Ponderments =
some things to really think about
The apparent earliest use of the word ponderment is found in John Byrom’s (1692–1763) writings. So it’s been around for a while, but it’s such an interesting word we’re surprised it hasn’t been used more.
It’s something we should do more of today.
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#53: 2024-0719
Is there another life after the afterlife?
#52: 2023-1219
There are things many people deny today. Some of these things are:
psychic phenomena in its various aspects (telepathy, precognition, etc.), soul/spirit, God, UFOs, intelligent and technically-advanced humanoid life forms from somewhere else, Apollo’s landing on the moon, a spherical earth, etc.
All of these things are very real parts of the universe.
Their foot is in the wrong shoe, and they may find it difficult to walk into the future.
#51: 2023-1106
If you attend a school and participate in or support school sports, you want your team to be number 1, not last or mediocre. Why would you want any less for the nation you live in?
#50: 2023-1008
You must grab on to the universe. If you don’t, it will pass you by and leave you behind.
#49: 2023-0926
How many kinds of love are there? Logical, Emotional/heart, Spiritual, Sensual, Intellectual? Others?
#48: 2023-0715
When the law of supply and demand kicks in, how much more will people pay for less with green energy?
#47: 2023-0501
Is it possible to change the laws of physics? Or are there other laws which can overrule/take precedence over our currently known laws?
#46: 2023-0409
How many cases of gender dysphoria are caused by having been the opposite sex or gender during one’s previous incarnation with a carry-over to the present life?
#45: 2023-0226
America is facing a critical time. During World War II, Americans were called the “Greatest Generation” because of what they accomplished. Could they have reincarnated recently to continue their support for an America they believed in strongly enough to give their lives for then?
#44: 2022-1030
Knowledge, intelligence, and philosophy don’t equal or create wisdom.
#43: 2022-1004
We must realize and be aware: We are all spiritual beings before we are a member of a so-called “race.”
#42: 2022-0918
When was the last time we’ve had three 7.0 + earthquakes in one month? So far. Plus a 6.9 in Taiwan. Is something big happening?
#41: 2022-0725
Could it be that most everything we/many people have been taught/told is wrong?
#40: 2022-0629
At some point we will need a world government, but the people of earth will not be happy under the one we are heading for now.
#39: 2022-0605
What happens to cryptocurrencies if we lose the internet?
#38: 2022-0505
The transhumanism approach believes humans are only material bodies. Humans are so much more than that.
#37: 2022-0331
Can you know something without experiencing it? But can you believe your experience?
#36: 2022-0118
Things may happen occasionally which should remind us that our version of reality may not be all there is.
#35: 2021-1129
If we are composed of matter and rely on our material senses, would we be able to see anti-matter?
#34: 2021-1113
What if you called 9-1-1 due to a crime in progress or a large fire only to hear: “I’m sorry. We don’t have anyone who can respond right now.”
#33: 2021-1024
Governments do many things for us. The problem comes in what they do to us.
#32: 2021-0918
We’ve probably all seen a fly or other flying insect get inside a car or other structure. Because they can see through a window, they go to a window trying to escape but can’t get through it no matter how frustrated they get or how hard they try. They don’t have the concept of a transparent solid substance. So they are stuck. Could this be how some people today are stuck? They don’t have the concepts of freedom to grow individually, freedom of independent thought and expression, freedom to live your own life with minimal intrusion by the government and other authorities, …
#31: 2021-0822
There are many more urgent, important things to worry about in our environment than rising temperatures—GMOs, non-safely-degradeable plastics, hostile conflicts, loss of freedoms, …
#30: 2021-0715
We often don’t realize and appreciate what we have until we don’t have it any more.
#29: 2021-0630
If Bill Gates and others are in favor of artificial meats, are they going to pay to hire everyone at a wage where they can afford to buy them?
#28: 2021-0531
If Martin Luther King, Jr, were in his grave, he would be tossing and turning from seeing what’s happening as a result of BLM.
#27: 2021-0420
With the simultaneous pushes away from carbon fuels and for more green-generated energy as well as for more electric vehicles, has anyone considered that we may not be able to generate enough green energy to power both all the vehicles and our other needs?
#26: 2021-0311
There are many more important, urgent things to worry about the environment than rising temperatures—e.g. GMOs, non-safely-degradeable plastics, hostile conflicts.
#25: 2021-0122
With all the recent emphasis on LGBTQ and black minorities, hasn’t one group been left out? Hispanics. Why?
#24: 2020-1025
People are wasting away intellectually and physically because of the COVID-19 restrictions.
#23: 2020-0912
What is consciousness?
#22: 2020-0714
We spend a lot of time and effort these days on emphasizing our diversity. It’s dividing us. We should spend more than that on realizing our commonality.
#21: 2020-0331
What do astronomers and others mean when they ask, “Is there other intelligent life in the universe?” Generally by “intelligent life” they mean a species technologically-advanced enough to develop capabilities of 1) electromagnetic spectrum transmission from one location to another distant location and 2) producing artificial structures and mechanisms by integrating and modifying natural materials to come up with something not routinely found in basic nature. Could they be limiting their view?
#20: 2020-0301
Will we build a wall or memorial for those lost in the many wars on terror?
#19: 2020-0203
What would the world be like if the world consisted of people helping others?
#18: 2020-0120
Is time really the fourth dimension?
#17: 2020-0101
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to fix and properly maintain earth than colonize Mars?
#16: 2017-0509
The Universe is the extreme energy show.
#15: 2017-0405
If it’s true that we choose to come into this life with some purpose or goal as believed by some in the “spiritual” world, why would anyone want to come in agreeing to be gassed like some people in Syria are? Is it to show the horror of such actions and arouse sympathy or actions against it? If so, it doesn’t seem to be working.
#14: 2017-0325
Successful people have a sense of gratitude. Unsuccessful people have a sense of entitlement. – Original source unknown
#13: 2017-0311
Just like some people love to hear themselves talk, some dogs love to hear themselves bark. Both are a nuisance.
#12: 2017-0221
Some conspiracy theories about government are true, but faking the Apollo landings on the moon isn’t one of them.
#11: 2017-0206
Whether you assign them value judgments of good or bad, have we witnessed two miracles? Trump’s surprising win against all the seeming odds and the Patriot’s come from behind win in the Super Bowl?
#10: 2017-0130
The Universe is the extreme energy show.
#9: 2017-0116
On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with the existing hatred between individuals, political parties, and races, we should ponder on his words:
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. … Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
#8: 2017-0110
We all know Astrology as the study of planetary and other object effects on things here on earth. The field had to modify its formulas and interpretations after Pluto was discovered in 1930. What happens to Astrology if there’s another big object out there, as astronomers believe, yet undiscovered?
#7: 2016-1229
Was the timing of Debbie Reynolds death a coincidence, or did she just decide to be with her daughter, Carrie Fisher?
#6: 2016-1220
If God meets everyone’s needs, is He/She/It a socialist?
#5: 2016-1204
Are you fowled out yet after Thanksgiving?
#4: 2016-1126
What kind of a reception do you think Fidel Castro received on the “other side”?
#3: 2016-1113
Are US troop casualties considered collateral damage in the war on terrorism by at least some of corporate America?
#2: 2016-1103
It seems the media is presenting us with shows having a greater integration of so-called racial minorities, LGBTQ, etc. At least one show has not. Is Dancing with the Stars inclusive? There are no same sex dancers.
#1: 2016-1025
What are we? Evolved one-cell organisms? Or something else?
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