On the one hand, it's common sense it's hard to see someone you love get sick or die. People are interconnected and their health is, too.

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

Historical investigation and literary criticism have taken the magic out of the Bible and have made it a composite human book, written by many hands in different ages.

There is convincing evidence that the search for solitude is not a luxury but a biological need. Just as humans posses a herding instinct that keeps us close to others most of the time, we also have a conflicting drive to seek out solitude. If the distance between ourselves and others becomes too great, we experience isolation and alienation, yet if the proximity to others becomes too close, we feel smothered and trapped.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.

Without this balance, a body's immune system will not have the desired response when faced with infection. These findings could aid the development and production of vaccines and lead to further research on how the body fights specific infections, such as HIV.

There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.