Anger is likely to work best when it's justified, if you appear powerful and when the other side's options are limited
  • anger can reduce violence, benefit relationships, promote optimism and be a useful motivating force
  • but it can just as easily be destructive
  • That's the wonder of human emotions: happy isn't always good and angry isn't always bad (although it may feel that way). An unhappy person is also more likely to spot mistakes and an angry person is highly motivated to act. We need reminding that even scary and dangerous emotions have their upsides, as long as they are used for the correct purpose.
  • Gary Patton on 07 Mar 12
     
    This article argues anger is not all bad! gfp (2012-03-08)
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NIV - Sexual Immorality - "I have the right - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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  • Gary Patton on 03 Mar 12
     
    1 Corinthians 6:12 is the wise person's context for a all her/his behaviour... not just the limited one of "food" and "sex" of the surrounding verses of this passage. gfp (2012-03-03) 
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Evangelist leaves celebrity psychiatrist tongue-tied - 0 views

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  • He explained when he started asking them specific questions, he was able to convince them to take another view of abortion in America. He asked if the students, at the point of a Nazi gun, would use a bulldozer to shovel Jews into a burial pit even if they were alive.
  • the mindless determination that Jews, gypsies and homosexuals in World War II were less than human and could be exterminated to contemporary America’s determination that the unborn are less than human, providing a constant stream of death to feed the abortion industry.
  • Gary Patton on 26 Feb 12
     
    here's a way to reachyong people with the truth about abortion and the reality of pre-born human life existing in a woman's womb
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The Specter of Jizya Returns to Egypt :: Raymond Ibrahim - 0 views

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  • jizya—the tribute doctrinally demanded and historically collected from conquered infidels
  • a candidate of Egypt's Salafi party, the "Party of Light," which won some 20% of votes in recent elections—called for the return of jizya (which was abolished under colonial pressure in the mid 19th century).
  • Nor is the return of jizya limited to Salafi discourse. Running for Egypt's presidency, Hazem Abu Ismael, a former Muslim Brotherhood member still affiliated with the group, said he would impose jizya on the Copts.
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  • Here, then, is another truism: Wherever and whenever there are calls to return to "true Islam"—whether by 9th century Ibn Hanbal, 14th century Ibn Taymiyya, 18th century Abdul Wahhab, or 21st century Salafis, and the countless no-names in between—it is the surrounding non-Muslims who will always be first to suffer;
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Muslim Brotherhood Calls for a "United Arab States" with Jerusalem as its Capital :: Ra... - 0 views

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  • the Muslim Brotherhood's Dr. Safwat Hegazy, a popular preacher, talks about how he yearns to see Arab nations become "like the United States"—for them to unify into the "United Arab States."
  • he is alluding to: the resurrection of a caliphate—which by nature exists to expand, including through jihad.
  • the "United Arab States" has less to do with Arab solidarity (nationalism) and more to do with Islamic allegiance (religion).
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  • that sacrosanct word "democracy" is being used to establish fascist rule in the Muslim world, so too is the notion of a "United Arab States" fraught with problems
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The Decline of Violence - Reason Magazine - 0 views

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  • Neuroscientist Steven Pinker on the triumph of peace and prosperity over death and destruction
  • Why is ideology so deadly?
  • There are two features of a lot of ideologies that make them deadly. One of them is demonizing.
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  • The other is if your ideology promotes some utopia
  • radical religions, millennial religions, radical Islam, radical forms of Christianity, that say that there’s some irredeemably evil group standing between the world and perfection: the crusaders, the infidels, the Jews, the polytheists, the nonbelievers, and so on.
  • The age of ideology coined the term genocide. You’ve pointed out that just because we recently invented the term doesn’t mean it didn’t happen before.
  • What it means is we started caring about it.
  • What is the “rights revolution”?
  • The rights revolutions are the various social changes [that are] directed largely at violence on smaller scales.
  • against racial minorities
  • women’s rights
  • children’s rights
  • gay rights
  • Gary Patton on 19 Feb 12
     
    This article by author, Steven Pinker, outlines data regarding human behaviour that offers some hope for the future of Third World countries, especially violent, Muslim-dominated ones like "the stans" in the Middle East and others in Africa. gfp (2012-01-14)
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Dr. Zuhdi Jasser discusses the King Hearings on Fox and Friends - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Dr. Zuhdi Jasser discusses
  • Gary Patton on 19 Feb 12
     
    Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy discusses the causes and dangers to the CAN and the U.S. of Muslim Islamization and radicalization and his testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee hearings in the U.S. that were held March 10, 2011. Since then, U.S. radicalization has increased and Dr. Jasser shares why. He outlines why Mosque & state must be separated & why the call for Sharia Law and political Islamization in North America by many Muslim Imams and CAIR is dangerous. gfp (2012-02-07)
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