Winter 2001

The human mind is not just the result of physicochemical reactions within the brain. There is a spirit in men and women that renders them human and unique.

The year 2000 has rolled over to 2001, and concerns about an impending end of the world seem to have evaporated. Is it the “end of the end”?

Is the concept of the rapture, as popularly believed, found in the Bible?

In the confusion about the start of the new millennium, we're forgetting about another millennium.

What the world needs now is visionairies, and you could be one of them.

At the heart of one of the most famous oratories of all time lie enduring values and principles that can lift us out of today’s maze of moral confusion.

Modern science is nudging us ever closer to a moral precipice. But can science serve as the arbiter of moral and ethical standards?

Deceptions, hoaxes and urban legends abound, mainly because so many people are so easily taken in by them. Here’s how you can avoid being one of them.

Here are some ways that we human beings deceive ourselves and each other, along with a few suggested remedies.

Both Palestinians and Israelis claim a right to the eternal city, but what makes the issue so contentious?

The antibiotics battle is on, and new strains of deadly bacteria are fighting back with a vengeance.

Can the dark side of human nature be overcome before the full power of the Information Age is unleashed?

As a result of Gutenburg’s invention, books could be printed cheaply and in huge numbers. Thus he touched off a knowledge explosion.

Pioneering genius, quintessential capitalist and one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates has left his mark on the 20^th century.

Despite the end of the Cold War, the world has become a far more turbulent place.