Mansur Al Hallaj pondered all his life about the nature of God and then spelled out this phrase: "Ana´l Hakk". It translates into English as "I am God." This tenth century philosopher had probably come to the verdict that whatever that exists in the universe is inseperable from God and we are all small pieces of it. The Abbaside rule of the age considered this a threat to the unity of their state and executed Al Hallaj before the public after cutting off his arms and legs.

Galileo Galilei was a 17th century astronomer, physicist, mathematician and a general scientist. Stephan Hawking considers him as the person who is responsible for the birth of modern science. Galileo was a keen observer of the celestial bodies and have kept track of their motions relative to one another. Based on his studies he concluded that the earth was not the center of the universe. Instead it circled around the sun. An inquisition court decided that Gelileo´s statement was in violation of the religious teachings which held it that the Earth was motionless and all else was circling around it. He was condemned to life imprisonment and was denied of a chance to write any further books.

Stephan Hawking is probably the most prominent theoratical physicist. He is so intelligent, he could actually write a top seller "A Brief History of The Universe" through which he could reach general public and get them to learn about this difficult branch of science. Hawking is considered one of the most intelligent persons ever lived. He has recently made a statement saying there is no place for God and that the universe might come into being all by itself.

It may be difficult or even impossible to understand God. I know it is difficult to understand Hawking too. Nevertheless, understanding Hawking must be millions of times easier. It takes reading and gaining knowledge. If you don´t have better words to say, let the wise man speak. He probably knows much better than us, the ignorant ones.

I don´t know what the prices are like in Turkey but I believe any penny spent on tobacco is completely wasted.

Though not a personal favourite among politicians, I support Erdogan´s stance about tobacco ban in public and work places. When I was a child I remember grown ups´ smoking on intercity coaches. There would be babies on those coaches as well. We were all exposed to second hand smoke for years and many of us developed illnesses associated with it. We copied them and became smokers ourselves. Some of us could lose the addiction and some of us lost their lives. I had a friend who was five years younger than I am. He kept drinking beer on a daily basis and he was a chain smoker. Last year, we lost him to lung cancer. Another friend of mine who is two years older than me is fighting with bladder cancer which is smoking related.

What good will economy will bring to people whose days are numbered?

That´s great news. Grease and Amorico are two strong sides. Brozil could become a world power in the near future. I also like Sorbia but we saw what happened to Crowshuh maybe the Balkon school is beginning to lose its power.

What about Itolia and Spanie ? Aren´t these two countries supposed to be major sides in this game. Jermanie is also strong but when you leave out Dirk Novitzky they become an average team.

Can anyone comment on the general lack of interest and continued low achiever status of Englond National Basketball Tean.

What is Turky for God´s sake? The English name of our country is Turkey and it doesn´t mean turkey the bird when we use it to refer to our country.  It is just a homonym like thousands of others. Those ridiculing Turkish people for this reason are ridiculous people themselves. Let us stop attempting to change English words. 

As a matter of fact, the word science is a bit misunderstood. It is often associated with technology. Most of the time, it is the multi billion dollar equipment monitoring some remote corner of the universe or a high tech scanning device that provides us with the kind of information we will ever be interested in. The rest of the findings of science is reserved for professionals who are able to think in terms of specialized data mostly on a theoratical basis. These people spend a life time, sometimes without being able to find anything significant. The pool of knowledge expands very slowly. Still there are a few eminent scientists who made staggering contributions to our understanding of the universe.

We are some 7 billion critters perched on top of a tiny piece of rock whose entire energy is provided by the sun. As we are talking, the sun hauls us at a staggering speed in its orbit. Our Earth travels in featureless void where a few million light years does not create any noticeable difference in the seemingly constant scenery. Still, everyone looking can see a different thing. The Chinese saw animals in stars, the Greeks Gods and Goddesses and new generation has even lost sight of it due to excessive night time illimunation in the urban area.

People pursue the animal inside. They need to feed themselves, quench their thirst, and satisfy the need for believing. For that reason, all around the world, there are fast food restaurants, mosques and churches. They give a service to those who need them. They essentially perform a practical task, when you hungry you go to McDonalds you eat that big hamburger without thinking about what it takes away from your health. When you go to a church or a mosque you also satisfy a need but what you actually get does not ever change. Billions of people keep doing this and hardly ever reap the benefits of the advances obtained through scientific pursuits.

OK We have learned this particular disadvantage. I am pretty sure, dermatologists do know a good deal about this. Back to my fair skin talk; there is a void in the bottom of this one end of which opens up to racism. Racism flourished in families who had had non-racist pasts. On contact with other races, they developed a defense mechanism. They did not let their children marry people from other races. They developed a phobia of losing their purity. Everybody knows that too much blood has been shed for this stupid cause. Some radical decisions have been taken to mitigate the effects of racial awareness in Europe and America. Accordingly, TV shows began featuring a multitude of races. This point was paid  particular attention in children´s programs. The common goal was making people lose their ethnic awareness. Still, in the stadiums of countries like Spain, England and Italy, black players are subjected to racist attacks by the spectators. In America, racial awareness is usually a lot higher than it is in Europe. Unfortunately, racism has also begun in this country. Let us be paranoid about it. There are so many brainless people who are waiting for a spark.

Why are people from many walks of life still trying to stop racism? Because there is still potential for the things to get out of hand.

Don´t give your children blond Barbie dolls only. Let them get used to brown or black ones too. Don´t praise their fair skin, or resent their dark hair. You can´t imagine how many families are ignorantly doing this. Raised like this, some of these children become racists after reading a few wrong books or making a few bad friends.

Let´s do our best to kill this race culture.

Cool down. I am placing a complaint. Let´s see what happens.

I know you enjoy fighting in the gutter but remember this is a forum and we are discussing a particular subject. If you have anything to say about this subject post it. If you are seeking to settle personal problems, try PM´s. One more, stupid remark and I will ask for your account´s deletion.

Who are you Mr. Frog?

 Yes, the big book says everything is connected with the burgeois.