tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15652362621584221662024-03-18T08:26:47.741+00:00The Science of Healthy Scepticism“The greatest enemy of wisdom and understanding is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge based upon misinformation.”Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-79753485458068774212020-12-02T17:13:00.016+00:002021-01-12T09:53:32.987+00:00The Corona-Vaccine Question ?When making an informed and intelligent decision about a drug or a vaccine, there are three primary questions which I tend to ask - Is this actually necessary, is it truly effective, and is it safe? Is the eagerly anticipated new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus vaccine all that many people are hoping it will be, or are the public just looking for a quick fix to a frustrating and fearful situation? This Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-63344524372665648252020-11-14T18:36:00.028+00:002020-11-16T16:25:01.742+00:00The HPV vaccine (Gardasil, Cervarix)Human papillomavirus vaccine is
said to prevent infection by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
The pharmaceutical industry claims that the vaccine can prevent 70% of cervical cancer, 80% of anal cancer, 60% of vaginal cancer, 40%
of vulvar cancer and possibly even some mouth cancers.
This vaccine is now in widespread use but to my surprise its efficacy in
preventing cancerPaul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-72329036311775340232020-10-21T14:37:00.037+01:002020-12-28T20:56:19.133+00:00Smoking COVIDMany common diseases are spread through the air by tiny particles called aerosols; these include influenza, chicken pox, mumps, measles, pertussis, tuberculosis, diphtheria, rhinovirus and the coronaviruses (Ref). The preponderance of scientific and epidemiologic evidence supports that SARS-CoV-2, is transmitted via infectious airborne aerosol particles, both near and at a distance from the Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-81654717326128882032020-10-14T16:55:00.030+01:002020-10-16T16:11:43.389+01:00The Media Lie But The Facts Don'tA wise man
doesn’t run blindly with the crowd, he observes carefully and
thinks for himself.
An astute
and careful examination of the science and data, current and historical, nationally
and internationally, helps us to put the current and past coronavirus situation into real perspective. Statistics and charts can be tricky and
they are often used to push a certain point-of-view. However,Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-68470041469105334292020-10-12T14:03:00.034+01:002020-10-20T09:41:17.291+01:00How accurate is the COVID-19 test system?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-21706931680915274652019-12-08T09:38:00.002+00:002020-10-10T09:14:02.405+01:00The Problem With Money & How Central Banks Rule The World.
Written By: Iain Davis
May 5, 2018
It is vital to understand that the banksters
create money through lending, it did not exist until the customer
agreed to take on the debt. The bank simply created it out of thin air
by tapping some numbers into a computer and updating the account
‘balance’ of the borrower. They never physically held the money to lend
in the first place, it Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-9775300799970336122019-03-24T15:31:00.000+00:002019-09-04T08:28:27.579+01:00The European Union - A step towards or away from democracy?
In a genuine democracy, the People have proper control over the legislation and regulations which govern their way of life. However, the larger a system of government becomes, the more it tends to shift away from democracy, lending itself towards increased bureaucracy, reduced accountability and corruption.
British government today is undeniably far from perfect, but the fact remains Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-35598402924697413072019-02-14T16:31:00.000+00:002019-02-20T08:26:36.406+00:00What sort of 'Person' are you?
The British government controls and regulates the members of its society with statutory 'laws'. We are governed and policed through our presumed consent as members of this society. The statutory system recognises its members as ‘subjects’, ‘citizens’ and ‘persons’. It is valuable to try and understand the true
definition of a ‘person’, from the State system’s perspective.&Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-52431742356604047942019-02-05T10:09:00.001+00:002021-01-01T18:10:12.862+00:00The Real Powers Behind the Creation of the European Union
In 1921, Socialist politician and financial adviser to the European 'Banking Elite', Walter Rathenau, writing in the Wiener Press on 24 December said:
“Only 300 men, each of whom knows all others govern the fate of Europe. They select their successors from their own entourage. These men have the means in their hands of putting an end to the form of State which they find unreasonable.”&Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-19315934331423034972018-06-29T17:31:00.001+01:002019-06-17T10:23:17.830+01:00'Rule of Law' or to 'Rule through the law', this is the question. Common Law v. Statutes
With the considerable growth of
international commerce and powerful corporations, combined with the
ever-present need of the few to rule the many, the commercial legal system
known as Roman Civil Law, has expanded internationally and led to the existence
of bijural (dual jurisdiction) systems of regulation in all the World's Common Law countries. The British Government's legislationPaul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-23062949896913044852018-06-28T20:03:00.000+01:002018-06-28T20:25:27.286+01:00Government
The necessity for and strength of
Government is inversely proportional to the morality and consciousness of its
public. The more fearful and less secure
a populous feel, the more willing they are to sacrifice their liberties for the
protections of the State.
“What is government itself but the greatest of
all reflections on human nature? If men were angels no government would be
Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-72147996372948433332018-06-26T16:07:00.003+01:002018-06-26T16:08:09.917+01:00Democracy Defined
There
is in society, a breathtaking level of confusion over the word Democracy and
what it really means. The origin and
etymology of the word 'democracy' is from both 'demos', which means 'the
people', 'kratos' which means 'power', and 'kratein' which means 'to rule'. So, in simple terms, in a true democracy the
People rule - The People are sovereign.
"We
owe to the ancient Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-62780431135704743882018-05-12T12:56:00.002+01:002018-05-12T22:04:35.946+01:00Magna Carta Myths
As part of my research, I uncovered many sources of
accidental misinformation but also some examples of what appeared to be disinformation. For example, in her book “Constitutional
History of the United Kingdom” published in 2003, Ann Lyon describes the 1215 Magna Carta as
purely symbolic, stating that it had been annulled by the Pope very shortly after it was
written, which for obvious Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-20453873960067645112018-05-11T17:29:00.000+01:002020-04-29T19:37:55.855+01:00What is Common Law?
The common law is beautifully simple, easy to understand and can be communicated adequately on a single sheet of paper, in plain English.
Common law is an evolved ancient collective agreement between the People regarding what conduct is deemed to
be honourable, acceptable and in keeping with their inherent and inalienable rights to life, liberty and
property. These rights were notPaul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-19364714233520621592018-05-10T09:24:00.002+01:002018-05-12T13:28:17.916+01:00Britain is NOT a true democracy
The
origin and etymology of the word 'democracy' is from both 'demos', which
means 'the people', 'kratos' which means 'power',
and 'kratein' which means 'to rule'. So in simple
terms, in a true democracy the People rule. The People are sovereign.
"We owe to the ancient Greeks much, if not most of our own current
political vocabulary. All the way from Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-44061466142625571192018-05-10T09:09:00.001+01:002018-05-10T09:13:55.794+01:00Failed Constitutional Checks and Balances
Parliament
is a tripartite agreement. The Commons originate legislation, the Lords
vet the legislation and dependent only upon their conscience they send it back
for amendment, reject it or give it their assent. The Bill then goes to
the King or Queen who according to His or Her own judgment and conscience will
reject the bill or give it the Royal Assent.
Constitutionally,
Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-65191709798785990972018-05-09T14:14:00.003+01:002021-02-05T19:05:30.822+00:00Statutory Subversion of Sovereignty
Britain is a common law country which is administratively governed and policed by consent. Due to the
considerable growth of international commerce and powerful corporations, combined with the ever present desire of the few to rule the many, the commercial legal system known as Roman Civil Law, has expanded internationally and led to the existence of bijural (dual jurisdiction) systems of Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-43386440185901163482018-04-17T14:36:00.004+01:002023-02-04T23:00:17.040+00:00True Common Law Democracy
(The above speech by Neil Oliver was added as a post edit on 4th February 2023) The following was written by William Keyte
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There is in society, a breathtaking level of confusion over
the word Democracy and what it really means. It was not until I read one book,
in particular (which I will mention at the end), that this confusion was
cleared-up for me. And Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-41771796720625046102018-04-16T10:51:00.003+01:002018-05-10T09:16:13.520+01:00Fake News = Fake Democracy
I once had the pleasure of speaking to Justin Walker, the founder of the British Constitution Group. He told me of some solemn advice that he was once given by his late uncle, Sir
Harry Pilkington:
"In 1954, my uncle, Lord Pilkington, attended the inaugural
Bilderberg Group meeting at the Hotel Bilderberg in Holland. A year later,
he became a Director of the Bank of England, a Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-26443331752010608532018-04-14T22:48:00.000+01:002018-05-10T09:17:26.620+01:00Which war crimes did the West commit last night?
The first international law that has been broken by attacking Syria last night was Article 2 of the Treaty for Renunciation of War. It is the single most important Treaty that the UK and the rest of the World ever signed to prevent unlawful wars. It is called the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928.
This is an international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-3526819266810860502016-05-04T08:10:00.002+01:002021-02-27T20:13:07.793+00:00Sudden Building Collapse - A New Risk in Operational Firefighting?
Let’s first define why this is so important. In terms of political history, this is probably the most important building collapse ever to have occurred; not just from an architectural perspective, not only because it raises very significant questions about the safety of high-rise occupiers and their rescuers should a similar building be involved in fire but because of what it Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-84647206114124805622013-04-11T11:50:00.003+01:002019-02-15T13:44:48.407+00:00Unhealthy Saturated Fat - What is the reality?
I dedicate this post to a friend who looks at me like I'm a two-headed alien when he hears me saying that saturated fats are perfectly healthy. And who can blame him! I completely understand why he, or any normal person, would think this way. To believe that saturated fats are healthy goes completely against all conventional wisdom.
Up until about five years ago I also believed Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-18469284901373118822013-04-10T22:03:00.001+01:002013-04-10T22:03:43.389+01:00Increasing PUFAs while reducing SFAs increases mortality rates
Increasing dietary polyunsaturated fats and decreasing saturated fats is
associated with an increase in both overall death rates and heart disease death
rates
Use of dietary linoleic acid for secondary
prevention of coronary heart disease and death: evaluation of recovered data
from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis.
Ramsden CE, Zamora D, Leelarthaepin B, Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-22791911111407988262011-11-22T22:02:00.002+00:002013-02-07T12:28:54.654+00:00The Israeli Paradox
Diet and disease--the Israeli paradox: possible dangers of a high omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid diet.
Yam D, Eliraz A, Berry EM.
Source
Department of Membrane Research and Biophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Abstract
Israel has one of the highest dietary polyunsaturated/saturated fat ratios in the world; the consumption of omega-6 polyunsaturated Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1565236262158422166.post-51554282525351619072011-03-18T11:45:00.563+00:002016-03-02T10:38:53.810+00:00Understanding Body Fat
Having a good understanding of the actual physiology of body fat regulation, including how fat enters the body, how it is created within the body, how it gets stored, how you mobilise it, the best way to maximise its use, whilst minimising its storage above and beyond desirable levels, will put you one step ahead in your quest to control body fat.
The progress of a Paul Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117058676614554529noreply@blogger.com