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This is the twenty fourth and final Chapter from the online book: Living Ethics: The Way of Wholeness. See: 1) How Should We Live? 2) Ethics and Civilization 3) Worldview and Ethics 4) Self […]
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Reposted from The Yellow Times. John Brand, D.Min., J.D. Fact 1: On average, adults can live without water for about seven days. After that, they die. Fact 2: More people […]
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