The Fountain

The Fountain focuses, from one aspect, on science, life and belief, and from another aspect on Man-Universe-God relations. Based on these focus areas, it includes articles on science-religion relations, man's place in the universe and the meaning of life, social and spiritual issues from a believer's perspective.

LOVE AND PEACE

Morality of Love • “Embracing knowledge from the Divine and “morality of love” was a gift of faith; however, the true worth of this gift was not grasped well enough, thus, at certain times, it failed to shine forth as bright as it could have.”

BEHIND THE SCENES OF Billions of Beats • “Our heart beats more than the number of seconds we live. How many times is that in 80 years? Ten million? One hundred million? Maybe a billion? The correct answer is closer to three billion (3,000,000,000) beats.”

ConspiraSEA • Why is a documentary about commercial fishing recommending people to stop eating seafood?

Calligraphy An Ancient Art of Writing • “Ordinary handwriting simply conveys a message, but in calligraphy, the writing itself is art, allowing one to see each word and phrase as a painting.”

Contemplating God in a Harvard Neuroscience Course • “The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for governing human behavior, such as speech production, problem solving, and planning, and is remarkably larger in humans when compared to other animals.”

What Our Body Does to a Drug PHARMACOKINETICS • “Pharmacokinetics is derived from the Greek words pharmakon (drug) and kinetikos (movement) and means “what the body does to a drug.” It refers to the movement of a drug into, through, and out of the body.”

WAKEFULNESS (YAQADA) • “Wakeful travelers to God act with insight at every step of the spiritual journey and represent the truth expressed in Say (O Messenger!): “This is my way: I call to God based on conscious insight and sure knowledge—I and those who follow me.”

The Understanding of “Human” in the Qur’anic Philosophy of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi • “Nursi’s profound exposition of the Qur’an allows him to speak about a unique and positive vision of humanity embedded in the inward dimensions of Islamic scripture.”

PFAS The Forever Chemicals • “We should not be obsessed with it, but it is important to be aware that there are a lot of things around us which might be contaminated with what is called “forever chemicals.”

The 91-Year-Old Man Who Is My Father • “The 91-year-old man who is my father has now been locked down (or do I mean locked up?) for nearly a year. The walls of his two-bedroom flat have become his cell. There is a world outside those walls, but he is afraid to step beyond them.”

MORAL OF THE PARABLE OF CAIN AND ABEL

SCIENCE SQUARE • Casaletto K et al. Late-life physical activity relates to brain tissue synaptic integrity markers in older adults. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, January 2022.

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