How did a small Jewish faith group become the largest world religion? I have already asked myself several times what might have induced people to profess Christianity in the first few centuries. It is true that the Greek and Roman cults of gods had lost much of their prestige, but in Neoplatonism or Gnosis there were more interesting and intellectually more demanding ideologies [...]
By Larry Charles (director) and Bill Maher (screenplay and talk show host). Published in Grail World 54/2009 In the Grail World we have reported variously on how the religious fundamentalism that was believed to have been overcome in the middle of the 20th century is growing again worldwide. (Cf. “The Apocalypses in the 21st Century” under “History of Religions”; “War of Religions” under “Book Reviews”) This unpleasant development provokes counter-reactions, [...]
by Hans-Joachim Zillmer Langen Müller, Munich 2001. 288 pages with approx. 71 drawings and approx. 79 photos. DM 39.90, ÖS 291, - sFr 37, - ISBN 3-7844-2819-3 (Published in Grail World 21/2001) If errors or gaps in our scientific worldview are discussed, it is good to imagine that we live in the "Middle Ages of tomorrow"; that today's [...]
The estimates of the "Optimum Population Trust" (Published in GralsWelt 53/2009) In the GralsWelt, we have variously addressed a taboo topic that is hardly addressed in the public discussion: The carrying capacity of the earth. Recently, the "Optimum Population Trust" (OPT), in which world-renowned ecologists collaborate, has also been dealing with this question. According to projections of the "UN Word Population [...]
by Volker Freystedt and Eric Bihl, Signum, Vienna, 2005. (Published in GralsWelt 53/2009) The term “equilibrism” is defined in the book mentioned as follows: “Equilibrism (from Latin“ aequilibrium ”, equilibrium) strives for (re -) Establishing a balance between natural and cultural space, especially between ecology and economy. "(P. 12) So the same goal is meant that in [...]
On the fall of the Goths and the Incas (Published in Grail World 21) World history, as it is usually taught, is a strange collection of facts and their interpretations that aim to provide a vivid picture of bygone eras. The portrayals of times blown away are inevitably incomplete and also shaped by a "zeitgeist", to which a [...] striving for objectivity
The Message of Water Published in Grail World 22/2002 In Grail World 19/2001, under the heading "The Fascinating Element of Life", Masaru Emoto's book "The Message of Water" was also reported on. Emoto stayed in Germany for a short time, and the Grail World editorial staff took the opportunity to attend one of his much-acclaimed lectures, in which the researcher presented his [...]
Old nautical charts point to unknown civilizations Published in GralsWelt 22/2002 Do old nautical charts show the legacy of a submerged pre-civilization? A high culture that had great knowledge and where people traveled from pole to pole? At a time when the coasts of Antarctica were still free of ice? Here we go to the "secret of the portolane" [...]
Published in GralsWelt 48/2008 Machines have increased human performance to the unbelievable - around 55 “energy slaves” are currently working non-stop for each of us. And the hunger for energy continues to grow, at the expense of the environment. What options do we have if we do not want to overload the earth's ecosystem any further? Before the "iron angels" came ... In the 19th and 20th [...]
Published in GrailWorld 51/2008 Is food becoming scarce? In April 2008, the government of Haiti, one of the poorest countries in Central America and the Caribbean, was forced to resign by a large demonstration of the population that almost turned into a popular uprising. The reason for these protests was a sharp rise in food prices. One reporter went so far as to say that these price increases for [...]
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