Darwin's Journey to Knowledge Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008 In surveys of the most important scientists of modern times, three names are regularly mentioned: - Isaac Newton (1643-1727)- Charles Darwin (1809-1882)- Siegmund Freud (1856-1939) Newton found a fundamental method for the study of inanimate matter and gave the starting signal for the dawn of a new era of natural science. [...]
Published in GrailWelt 47/2008 Earlier than many other magazines, and at that time to the astonishment of some readers, we in GrailWelt already reported in 1998 ("Death from Space" under "Science") that our earth was facing a possible bombardment exposed to space. Small and micro planets (asteroids) and comets could hit the earth and cause devastation [...]
Published in GralsWelt 45/2007 If you ask someone about something they don't know, or perhaps can't know at all, their response is sometimes a cheeky counter-question: “Am I Jesus?” This return coach implies that Jesus is the Son of God would have been all-knowing. Was that really him? Sadducee questions To be honest, sometimes I also ask a [...]
Published in GralsWelt46 / 2007 Science and esotericism are mostly alien to each other. Scientists often see esotericism as a relic from superstitious times. Esotericists especially accuse natural scientists of a one-sided materialistic vision. Only in exceptional cases is one prepared to see esotericism and science as two fundamentally different but equal ways of explaining the world; two approaches that [...]
As of October 2008: Published in GralsWelt 49/2008 One hundred years ago, in October 1908, perhaps the most important automobile in history was presented. As a reminder of this milestone in the history of technology, the following story: “We were just in the typesetting room of the 'New York Times' when Mr. Ochs, our boss, appeared and made his way between the machines. The […]
Mankind has long been demanding more from the earth than its ecosystems can cope with (Published in GralsWelt 44/2007) With the GrailWelt issue 43 under the heading “How many people can the earth tolerate?” (Here under “Ecology), we always have often repressed problem addressed: the carrying capacity of the earth. In view of the dramatic climate change, this topic remains highly topical. [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 48/2008) The Bible is the most printed (and probably also the most widely read) book in world literature. Its significance for the Jewish and Christian religions is fundamental and its influence on world culture cannot be assessed. After the Bible had been considered an unassailable source of truth in the West for centuries, especially since the [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 50/2008) 700 years of firearms - a cause for reflection. At the beginning of the 14th century, probably in 1308, 700 years ago, the first cannon was fired in Europe. One of the most momentous inventions of all time reached our Old Continent: Firearms soon became the most powerful single factor that has ever influenced world history. [...]
(Published in GW 46/2007) Was there a religious cult around the “great mother”, a supreme female deity, long before the patriarchal monotheism (belief in one god)? And did the culture that developed under it guarantee a harmonious, peaceful coexistence in a "golden age"? Here we summarize the research on this question and also describe the meaning [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 51/2008) An exciting thriller became a world bestseller and sparked discussions about the history of religion: Dan Brown's “Da Vinci Code”. The adventurous thriller was soon followed by theological works in several languages that denounce historical inaccuracies in Brown's thriller. Various claims of the bestseller are discussed, commented on and refuted. One would almost think that it would not work [...]
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