Articles of interest April 27, 2010

I think we will try this one again as a means of getting back into writing online. 

Survey: 72% of Millennials 'more spiritual than religious'
This articles presents findings from a recent survey indicating the 18-29 yr old crowd tends to find themselves more spiritual than religious.  To me, reading this would be further proof of the ending of the latest religious revival in America.  Of note is that spirituality, the non-praxis based faith, still pervades. 

How Our Brains Make Memories
An article about how our mind creates memory, selecting events to create stories.  This is an old problem with narrative descriptions of events by people who lived through the event.

Obama isn't radical. His party is.
Pundit Michael Medved makes an interesting case for the problem, not with the president himself, but the Democratic party.  I think one of the difficulties with our current political culture is the parties.  Both parties, Democrat and Republican, tend to play political games with each other instead of working for the greater good.  Medved's piece is more about the blame game.  Those opposed to Obama need to look more carefully at the fact that the rest of his party is almost as far left as he appears to be.

back to business - I hope

After another extra long hiatus, I have decided to return to the world of blogging. To start, I want to highlight a couple of articles I read today. The first is an opinion piece entitled "Strong Enough for a 'reset' with Russia? One line which jumped out to me, though secondary to the main thesis of the piece, was the author's report that many in Russia see the current US involvement in Afghanistan as a potential repeat of the Soviet failure in Afghanistan. Only history will be the judge if that is correct.

The second is a science and health piece entitled "Feeling lonely? Chances are you're not alone.
Loneliness is transmittable, researchers say" Loneliness is not lonely. Many of us feel lonely in crowds of people we know.