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<channel><title><![CDATA[AsIfThinkingMatters.com - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:43:45 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Blank]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blank]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blank#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2090 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blank</guid><description><![CDATA[ [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:1127px;"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Virus Scares]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/more-virus-scares]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/more-virus-scares#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:58:51 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/more-virus-scares</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-764435545326907887').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-764435545326907887').style.display = 'block';    HANTA VIRUSIs it real rats, or rats making vaccines that cause disease?&nbsp;What they don't want you to know: "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome" is a possible Covid vaccine side effect according to Pfizer's monitoring documents:setTimeout(disclaimer("764435545326907887"), 800); Click to view moreMeanwhile, h [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="925971286439649998" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><font size="5"></font><strong><font size="5">HANTA VIRUS</font></strong><br>Is it real rats, or rats making vaccines that cause disease?<br>&nbsp;<br>What they don't want you to know: "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome" is a possible Covid vaccine side effect according to Pfizer's monitoring documents:<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="904205917611741848" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div><div id="537316658637532433" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/waitwhat-hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/bnt162b2.jpg" border="0" alt="bnt162b2" style="width:400px;"></a><br><span class="clicker"><i class="far fa-eye"></i> <a href="https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/waitwhat-hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome">Click to view more</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>Meanwhile, headlines continue to attempt to convince us we're all about to die and we need the COVID shutdown again and lots of vaccines.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">MONKEY POX</font></strong><br>Is it monkeys, or monkey business by the profiteers?<br>&nbsp;<br>What they don't want you to know:<br>&nbsp;<br>Monkeypox is listed as a side effect of the <strong>Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19</strong> vaccine. The admission is on the WHO's <a href="https://www.vigiaccess.org/">VigiAccess website</a> under "infections and infestations" as "side effects" of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine:&nbsp;<br>&#8203;<br></div><div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"><table class="wsite-multicol-table"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"><tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:16.897506925208%; padding:0 15px;"><div><div id="684361919575672577" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/vigiaccessorg.jpg"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/vigiaccessorg.jpg" border="0" alt="vigiaccessorg" style="height:3000px;"></a><br><span class="clicker"><i class="far fa-eye"></i> <a href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/vigiaccessorg.jpg">&#8981; Click to enlarge</a></span></div></div></div></div></td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:83.102493074792%; padding:0 15px;"><div><div id="606613069719596187" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/monkeypox.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="monkeypox"><img class="figure" src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/monkeypox.jpg" alt="monkeypox"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;Meanwhile, pharm-funded headlines continue their legacy of attempting to convince us we're all about to die.<br><br></div><div><div id="589549527227525917" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/timemagazine.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="timemagazine"><img class="figure" src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/timemagazine.jpg" alt="timemagazine"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>They love it when we're scared, wear masks, stand on decals six feet apart, and are locked down--except to get all the safe and effective vaccines. Bill Gates said it's the most profitable enterprise he has been able to find.<br>&nbsp;<br>The virus-scare-vaccine-drug-medical industries need "pandemics" to fill the coffers again. According to <a href="https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/the-plan-of-the-who-revealed-by-the?s=w">this investigation</a>, it is all preplanned.<br><br></div><div><div id="155310901302777798" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://www.signmanprint.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/floor-pi.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="floor-pi"><img class="figure_max" src="https://www.signmanprint.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/floor-pi.jpg" alt="floor-pi"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>All of this is enabled because viruses are mysterious and, we are told, lurking everywhere. We need government and Big Pharma to save us. Of course, these partners would never mislead us.<br>&nbsp;<br>We can believe that, or we can do the research outside of government messaging and pharm-funded media.<br>&nbsp;<br>Fear consensus beliefs and distrust everything we are told to believe. Critically think about everything. Trust only what personal reason, conscience, observation, and experience teach.<br>&nbsp;<br>If that is done, the very existence of viruses and their ability to cause disease will be found to be highly questionable.<br>&nbsp;<br>Here's a virus <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-evidence-do-COVID-19-deniers-have-that-they-believe-showed-the-virus-to-be-a-hoax/answer/Randy-Wysong">starter for investigation</a>, posted toward the beginning of the C19 "pandemic."<br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Order Proves Design]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/order-proves-design]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/order-proves-design#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:03:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/order-proves-design</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-240698571138890859').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-240698571138890859').style.display = 'block';    The order, intricacy, complexity, and functionality of our own body and the rest of the biological world are puzzling.&nbsp;The wonder of it all has led many to man-made religions and their stories about anthropomorphized god(s).&nbsp; function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../solving-the-big-questions/ [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="723787434298578678" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">The order, intricacy, complexity, and functionality of our own body and the rest of the biological world are puzzling.<br>&nbsp;<br>The wonder of it all has led many to man-made religions and their stories about anthropomorphized god(s).&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="197255752428662931" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinosaurs]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/dinosaurs]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/dinosaurs#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:27:08 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/dinosaurs</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-715055222174020701').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-715055222174020701').style.display = 'block';    With government and big private money funding, museums have become filled with the recreations of dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. Control of museums controls what people see, and what people see controls belief and history.&nbsp; function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../solving-the-big-questions [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="317324264412918363" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">With government and big private money funding, museums have become filled with the recreations of dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. Control of museums controls what people see, and what people see controls belief and history.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="615796399947973992" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/government]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/government#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:48:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/government</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-238481041925671271').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-238481041925671271').style.display = 'block';    The ideal government would be a wise, benevolent dictator.&nbsp;There is no such flawless person. So, a wise, freedom-loving group of people can create a paper benevolent dictator.&nbsp; function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/53-government#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="210644859343967709" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">The ideal government would be a wise, benevolent dictator.<br>&nbsp;<br>There is no such flawless person. So, a wise, freedom-loving group of people can create a paper benevolent dictator.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="326883491829737088" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Law of Information]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-law-of-information]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-law-of-information#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:40:39 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-law-of-information</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-777648297469062630').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-777648297469062630').style.display = 'block';    It was once thought that babies were deposited into women by men during sex. This tiny, complete baby was called a homunculus.&nbsp;From a Bible perspective, this explained how "in Adam, all had sinned." The whole of humanity resided within his loins (homunculi within homunculi within homunculi ...). There [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="837198308834770993" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>It was once thought that babies were deposited into women by men during sex. This tiny, complete baby was called a homunculus.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>From a Bible perspective, this explained how "in Adam, all had sinned." The whole of humanity resided within his loins (homunculi within homunculi within homunculi ...). Therefore, when Adam sinned, all of his contained homunculi were tainted by an "original sin" requiring a savior.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="726765924644072822" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divorce]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/divorce]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/divorce#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:01:56 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/divorce</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-837524691480504846').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-837524691480504846').style.display = 'block';    Marriage is about biological instincts, love, understanding, selflessness, loyalty, tolerance, and respect.&nbsp;It requires two people to let their guards down and know each other intimately. It fulfills the desire not to be lonely, have a partner to navigate life with, and to have children with the uniqu [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="550680123279696788" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Marriage is about biological instincts, love, understanding, selflessness, loyalty, tolerance, and respect.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>It requires two people to let their guards down and know each other intimately. It fulfills the desire not to be lonely, have a partner to navigate life with, and to have children with the unique comingled genetics.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="676264270337243717" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AITM Newsletter]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/getting-rich-prescribing]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/getting-rich-prescribing#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:06:22 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/getting-rich-prescribing</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-316976650856975312').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-316976650856975312').style.display = 'block';    GETTING RICH PRESCRIBINGThe top prescriber in Illinois is a clinical nurse specialist, not a psychiatrist. In a single year she prescribed psychiatric drugs to nearly 4,000 Medicaid-enrolled children across every drug class: stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and anti-anxiety dr [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="809037063113071479" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><strong><font size="5">GETTING RICH PRESCRIBING</font></strong><br>The top prescriber in Illinois is a clinical nurse specialist, not a psychiatrist. In a single year she prescribed psychiatric drugs to nearly 4,000 Medicaid-enrolled children across every drug class: stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and anti-anxiety drugs. She has held the position of top prescriber in the state for six consecutive years. Her Medicaid reimbursement for ADHD drugs alone was $203,711 in one year. That figure does not include reimbursement for the other drug classes she prescribed to hundreds of additional children. -- <a href="https://drmcfillin.substack.com/p/we-call-it-medicine-the-mass-psychiatric">Dr. Roger McFillin<br><br>&#8203;</a><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="161064171324551577" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">&#8203;&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">THE RISE AND TOLL OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION</font></strong><br>And not a word of protest from MSM or feminists.<br>&nbsp;<br>"<em>According to the FGM/C Research Initiative, which centers on studying the issue of female genital mutilation, a staggering 99.2% of girls and women in Somalia aged 15-49 have endured female genital mutilation. The average ages when Somali girls are 'cut' is from ten to fourteen years of age</em>." -- Female genital mutilation | <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/6e1aab10-b808-4542-9c1f-ee233e05c9bb?j=eyJ1IjoiOXJrNjIifQ.YC_nzJh8gLdQMhWtrow4svnTc0AVUKB6uvmzDe_iyGc">College of Policing</a><br>&nbsp;<br>"<em>The Somali community has the highest percentage of genitally mutilated women in the world; there are 61,000 Somali people in the&nbsp;state of Minnesota alone,&nbsp;and many sources confirm that Somali girls and women continue to suffer genital mutilation while in the United States. In other words, Somali immigrants in Minnesota have not stopped this abuse of 'their' girls and women, just because they are now also Minnesotans.</em>" -- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) | <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/868ad0b8-d6b0-4df3-86b2-c06a2f6c7ff2?j=eyJ1IjoiOXJrNjIifQ.YC_nzJh8gLdQMhWtrow4svnTc0AVUKB6uvmzDe_iyGc">CDC</a><br>&nbsp;<br>"<em>Somali 'female circumcision' is different from other forms&mdash;it is by far the most severe. Somali FGM is Type III genital mutilation, which means the excision of the entire outer part of girls' genitalia, and the stitching together of the raw wound that is left behind. Somali FGM involves: 'the complete removal of the clitoris and labia minora, together with the inner surface of the labia majora.</em>" -- New statistical report on female genital mutilation shows harmful practice is a global concern | <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/0f69a98e-8026-4262-bd76-9831acd39c45?j=eyJ1IjoiOXJrNjIifQ.YC_nzJh8gLdQMhWtrow4svnTc0AVUKB6uvmzDe_iyGc">UNICEF</a><br>&nbsp;<br>"<em>Women and girls subjected to this kind of mutilation suffer chronic bleeding, horrific pain during intercourse, problems in childbirth, infections, and dramatically increased mortality...</em>" -- Dr. Naomi Wolf -- The alarming rise of female genital mutilation in America | <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2f47adaf-d3b9-4c66-8cdf-4adf20566f49?j=eyJ1IjoiOXJrNjIifQ.YC_nzJh8gLdQMhWtrow4svnTc0AVUKB6uvmzDe_iyGc">CNN</a><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">777,000 KILLED EACH YEAR DUE TO SANCTIONS</font></strong><br>"<em>Researchers conducted a cross-national analysis covering 152 countries from 1971 to 2021. They examined how international sanctions (primarily those imposed by the USA, EU, or UN) affect age specific mortality rates.</em>" -- <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-192113620">John Leake</a><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><font size="5"><strong>BLUE RAIN</strong>&nbsp;</font><br><a href="https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/cloudseeding-company-rainmaker-founded?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60cdf08b-7f4b-4bab-9a4c-8947220d63be_1174x1298.png&amp;open=false" target="_blank">Cloudseeding Company "Rainmaker" Founded By 25 Year Old Thiel Fellow Augustus Doricko, Was Seeding In Texas Flood Areas 2 Days Before Flood: "Stewarding The Natural World."</a><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><font size="5"><strong>HOW MAINSTREAM MEDIA ATTEMPTS TO LEAD AND DIVIDE US</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div><div id="164012691499310755" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!01YD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0633c104-a027-43d0-b177-866bc4a35044_4000x3662.jpeg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="prejudice"><img class="figure" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!01YD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0633c104-a027-43d0-b177-866bc4a35044_4000x3662.jpeg" alt="prejudice"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br><br><strong><font size="5">ECONOMIC REALITY WE FACE</font></strong><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/gold-tops-%244k-as-world-prepares-to-go-off-dollar-standard/id404963432?i=1000730928951">Gold Tops $4K as World Prepares to Go Off Dollar Standard - Ep 1045</a><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/gold-tops-%244k-as-world-prepares-to-go-off-dollar-standard/id404963432?i=1000730928951">Peter</a> -- The Peter Schiff Show Podcast<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">AUTISM AND VACCINES</font></strong><br>The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html">Studies supporting a link</a> have been ignored by health authorities.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">HOW JAPAN RAISES HEALTHY KIDS&nbsp;</font></strong><br></div><div><div id="712178922566895974" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtjN6ZM-ho"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/LRtjN6ZM-ho.jpg" border="0" alt="LRtjN6ZM-ho" style="width:400px;"></a><br><span class="clicker">&#9654;&#65039; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtjN6ZM-ho">Click to play video</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br><br><strong><font size="5">REINCARNATED CAT&nbsp;</font></strong></div><div><div id="141741843160698745" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJzNM4wtDQw"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/DJzNM4wtDQw.jpg" border="0" alt="DJzNM4wtDQw" style="width:400px;"></a><br><span class="clicker">&#9654;&#65039; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJzNM4wtDQw">Click to play video</a></span></div></div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Truth About the Big Questions]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/finding-truth-about-the-big-questions]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/finding-truth-about-the-big-questions#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:43:47 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/finding-truth-about-the-big-questions</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-186529924568299318').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-186529924568299318').style.display = 'block';    The Big Questions of where we came from, why we're here, and where we're going are solved for us at an early age by what parents, religions, and schools tell us to believe.&nbsp;But there is a difference between believing what we are told and taught, and actually knowing. function jsRedirect() {window.loca [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="208612858533321525" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">The Big Questions of where we came from, why we're here, and where we're going are solved for us at an early age by what parents, religions, and schools tell us to believe.<br>&nbsp;<br>But there is a difference between believing what we are told and taught, and actually knowing.<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="620866686282785965" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fundamental Cause of Middle East Wars]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-fundamental-cause-of-middle-east-wars]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-fundamental-cause-of-middle-east-wars#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:11:26 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-fundamental-cause-of-middle-east-wars</guid><description><![CDATA[document.getElementById('cat-391312051760170981').innerHTML = "#Newsletter, #Religion";  document.getElementById('sent-391312051760170981').style.display = 'block';  It is commonly thought that wars are fought because of land, borders, resources, or power.&nbsp;With regard to Middle East conflicts, the spiritual adviser to President Trump, pastor Paula White-Cain, has publicly said that God chose Trump to help protect Israel and advance divine historical purposes.setTimeout(disclaimer("391312051 [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="345816729821974938" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">It is commonly thought that wars are fought because of land, borders, resources, or power.<br>&nbsp;<br>With regard to Middle East conflicts, the spiritual adviser to President Trump, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlRueGU1AU">pastor Paula White-Cain</a>, has publicly said that God chose Trump to help protect Israel and advance divine historical purposes.<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="277704717678710333" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div><div id="948512021825096537" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/ly/uploads/images/2026/03/16/431865.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="trump"><img class="figure_max" src="https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/ly/uploads/images/2026/03/16/431865.jpg" alt="trump"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;Millions of people are on board with this sentiment, believing current events are moving the world toward fulfillment of biblical end-time prophecies.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">AMERICA'S DESIGN</font></strong><br>In large part, America was formed to escape the king of England, who was given god-power by the Church of England. Those not practicing this religion were fined, jailed, and sometimes killed.<br>&nbsp;<br>The writers of the Constitution did not want a repeat of the government they fled from.<br>&nbsp;<br>So, the very First Amendment to the United States Constitution says: "<em>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof</em>..." <em>Thomas Jefferson said the First Amendment built "a wall of separation between Church and State</em>."<br>&nbsp;<br>Although America is frequently said to be a Christian nation, the principal authors of the Constitution--Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Ethan Allen, James Madison--were not doctrinal Christians. They argued that the Creator is revealed through reason and the creation, not a man-made book.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">REASON AND CONSTITUTION IGNORED</font></strong><br>Despite the Constitutional restriction, some American politicians and presidents attempt to avoid it.<br>&nbsp;<br>For example, today, Christian leaders in America have joined with Judaism leaders in Israel in wars against Islam leaders in the Middle East. It is the continuation of the religiously motivated 1500-year-old Muslim jihad and the 1000-year-old Christian Crusades. During those conflicts, Jews have fought both with and against Muslims.<br>&nbsp;<br>These wars have always been about religious "holy" places, doctrinal beliefs, divine rights, and domination in the name of the respective gods.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">THE BIBLE COMMON THREAD</font></strong><br>Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are Abrahamic religions based on the Bible and related scriptures.<br>&nbsp;<br>The Bible encourages, justifies, and commands warring and other atrocities:<br>&nbsp;<ul><li>Killing unbelievers. (Deuteronomy 13; 2 Kings 10)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Killing first born children ((Exodus 12; 14; Romans 9:17)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Stoning to death children who disobey their parents and killing for picayune infractions, such as taking a census, burning incense, making an ointment, gathering sticks on the sabbath, not mutilating genitals, etc. (Exodus 21:17; 30:33; 31:14,15; 35:2 Deuteronomy 21:18-21; 1Chronicles 21; 2 Chronicles 26:19-; Numbers 15:32-36)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Killing children if their parents don't obey (Numbers 14:33)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Ripping open all the pregnant women (2 kings 15:16)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Beheading innocent sons (2 Kings 6:28-)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>Genocide, sexism, and beating slaves (Genesis 19; 20; 28; 29; Exodus 21)</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li>The slaughter of entire cities, but taking captive the young virgin maidens (Deuteronomy 2:34; 3:6; 13; Judges 21; Numbers 31)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">THE END IS NEAR DOCTRINE</font></strong><br>All three Abrahamic religions have eschatological end-time hopes they find in the Bible and ancillary books. All have made date predictions of a time in which a savior will appear.<br>&nbsp;<br>Christians expect Jesus, Muslims expect Mahdi and Jesus, Jews expect Mashiach.<br>&nbsp;<br>For believers, wars and other dire human circumstances are welcomed since that will signal the return of a messiah and unimaginable benefits.<br>&nbsp;<br>All of these messiahs have been no-shows for the predicted dates. Nevertheless, every time there is a significant crisis, Google searches for end times, rapture, tribulation, second coming, Armageddon, etc. explode.<br>&nbsp;<br>This end-is-near hope was true even when America began. In response, Thomas Paine argued, "our own mind must be our own church," and anyone who values the Creator-given gift of reason will find "<em>no comfort in nonsense like this</em>."<br><br></div><div><div id="798050404548521491" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/big-questions/figure-177-2.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="figure-177"><img class="figure_max" src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/big-questions/figure-177-2.jpg" alt="figure-177"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br><br><strong><font size="5">THE AMERICA-ISRAEL TIE</font></strong><br>The Israel lobby and organizations such as Christians United for Israel, influence American policy decisions about the Middle East.<br>&nbsp;<br>Christians in America, including leaders, attempt to act on Bible verses that say:<br>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>God will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel (Genesis 12:3)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>God chose the Jews "<em>above all people that are upon the face of the earth</em>" (Deuteronomy 7:6)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>God will set Israel "<em>on high above all nations of the earth</em>" (Deuteronomy 28:1)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>"<em>all people of the earth shall see that thou (Israel) art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee</em>" (Deuteronomy 28:10)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>Any nation "<em>that will not serve thee (Israel) shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted</em>" (Isaiah 60:12)</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li>"<em>I will bless those who bless you. (Israel)</em>" Genesis 12:3</li></ul>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">WHAT CAN BE DONE</font></strong><br>Those who willingly turn to religion are usually those of honest heart seeking goodness and direction. Since who we are, why we're here, and what we should or should not do are not easy questions, many people turn to religious texts. The Bible is a book claimed to be from the Creator with everything all figured out in black and white.<br>&nbsp;<br>But that's the dependent and lazy way. Reason tells us that If the Creator wanted everyone on Earth from the beginning of time to know what they needed to do for "salvation," it would either be written into all brains, or inscribed perpetually in the sky in a language all can understand.<br>&nbsp;<br>Answers could not be in a book that has no original copies, such as the Bible. Nor would scholars be needed to interpret it. Thomas Paine, an American Founding Father, wrote in <em>The Age of Reason</em>: "... the Bible decides nothing, because it decides any way, and every way, one chooses to make it."<br>&nbsp;<br>The earliest evidence of a Christian Bible is this P52 fragment in Greek (approx. 2"x 3") dated hundreds of years after the reported time of Jesus. All versions of Bibles today are copies of edited copies, of edited copies, of edited copies ... Which one was/is the accurate word of the Creator, cannot be proven.<br><br></div><div><div id="156738415103953235" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/P52_recto.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="P52_recto"><img class="figure_max" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/P52_recto.jpg" alt="P52_recto"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>Only a tiny fraction of people on Earth have read the Bible. Of Those, even fewer understand it, and fewer than that agree on what it says.<br>&nbsp;<br>Such uncertainties are not solved by belief and faith. Rigid belief systems lock minds, prevent people from questioning, and may contribute to conflict.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">THE BEST HOLY BOOK</font></strong><br>Arguably, creation is the ultimate holy book. It's rational, consistent, just, free, and in its full original form. No archeology or cave exploring is required to find ancient scrolls. It speaks a universal language requiring no words spoken or on papyrus. It is truth not subject to interpretation, editing, translation, or requiring specialized scholars. It is never lost, cannot be altered, edited, censored, or plagiarized.<br>&nbsp;<br>Creation publishes itself from one end of the earth to the other and can be read and understood by everyone.<br>&nbsp;<br>Our free will, reason, and conscience are also part of creation. Using those gifts, not beliefs, is the key to peace and happiness for each of us and the whole world.<br></div><div><div id="702674829149283140" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Patience Has Become Rare]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-patience-has-become-rare]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-patience-has-become-rare#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:59:07 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-patience-has-become-rare</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-193551065461413002').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-193551065461413002').style.display = 'block';    Every day, we can see drivers weaving through lanes, tailgating, speeding, and honking, as if every car ahead is a personal injustice.&nbsp;Often, they end up stopped at the next red light just like you.&nbsp; function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/73-why-patience-has-become-rare#news1";} [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="505529124513620018" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">Every day, we can see drivers weaving through lanes, tailgating, speeding, and honking, as if every car ahead is a personal injustice.<br>&nbsp;<br>Often, they end up stopped at the next red light just like you.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="490986301164117633" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/money]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/money#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:08:51 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/money</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-491615751348647598').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-491615751348647598').style.display = 'block';    The invention of gold and silver coinage goes back to about 700 BC. Paper money redeemable in physical gold was invented in about 1700 AD to replace heavy coinage.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/50-money#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="322134874607028511" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>The invention of gold and silver coinage goes back to about 700 BC. Paper money redeemable in physical gold was invented in about 1700 AD to replace heavy coinage.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="102922441588492519" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long View]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-long-view]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-long-view#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:07:28 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-long-view</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-526570984125582989').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-526570984125582989').style.display = 'block';    As far as we know, all animals and infants, moment to moment, do what their genetic programming demands. They don't wake up in the morning and think, "What shall I do today?"&nbsp;In our modern world of endless options, humans can break from that mold. It's possible to think and plan for days, months, and  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="737042810695265250" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>As far as we know, all animals and infants, moment to moment, do what their genetic programming demands. They don't wake up in the morning and think, "What shall I do today?"</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>In our modern world of endless options, humans can break from that mold. It's possible to think and plan for days, months, and decades ahead.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="937305289643593746" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexism]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sexism]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sexism#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:34:39 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sexism</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-476364658995699964').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-476364658995699964').style.display = 'block';    Recognizing man--woman differences does not deny dignity, rights, or worth.&nbsp;No law, slogan, or belief can make men and women equal in the literal,&nbsp;biological sense.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = ".../living-life/55-sexism#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="700417512330044482" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Recognizing man--woman differences does not deny dignity, rights, or worth.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>No law, slogan, or belief can make men and women equal in the literal,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/10028/chapter/3">biological sense</a><span>.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="426512168590182212" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conscience]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/conscience]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/conscience#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:35:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/conscience</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-253985850934903119').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-253985850934903119').style.display = 'block';    We are not mere blank moral slates at birth to be written on by the beliefs of others.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are born with a conscience, an inherent ethical force. It is something we individually discover, not learn from others.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/93-conscience#news1";} set [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="951916116557223634" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>We are not mere blank moral slates at birth to be written on by the beliefs of others.&nbsp;</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>We are born with a conscience, an inherent ethical force. It is something we individually discover, not learn from others.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="791679432594920453" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving Collapse of Infrastructure]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/surviving-collapse-of-infrastructure]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/surviving-collapse-of-infrastructure#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:27:47 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/surviving-collapse-of-infrastructure</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-549347437754404641').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-549347437754404641').style.display = 'block';    We all intuitively sense that our safe and comfortable circumstances are fragile. Disruption of electricity, electronics, fuel, food, water, or protection against violence for any sustained period would be catastrophic.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/89-surviving-collapse-of-in [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="795805313920138597" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>We all intuitively sense that our safe and comfortable circumstances are fragile. Disruption of electricity, electronics, fuel, food, water, or protection against violence for any sustained period would be catastrophic.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="683687507219839061" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking Good]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/looking-good]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/looking-good#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:33:18 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/looking-good</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-301756107869646419').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-301756107869646419').style.display = 'block';    Everyone today, to one degree or another, cares about how they look.&nbsp;But that's only because of mirrors, pictures, and other people's comments or reactions to us.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/88-looking-good#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="460182870871622594" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Everyone today, to one degree or another, cares about how they look.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>But that's only because of mirrors, pictures, and other people's comments or reactions to us.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="976106457623341318" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Unknowingly Reduce Our Brain Power]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/how-we-unknowingly-reduce-our-brain-power]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/how-we-unknowingly-reduce-our-brain-power#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:44:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/how-we-unknowingly-reduce-our-brain-power</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-975590961331685244').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-975590961331685244').style.display = 'block';    It is commonly thought that we are born as a blank slate to be filled in with our genetics.&nbsp;That's partly true, but we're also impacted by what we experience beginning with the moment of conception.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/83-how-we-unknowingly-reduce-our-brain-powe [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="198950848594533055" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>It is commonly thought that we are born as a blank slate to be filled in with our genetics.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>That's partly true, but we're also impacted by what we experience beginning with the moment of conception.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="512227071834338539" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change--A Wonderful Thing]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/change-a-wonderful-thing]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/change-a-wonderful-thing#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:25:27 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/change-a-wonderful-thing</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-116788869684354644').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-116788869684354644').style.display = 'block';    History shows that many beliefs once held with certainty later proved to be incomplete or wrong. There is no obvious reason to think we have everything right today.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/79-change-a-wonderful-thing#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="565436645152141135" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>History shows that many beliefs once held with certainty later proved to be incomplete or wrong. There is no obvious reason to think we have everything right today.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="337684333404760356" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depression]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/depression]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/depression#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:48:14 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/depression</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-408218665769774274').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-408218665769774274').style.display = 'block';    Depression sends millions of people, even children, to the doctor each year.&nbsp;Clinical depression can ruin life. It can also end it. About two-thirds of suicides stem from depression. The agony people must feel to get to that point is something most of us can barely imagine.​ function jsRedirect() {w [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="983658735575187363" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Depression sends millions of people, even children, to the doctor each year.</span><br><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>Clinical depression can ruin life. It can also end it. About two-thirds of suicides stem from depression. The agony people must feel to get to that point is something most of us can barely imagine.<br>&#8203;</span></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="492531228407120153" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biophilia]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/biophilia]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/biophilia#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:09:30 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/biophilia</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-751488501339955228').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-751488501339955228').style.display = 'block';    Biophilia is the innate human affinity for nature. Every cell, instinct, and sense we possess is tuned to direct contact with soil, sun, wind, water, plants, and animals. For more than 99% of human existence, we were immersed in the smell of rain, the sound of wildlife, the feel of seasons, and the taste o [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="984029330532502080" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Biophilia is the innate human affinity for nature. Every cell, instinct, and sense we possess is tuned to direct contact with soil, sun, wind, water, plants, and animals. For more than 99% of human existence, we were immersed in the smell of rain, the sound of wildlife, the feel of seasons, and the taste of real food.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="908305672525663747" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sex]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sex#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:03:13 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/sex</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-757485598338241676').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-757485598338241676').style.display = 'block';    From a biological perspective, we are disposable packages of immortal genes. We carry the genes of our parents, we die, and our genes continue on through our children.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/56-sex#news1";} setTimeout(jsRedirect, 300); [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="127051818416724673" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>From a biological perspective, we are disposable packages of immortal genes. We carry the genes of our parents, we die, and our genes continue on through our children.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="492017534550074420" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid-19 Update 12-19-2025]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/covid-19-update-29]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/covid-19-update-29#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[COVID 19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/covid-19-update-29</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-411150921446418029').innerHTML = "#Newsletter, #Infectious Disease, #COVID-19";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-411150921446418029').style.display = 'block';    ►FDA/CDC finally admitting this can happen to childrenCleveland, OH - 4-year-old Maisie Schmidt was COVID-19 Vaccinated and died suddenly one day later. On Monday doctors found she had suffered a stroke, a very large stroke on the right side of her brain.​setTimeout(disc [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="684655697982411164" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">&#9658;<strong>FDA/CDC finally admitting this can happen to children</strong><br>Cleveland, OH - 4-year-old Maisie Schmidt was COVID-19 Vaccinated and died suddenly one day later. On Monday doctors found she had suffered a stroke, a very large stroke on the right side of her brain.<br>&#8203;</div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="824034923860195785" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div><div id="447722215650424427" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://gray-wilx-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fdo0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net%2F03-26-2024%2Ft_af176322173f419aa870641e21c3a5e5_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=b8576e27c9ed9fe429ac3f82f5f85e8bb2443a46a325beabd9fba7205c773243" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="Maisie Schmidt"><img class="figure_max" src="https://gray-wilx-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fdo0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net%2F03-26-2024%2Ft_af176322173f419aa870641e21c3a5e5_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=b8576e27c9ed9fe429ac3f82f5f85e8bb2443a46a325beabd9fba7205c773243" alt="Maisie Schmidt "></a><br><br><a class="example-image-link" href="https://gray-wilx-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/ZGEMQMIWIFFF5L6SXYS7XIXDVA.jpg?auth=ce722f127521a3d948a48eb77c1a613ee2aa82ffbe3ebecef4a3e7dcaa01b49b" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="Maisie Schmidt"><img class="figure_max" src="https://gray-wilx-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/ZGEMQMIWIFFF5L6SXYS7XIXDVA.jpg?auth=ce722f127521a3d948a48eb77c1a613ee2aa82ffbe3ebecef4a3e7dcaa01b49b" alt="Maisie Schmidt "></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;&#9658;<strong>Young COVID-19 mRNA-vaccinated people</strong> continue to suffer strokes under the age of 30. UK govt disability data shows strokes were up +405% for ages 16-19. Twenty-six cases are described here: <a href="https://makismd.substack.com/p/winter-of-clotting-suddenly-strokes">Twenty-six cases are described here</a>.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&#9658;<a href="https://www.aussie17.com/p/japans-former-minister-for-internal"><strong>Japan's for Minister</strong> of Foreign Affairs</a> apologizes for the devastation from the COVID-19 vaccines<br>&nbsp;<br>&#9658;<strong><a href="https://kirschsubstack.com/p/google-ai-just-estimated-that-as">Multiple proofs</a></strong> that over 1.1 million have died in the US due to the COVID-19 vaccines.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><strong><a href="https://kirschsubstack.com/p/myocarditis-rates-increase-5x-in">Myocarditis increases 5X</a></strong> after vaccine rollout.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><strong>Harmful experiences of doctors</strong> who were forced into taking and giving the COVID-19 injections.<br><br></div><div><div id="354204682127258552" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://www.lifeinsuranceinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2018/11/shutterstock_216367333.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="ukdoctor"><img class="figure_max" src="https://www.lifeinsuranceinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2018/11/shutterstock_216367333.jpg" alt="ukdoctor"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;<strong>"</strong><em>I am a surgical specialist in a provincial hospital in New Zealand. I was forced against my will by Ardern, Hipkins and Bloomfield to have three mRNA jabs to keep my job.</em><br>&nbsp;<br><em>I have a mortgage and a family to provide for. I left it as late as possible but was told I would lose my job if I did not.</em><br>&nbsp;<br><em>After the first and second jabs, I had cardiac arrhythmias, brief sharp chest pains, and breathlessness, and was tired for several months. Some nights when going to sleep with my resting pulse over 100, I wondered if I would wake up in the morning.</em><br>&nbsp;<br><em>I was coerced into this situation by non-medical tyrants I did not vote for. When I saw&hellip;"</em> -- <a href="https://makismd.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-new-zealand-surgeon">continue reading</a><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><strong>Are blood transfusions safe from donors who have had COVID-19 vaccines?</strong><br>&nbsp;<br>There is an inherent risk of any transfusion from any donor.<br>&nbsp;<br>It is, in effect, cannibalism. Just because it is euphemistically called a transfusion and wrapped up in a medical procedure does not change that fact.<br>&nbsp;<br>Unlike eating blood or food containing it, a transfusion bypasses many safeguards the digestive tract and immune system affords.<br>&nbsp;<br>Blood is unique to every person on Earth. Although it is typed to safeguard against some immune reactions, blood is antigenically unique, and not all antigens, microbes, parasites, toxins, or what have you, can be screened for.<br>&nbsp;<br>Genetic COVID-19 vaccines use modified mRNA encoding the spike protein and lipid nanoparticles as the drug delivery system.<br>&nbsp;<br>These elements can be passed to transfusion recipients endangering them with the panoply of potential vaccine pathologies, including post-vaccination thrombosis and subsequent cardiovascular damage, as well as a wide variety of diseases involving all organs and systems (770 and counting), including the nervous system.<br>&nbsp;<br>Before submitting to a transfusion, consider alternatives. (Often, simple fluid replacement is sufficient for blood loss.) If a transfusion is chosen, consider the potential dangers of blood from a C19 vaccinated donor.<br>&nbsp;<br><ul><li><a href="https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202403.0881/v1">Concerns regarding Transfusions of Blood Products Derived from Genetic Vaccine Recipients and Proposals for Specific Measures</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36055877/">Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<br><ul><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37710966/">Autoimmune inflammatory reactions triggered by the COVID-19 genetic vaccines in terminally differentiated tissues</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><strong>Australia, once an avid proponent of "safe and effective"</strong> COVID-19 vaccines, is now paying for some of the deaths and injuries caused<br>&nbsp;<br>So far about 10,000 people desire to submit a claim. But onerous rules put many off from even trying.<br>&nbsp;<br>The government, which was active in forcing vaccinations, now admits the dangers and is offering to compensate those who have experienced some of the 770 possible injuries known to be caused by the vaccines.<br>&nbsp;<br>Injuries that qualify include anaphylactic reaction, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), myocarditis, pericarditis, capillary leak syndrome, demyelinating disorders, including Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), and thrombocytopenia, including immune thrombocytopenia.<br>&nbsp;<br>Total payouts from claims to date range anywhere from $850,000 up to $17 million.<br>&nbsp;<br>If vaccine manufacturers in the US had to pay for injuries they would have long ago gone bankrupt.<br><br></div><div><div id="332384088443351950" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqKa4hBXwAA-8Ch?format=jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="death"><img class="figure_max" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqKa4hBXwAA-8Ch?format=jpg" alt="death"></a><br><br><b class="imgcaption">The lies</b><br><a class="example-image-link" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hjR-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190ee9e6-2744-44be-bfb6-2f2035fb51d2_580x768.png" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="lie"><img class="figure_max" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hjR-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190ee9e6-2744-44be-bfb6-2f2035fb51d2_580x768.png" alt="lie"></a><br><br><a class="example-image-link" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68dece1c-3b06-49e9-846d-647639846e4f_346x526.png" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="englandeaths"><img class="figure_max" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F68dece1c-3b06-49e9-846d-647639846e4f_346x526.png" alt="englandeaths"></a><br><br><a class="example-image-link" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5183e435-b088-4614-a8a0-859a76f758a6_501x463.png" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="booster"><img class="figure_max" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5183e435-b088-4614-a8a0-859a76f758a6_501x463.png" alt="booster"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>Above charts from <a href="https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/05/24/5-scientific-reasons-your-vaccinated-friends-family-wont-listen-and-what-to-do-about-it/">Steve Kirsch</a><br>&#8203;<br></div><div><div id="325377603436612387" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0FHNqXWEAU5VYZ?format=jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="israeldeaths"><img class="figure_max" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0FHNqXWEAU5VYZ?format=jpg" alt="israeldeaths"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br><strong>&#9658;<a href="https://makismd.substack.com/p/winter-of-died-suddenly-high-school">Winter of DIED SUDDENLY</a></strong> - High School Sports Coaches and other Athletic Coaches whose deaths were unexpected - 65 Coaches who died recently (COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine mandated jobs)<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><strong>60 recent turbo cancers in people under 40.</strong><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><a href="https://makisw.substack.com/p/turbo-cancer-lymphoma-diagnoses-under">Join Alivia's Battle Against Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma</a>; <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/join-alivias-battle-against-nonhodgkins-lymphoma">gofundme</a><br>&#8203;</div><div><div id="442663347849562938" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/79623473_1714674474415107_r.jpeg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="Join Alivia"><img class="figure_max" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/79623473_1714674474415107_r.jpeg" alt="Join Alivia"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;<strong>&#9658;<a href="https://makismd.substack.com/p/turbo-brain-cancer-glioblastoma-australian">40 glioblastoma cases</a></strong><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>&#9658;</strong><a href="https://100percentfedup.com/can-ivermectin-treat-cancer-20-peer-reviewed-medical-journal-articles"><strong>20 peer reviewed</strong> Ivermectin and cancer articles.</a><br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Atheism Is Impossible to Prove -- But a Creator Isn't]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-atheism-is-impossible-to-prove-but-a-creator-isnt]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-atheism-is-impossible-to-prove-but-a-creator-isnt#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:59:39 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/why-atheism-is-impossible-to-prove-but-a-creator-isnt</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-320937785157405871').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-320937785157405871').style.display = 'block';    People often become atheists because they reject man-made religions and their gods. Confidence in atheism is bolstered by belief in abiogenesis (life can come from nonlife) and evolution.setTimeout(disclaimer("320937785157405871"), 800);REJECTION OF MAN-MADE RELIGIONSBeliefs based purely on faith--such as  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="105178589255594364" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph">People often become atheists because they reject man-made religions and their gods. Confidence in atheism is bolstered by belief in abiogenesis (life can come from nonlife) and evolution.<br><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="783298692984856271" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><strong><font size="5"><br>REJECTION OF MAN-MADE RELIGIONS</font></strong><br>Beliefs based purely on faith--such as man-made religions--can be reasonably rejected.<br><br>But that has no relevance to whether there is a Creator or not.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">ATHEISM IS FAITH-BASED</font></strong><br>The belief that no Creator exists cannot be demonstrated; like religious belief, it rests on faith.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">ATHEISM IS A NEGATIVE THAT CANNOT BE PROVEN</font></strong><br>Atheists must realize they are claiming a universal negative--"no Creator exists" anywhere, in any cave, forest, dimension, or any hiding place in the Universe. Such an omniscient claim, disguised as intellect and science, requires an impossible feat.<br>&nbsp;<br>Great minds and true scientists don't claim universal negatives.<br>&nbsp;<br>Courts don't.<br>&nbsp;<br>Logic doesn't.<br>&nbsp;<br>Evidence doesn't.<br>&nbsp;<br>Searching and finding nothing doesn't prove nonexistence.<br>&nbsp;<br>It only proves we looked somewhere, and we found nothing there.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">POPPERIAN FALSIFIABILITY</font></strong><br>Karl Popper, who defined the criteria for what counts as science, showed that a meaningful claim must be falsifiable. Courts, science, and reason place the burden of proof on the positive claimant.<br>&nbsp;<br>People don't get to say there is NO something. They have to prove there IS something.<br>&nbsp;<br>A negative universal claim--no Creator exists anywhere--is not falsifiable.<br>&nbsp;<br>Therefore, atheism--the belief that there is no Creator--fails the test of falsifiability and the science appealed to.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><font size="5">A CREATOR IS LOGICAL</font></strong><br>The claim that there IS a Creator is a positive claim that can be evaluated with a logical syllogism: a conclusion that necessarily results from two related premises:<br>&nbsp;<br><ol><li>Complex functional machinery requires intelligent causation.</li><li>Life and the rest of the natural world consist of complex functional machinery.</li><li>Therefore, life and the natural world require intelligent causation.</li></ol>&nbsp;<br>Both premises #1 and #2 are axioms, maxims, self-evident, and grounded in universally recognized experience.<br>&nbsp;<br>Proof that premise #1 is true:<br>&nbsp;<br><ul><li><a href="https://iem.ca/pdf/resources/Standard%20Handbook%20of%20Machine%20Design.pdf">Standard Handbook of Machine Design</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14980">Agentic Design of Compositional Machines</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<br>Proof that premise #2 is true:<br>&nbsp;<br><ul><li><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/popular-chemistryprize2016.pdf">How molecules became machines</a></li><li><a href="https://scienceandculture.com/2013/04/are_we_right_to/">Why We're Right to Call Them Molecular "Machines"</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<br>Therefore, #3 is a valid conclusion.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>No syllogism exists for atheism</strong><br><ul><li>There is no equivalent syllogism for: "No Creator exists."</li><li>Atheists can't build one.</li><li>This exposes their belief as not logic-based.</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>Machinery pervades nature</strong><br>Atoms, molecules, biochemical pathways, cells, organs, and organisms are all complex functional machinery. The beat of our heart, every breath, blink of the eyes, digestion/assimilation of nutrients, reflex, neuronal impulse, and the levers, hinges, rotors, axles, balls, sockets, bearings, springs, chains, and linkages, permitting complex movement of our body are all complex machines in themselves, or parts of complex machines.<br>&#8203;<br></div><div><div id="145615454708039627" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><b class="imgcaption">Humans are machines made of machines</b><br><a class="example-image-link" href="https://xxi.com.tr/uploads/2018/05/1665515d40e0d04b32cd4e510bc7eaa0.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="Humans are machines"><img class="figure_max" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20250127154608if_/https://xxi.com.tr/uploads/2018/05/1665515d40e0d04b32cd4e510bc7eaa0.jpg" alt="Humans are machines"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>All the underlying machines in nature--from atoms to a beating heart--operate automatically. Their complexity exceeds human comprehension, as would the intelligence behind them.<br>&#8203;<br>Here is a glimpse of some of the biochemical machinery that is busy at work in our body every second of every day, moving at lightning speed.<br><br></div><div><div id="316443101807980577" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~turk/bio_sim/articles/metabolic_pathways.png" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="biochemicalpathways"><img class="figure_sml" src="https://influentialprose.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/biochemicalpathways.jpg" alt="biochemicalpathways"></a></td><td align="center"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkhsZ_VXEA86Oyg?format=jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="biochemical"><img class="figure_sml" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkhsZ_VXEA86Oyg?format=jpg" alt="biochemical"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="clicker">&#8981; Click to enlarge | <a href="http://biochemical-pathways.com/#/map/1">Map1</a> | <a href="http://biochemical-pathways.com/#/map/2">Map2</a></span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>Even one-celled organisms, such as bacteria, have complex machinery, such as a flagellum for locomotion.<br>&#8203;<br></div><div><div id="834084884151170365" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/flagella.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="flagella"><img class="figure_max" src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/newsletter/flagella.jpg" alt="flagella"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>&#8203;Even bugs have machine gears, such as these in a planthopper's legs.<br><br></div><div><div id="862231511112661316" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><a class="example-image-link" href="https://kristen-ressurs.no/images/biologi/mekaniske-gear.jpg" data-lightbox2="example-set" data-title="mekaniske"><img class="figure_max" src="https://kristen-ressurs.no/images/biologi/mekaniske-gear.jpg" alt="mekaniske"></a></div></div><div class="paragraph"><br>A common atheist reply is to demand: "<em>Who created the Creator?</em>" But this commits a category error and does not address the argument. Full rebuttal to this distracting claim: <a href="https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/the-who-made-god-question"><strong>The "Who Made God?" Question</strong></a><br>&nbsp;<br>Atheists believe that the need for a Creator is negated by abiogenesis and evolution. However, these beliefs are also illogical, and empirically and scientifically unproven. Full documentation of this can be found in the free <a href="https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/solving-the-big-questions-third-edition">Solving the Big Questions</a> book, in the "<a href="https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/solving-the-big-questions-third-edition/category/origins">Origins</a>" section.<br></div><div><div id="700622230376091556" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blaming The Parents]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blaming-the-parents]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blaming-the-parents#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:40:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.asifthinkingmatters.com/blog/blaming-the-parents</guid><description><![CDATA[//CATEGORY CODEdocument.getElementById('cat-360443405895364765').innerHTML = "#Newsletter";// NEWSLETTER SENT ICONdocument.getElementById('sent-360443405895364765').style.display = 'block';    Having children brings serious responsibility. That responsibility is to provide for their basic needs until they are capable of taking care of themselves. Parents who have done this have done their job.​ function jsRedirect() {window.location = "../living-life/33-blaming-the-parents#news1";} setTimeout( [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div id="688531675647687875" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span>Having children brings serious responsibility. That responsibility is to provide for their basic needs until they are capable of taking care of themselves. Parents who have done this have done their job.<br>&#8203;</span><br></div><div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div><div><div id="579681636572079707" align="center" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><img src="https://images.asifthinkingmatters.com/loading.svg" border="0"> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>