New Study Ties Vanishing Stars to UFOs and Nuclear Activity

 In the early 1950s, astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in California captured images of the night sky that revealed something peculiar: fleeting, star-like objects that appeared and vanished within minutes.

These “transients,” as scientists call them, were spotted during the first Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, a project that photographed the heavens before the launch of the first artificial satellite in 1957.

A recent study by researchers Stephen Bruehl from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Beatriz Villarroel from Nordita in Sweden suggests these mysterious flashes might be linked to two surprising phenomena: above-ground nuclear weapons tests and reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly known as UAPs or UFOs.....<<<Read More>>>...

Christianity is still the world’s largest religion, but the world is changing (for the worse)

 According to Pew’s latest ‘Religious Composition by Country’ data, the first such compilation of data in a decade, New Zealand and Uruguay are the only countries where the largest religious group changed between 2010 and 2020. But with Christianity already below 50% in the UK, Australia and France, future updates could add more countries to that list.

Christianity dominates the map across the Americas, Europe, much of sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania. Islam forms another striking geographic belt, stretching from West Africa through the Middle East and into Central and South Asia.

The United States maintains a Christian majority at 64.0% of its population, while Canada stands at 53.3%. In the United Kingdom, the share of self-identifying Christians falls just short of a majority at 49.4%.

Yemen and Afghanistan are the most religiously uniform places on the map, at 99.9% Muslim, just ahead of the 99.5% Christian shares in Timor-Leste and Moldova...<<<<Read More>>>....

Digital Detox: Why Short-Term Breaks Fail and How to Make Them Last

 Breaking away from a phone screen for a few days often proves easier than staying away, according to addiction specialists. Many individuals who complete a short-term digital detox report improved sleep and reduced mental clutter, but they frequently relapse when normal routines resume.

Experts say the issue lies in treating the screen as the sole problem and abstinence as the only solution. According to Dr. Judson Brewer, an addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist, habits are driven by a reward-based learning loop rather than the substance itself. "Your brain has already learned that picking up the phone reliably delivers a hit of distraction or stimulation," Brewer stated, adding that a lack of willpower is not the root cause but rather a well-trained brain....<<<Read More>>>...

Can The Universe Be Someone’s Brain?

 If you visit the Internet often enough, then you have probably seen pictures comparing the Universe with the human brain.

And it does not mean its soft and sinuous gray matter. We are talking about microscopic connections between his nerve cells which are known as “neurons”.

And indeed, if you look closely at the panoramic portrait of the universe, it becomes obvious that it is strikingly similar to an enlarged snapshot of the neurons found in the human brain....<<<Read More>>>...

The True Measure of Intelligence: The Radius of Your Compassion

 Let me begin with a simple observation that has shaped my entire worldview: the real measure of intelligence is not your IQ score, not your SAT results, and certainly not the number of patents you hold. The true measure of intelligence is the radius of your circle of compassion for all sentient beings.

I have seen genius-level physicists who cannot hold a conversation with their own children. I have met highly educated doctors who prescribe toxic pharmaceuticals without a second thought about the long-term harm they cause. Their specialized knowledge exists within a narrow bubble, but their compassion radius is barely large enough to include themselves. This, I submit, is a profound form of stupidity.

As I wrote years ago, our modern definition of intelligence is seriously lacking; we label someone as high-IQ when they excel in narrow fields like particle physics or pharmacology, yet they are unable to see the bigger picture of human health and ecological interconnectedness. ^[1]

Compassion is not a soft, sentimental feeling. It is the highest expression of cognitive capacity because it requires you to recognize that other beings -- human, animal, plant -- have their own subjective experiences and intrinsic value. That recognition demands that you step outside your own ego and perceive reality from multiple perspectives. The narrower your circle, the lower your true intelligence. The wider it grows, the more you align with the fundamental truth of our universe: we are all connected. And all life has intrinsic value...<<<Read More>>>...

The Best Thing for England is Still Britain

 Clive Pinder’s essay in the Daily Sceptic last weekend on English independence is sharply argued and often very funny. Suppose he’s right.

Suppose the United Kingdom really has become, as he characterised it, “an exhausted multinational holding company held together by inertia, nostalgia, transfer payments and the BBC weather map”. Suppose Scotland really does vote like a Nordic social democracy, Wales like its run by public-sector socialists and Northern Ireland like a theological argument attached to a motorway network. Suppose England really does carry most of the economic weight, only to be lectured by its own governing class for the impertinence of noticing.

Suppose the diagnosis is exactly right: Pinder has pinpointed the rot accurately. He has then drawn precisely the wrong conclusion from it.

The first thing he gets wrong is the confusion of the British state with the British settlement.

The state is the political class, the supranational creep, the regulatory accretion, the judicial activism, the BBC, the Civil Service that signed off tens of billions of pandemic-era fraud and waste without anyone in particular being held to account. The settlement is the 1707 Acts of Union, the shared Crown, the common law, the Parliament, the British identity built across three centuries on top of those. The state has spent the past three decades betraying the settlement. The settlement has held up rather better than the state has — through industrial revolutions, two World Wars, the loss of empire, devolution and Brexit. Its institutions still work. Dissolving the settlement to fix the state is amputation on the theory that a missing leg is less trouble than a sore knee....<<<Read More>>>...

An Update On Things

 So, here is how it is. The damn annoying cough still persists. Its presence is annoying and appears to be unrelenting. Energy levels are now lifting slowly, especially now my appetite is returning. However, the bouts of coughing fits are wearing me down and there seems no end to their existence.

At some point each day the coughing appears to cease, and the acquired mucus shifted. Hope is on the horizon at these points, but hope is soon dashed when the cough fires up again.

Several times the bouts have been so persistent I begin to panic that I will not be able to stop the coughing bout!

There now appears no other symptoms .... a mucus build up and a persistent cough. Tiredness is due to my immune system going in overdrive. Plus there is also the production of stress hormones that put blood sugar levels right up.

I've been extrenly patient with all of this annoyance. Working from home since Monday, with Monday being the day I was due to return to work from the Xmas Break. I made it into work on Wednesday for a few hours, but had to concede to exhaustion and a concern I was passing pathogens to work colleagues.

I'm currently sitting here, typing, with no cough but I know as soon as I move, or go to bed .... the cough will commence again.

In all of this, thanks for your patience, posts are rare at the moment ... but hopefully soon it will change. 

Another Heads Up

And that's us for a while. It's holiday time for ALITD, and what's more it is well earned. After a long year .... it is about time we can put our feet up and enjoy an holiday. So that is exactly what we are doing .

From Monday 3rd November to Thursday 13th November 2025 there are likely to be no posts appearing on ALITD.

Worry not .... normal service will be resumed on our return.

And when we get back, we will be adding some of own insights into many of the current worrying happenings out there in the world. 

A Heads Up

Just a heads up everyone. 

As from Monday 3rd November to Thursday 13th November 2025 we at ALITD will be taking a well rest. We'll be on our holidays!

This means during that period there are likely to be no posts appearing on ALITD.

Worry not .... normal service will be resumed on our return.

Many thanks for your continued support and your understanding ..... 

Just As We Said -----

 Just as said .... it didn't take Blogger long to take this post down due to its truth violating its community guidelines.

It just proves that there are still agencies and forces out there determined to bury the truth of what was forcibly (And willingly) given to billions of human beings a few years ago.

Agencies are still afoot that are determined to hide what is happening ...

Another One Bites The Dust .....

 

Another post taken down by Blogger because it breaches the community guidelines by telling the truth!!

Another well written article concerning the poisonous jab that has been unleashed on mankind; and the possibility of another round of scaremongering ....

Disease X and all that pantomime ...

Bubbles that break rules: A fluid discovery that defies logic

 A team led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have made an extraordinary discovery that is reshaping our understanding of bubbles and their movement. Picture tiny air bubbles inside a container filled with liquid. When the container is shaken up and down, these bubbles engage in an unexpected, rhythmic "galloping" motion — bouncing like playful horses and moving horizontally, even though the shaking occurs vertically.

This counterintuitive phenomenon, revealed in a new study published in Nature, has significant implications for technology, from cleaning surfaces to improving heat transfer in microchips and even advancing space applications.

These galloping bubbles are already garnering significant attention: their impact in the field of fluid dynamics has been recognized with an award for their video entry at the most recent Gallery of Fluid Motion, organized by the American Physical Society.

"Our research not only answers a fundamental scientific question but also inspires curiosity and exploration of the fascinating, unseen world of fluid motion," said Pedro Sáenz, principal investigator and professor of applied mathematics at UNC-Chapel Hill. "After all, the smallest things can sometimes lead to the biggest changes."...<<<Read More>>>....

A Return to the Groove

 Dear Spiritual Diary,

Today was a really significant day. A very pleasing day in truth. A day when 'put on the old boots that had been hung up on the wall' and reconnected with the other world. A world where a number of beloved and missed relations by my clients made a strong connection with me.

A few reminiscent memories from them of favourite drinks and favourite foods; recognisable sayings and quirps and undeniable evidence of their successful transition from our world to theirs. 

It was just like old times. The ease of connection and involvement in the consultation. It was very much a return to the old groove.

Very pleasing and not a total surprise on my part. With certainty today marks a return to old pastures ... as it is clear the other world will now send more people to me.

Doctor Who “Faces Axe while Lead Actor is on Verge of Quitting Amid Drop in Ratings and Fan Fury at Woke Storylines”

 Doctor Who is reportedly facing the axe, while lead actor Ncuti Gatwa is said to be on the verge of quitting amid a huge drop in ratings and growing fan fury at woke storylines. The Mail has the story.

The long-running sci-fi show has suffered a huge drop in ratings of late, with fans said to be fed up of the injection of woke storylines.

The Scottish actor, 32, joined the show in 2023 after Jodie Whittaker bowed out as the Time Lord, but it’s rumoured that he’s set to walk away from the BBC show after just two seasons.

According to reports, a decision on the show’s future will only be decided by bosses once Ncuti’s second series hits screens later this year.

It is thought that Ncuti has already filmed his regeneration exit scene, with crews allegedly fearing that this could spell the end of the series after a whopping 62 years....<<<Read More>>>....

Stops at Dream Control

 We currently have an issue with our main index. 

Our A - Z main index listing currently cuts off at D - Dream Control ... as can be seen on the screenshot to the right.

There is no explanation from Blogger or any reference on an internet search.

Please bear with us ... we are scratching our heads to come up with a solution to restore the full main index ....

Multipolar Traps: Why Good Intentions Aren't Enough for Systemic Change

 Understanding these traps is crucial for anyone interested in creating meaningful social change, as they explain why good intentions alone often fail to solve systemic problems.

A multipolar trap occurs when multiple independent actors, each making decisions for their own survival or success, collectively create outcomes that harm everyone – including themselves - usually as they seek short term gains. The “multipolar” bit refers to the fact that there is more than one actor engaging in this behavior.

What makes these situations particularly perplexing is that people often clearly see the damage they're causing but cannot entirely stop without putting themselves at a serious disadvantage.

Consider social media platforms and content creators, who find themselves caught in an attention arms race. While everyone involved would prefer to create and promote meaningful content, the competitive nature of the attention economy forces them to use increasingly aggressive tactics to capture viewers' attention...<<<Read More>>>...

America’s Deep Roots in Naturalism

 With today’s discussions of climate change and ecology it is interesting to reflect that the beginning of the US democratic Republic was actually based on philosophical concepts that mirror some of today’s more progressive and forward-thinking ideas, like nondualism.

Generally, people think of the “founding fathers” as Puritans who fled England to avoid religious persecution and that America was founded on “Christian values.” But the truth is a bit more nuanced and interesting.

In The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders, Jacob Needleman delves into the spiritual struggles and aspirations of key figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, presenting them as seekers of a higher truth rather than mere political leaders....<<<Read More>>>....

The true, hidden origin of the so-called ‘Hard Problem of Consciousness’

 Philosophers of mind talk much about the so-called ‘Hard Problem of Consciousness.’ But is it a real, objective problem to be solved, or just the subjective reflection of a confused way of thinking? And in the latter case, where and how, precisely, does the problem arise? In this essay, you will be surprised at how obvious and quaint the thought error is that underlies the hard problem, and flabbergasted that so many otherwise smart, educated people can consider the whole business a mystery of some sort.

To see why Physicalism fails to explain experience, notice that there is nothing about physical parameters—i.e., quantities and their abstract relationships, as given by, e.g., mathematical equations—in terms of which we could deduce, in principle, the qualities of experience. Even if neuroscientists knew, in all minute detail, the topology, network structure, electrical firing charges and timings, etc., of my visual cortex, they would still be unable to deduce, in principle, the experiential qualities of what I am seeing. This is the so-called ‘hard problem of consciousness’ that is much talked about in philosophy....<<<Read More>>>...

2025 Approaches

We are currently on t-minus 47 minutes here in the UK. Less than 50 minutes to 2025.

2025 has been indicated in conspiracy circles as a very difficult and challenging year. 

We wish all our readers all our best wishes for the future ... many thanks for your support and your continued interest in A Light In The Darkness.

Its now t-minus 45 minutes and counting ....
 

Did Tobacco Affect the End of the Monarchy and Rise of Capitalism?

 Thomas Hariot was an English mathematician, astronomer, and explorer who was part of the Roanoke Colony expedition in 1585. During his time in what is now North Carolina, he made several important observations and discoveries.

He went to Virginia at the behest of Raleigh.

His work was later published in "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia" in 1588, which became an important source of information about the Roanoke Colony and the native inhabitants of the region. Hariot's observations were groundbreaking for their time, combining scientific observation with anthropological documentation.

But here is what got my attention. Hariot was instrumental in introducing tobacco to European society and documenting its properties. During his time in Roanoke, he was one of the first Europeans to extensively observe and record the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

My interest was piqued when I realized that back in the Elizabethan era tobacco was purported to have many of the properties we now attributed to marijuana. This is what took me even further in my research as it seemed that this “magical plant” coincided with many changes in European society. I didn’t know it at the time but my tobacco/marijuana comparison was used by Bob Newhard in his comedy routines, and the author John Barth in the “Sot Weed Factor.”...<<<Read More>>>...