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This is a place where I put things I like. On this site you will find my travel stories from around the world - of Indian deserts, Far Eastern delights, European chills and African safaris - some bits of poetry, some of my photographs and a journal which I tinker with.

It feels good in our transient times that some of what I do is documented here. I find it helps me structure my life.

why's it called below belief?

I think Plato once said that below belief lies ignorance. I think he meant to say that beliefs in general were a distraction and foil for proper thinking and truth. Certainly a belief can sometimes be used to excuse rigorous analysis.

One thing this site is not about is religious belief. I'm an Athiest. I don't believe in God. Or rather I believe that there is no god. Having reviewed the scientific evidence available from Darwinists and geneticists, I believe that life on Earth came about by accident and that despite the fantastical richness and diversity of life and the natural beauty which each of us experiences everyday, the existence of a supreme being who designed it all is unlikely.

A dear family friend, a neighbour in my street as a kid, who was, contradictorily both a Canon of the Church of England and a self-confessed atheist, wrote a book entitled "The bible below belief". No-one would publish it so he learnt at the age of 80 how to use a word processing machine, paid for a print run himself and gave his books to anyone who wanted them. It was his ambition to write a book. He died suddenly and a library was lost. The title is another reason why this site is named as it is. I guess it helps reflect my own views on religion.

Finally, there's another aspect to belief: relating to positive thinking and visualisation. By believing in something strongly enough, you can influence whether it happens or not. Mostly I'm talking about personal achievements and accomplishments which can be influenced by positive visualisation - although I have no reason to suspect it stops there. It is a principle which I have applied successfully throughout my life. It demonstrates all sorts of sub-conscious manipulative influences lurking deep within the human brain which can be made to work for you. I find that belief and truth therefore are often intertwined more closely than most people would think.

I make no apologies if the content on the rest of the site bears absolutely no relation to its title. In this times of choked virtual real-estate availablity, the URL was available, what more can I say?

Let me know if it was all worthwhile.