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I have been a contributor at [[Conservapedia]] since February 22, 2007. I was made a Conservapedia Administrator shortly after becoming an [[User:Conservative/workspace|editor]] at the website. A short [[biography|bio]] of me is given [[User:Conservative#About User: Conservative|HERE]].  
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[[File:NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024.PNG|center|650px|thumb|[[User:Conservative]]: "High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by [[innovation]]".<ref>[https://youtu.be/wrKmDUNi6sY NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024], Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref>]]
  
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I am an irrepressible [[Optimism|optimist]] and [[Rational thinking|realist]] who nearly always sees the [[User:Conservative#Some of my favorite songs (Especially the uplifting and upbeat songs)|bright side of things]].  
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Don't fool yourself. America's space program was not developed by American [[innovation]].
  
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'''Question:''' Can [[God]] radically change you in a good way? Yes, he can! See: [[Change in personality traits due to religious conversion]]
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American [[taxpayer]]s, yes. American innovators, no.
  
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I hope you find the information on this page helpful and interesting. For example, read my series of articles at [[Essay: Achievement orientation articles|Achievement related articles]] that relate to the topic of [[achievement orientation]].
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More slave labors died developing the rocket than were ever were killed by it.
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To see a collection of my essays, please go to: [[User:Conservative's essays]].
 
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== Want to go to heaven? ==
 
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[[Image:Jesus resurrected.jpg|right|276px|thumb|The [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|Resurrection]] by [[User:Conservative/Learning & Thinking|Carl Heinrich]] [[User:Conservative/Info page|Bloch]].]]
 
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"You shall love the Lord your [[God]] with all your heart and with all your [[soul]] and with all your might." - [[Deuteronomy]] 6:5
 
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"...if you confess with your mouth [[Jesus]] as Lord, and believe in your heart that God [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|raised Him from the dead]], you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in [[righteousness]], and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in [[salvation]]". - [[Romans]] 10:9-10 (NASB)
 
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"‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.'" - [[Revelation]] 3:20 (NASB)
 
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"But now apart from the [[Mosaic Law|Law]] the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the [[Bible prophecy|Prophets]], even the righteousness of God through [[faith]] in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have [[sin]]ned and fall short of the glory of God, being [[Justification|justified]] as a gift by His [[grace]] through the [[redemption]] which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a [[propitiation]] in His blood through [[faith]]. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." - Romans 3:21-25 (NASB)
 
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"But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for [[salvation]] through [[sanctification]] by the [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]] and through [[belief]] in the [[truth]]." - 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (NRSV)
 
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"...bear fruits in keeping with [[repentance]]." - Luke 3:8 (NASB)
 
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"And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do [[evil]] that good may come”? Their condemnation is just." - Romans 3:8 (NASB)
 
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"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." - Hebrews 7:25 (NASB)
 
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"When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” - Matthew 19:25-26 (NASB)
 
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*[https://www.johnpiippo.com/ John Piippo], John Piippo is a Pastor at Redeemer Church. He has a Ph.D. in [[Philosophy|Philosophical]] [[Theology]]
 
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[[File:4335281098 237ce959bd.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"The heavens are telling of the glory of [[God]]. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)]]
 
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[[File:Matterhorn public domain.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - [[Jesus Christ]], (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
 
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[[File:CIF San Diego Championship 2007.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27]]
 
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[[File:Roman-soldier.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Timothy 2:4 ]]
 
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[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." - John 14:26-27
 
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
 
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[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|325px|[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Gospel.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo)</ref>  For example, the [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).]]
 
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In December 2003, the University of Warwick reported: "Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier."<ref>University of Warwick (December 2003).  [http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html "Psychology researcher [Dr. Stephen Joseph&#93; says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism"].  Scienceblog.  Retrieved on July 24, 2014.</ref>
 
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[[Saint Basil|St. Basil]] of Caesarea founded the first [[hospital]]. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.<ref>[http://biblemesh.com/blog/the-christian-origins-of-hospitals/ The Christian origin of hospitals]</ref>
 
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"I was shocked," says Woodberry. "It was like an [[atomic bomb]]. The impact of missions on global democracy was huge. I kept adding variables to the model—factors that people had been studying and writing about for the past 40 years—and they all got wiped out. It was amazing. I knew, then, I was on to something really important."
 
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...at a conference presentation in 2002, Woodberry got a break. In the room sat Charles Harper Jr., then a vice president at the John Templeton Foundation, which was actively funding research on religion and social change. (Its grant recipients have included Christianity Today.) Three years later, Woodberry received half a million dollars from the foundation's Spiritual Capital Project, hired almost 50 research assistants, and set up a huge database project at the University of Texas, where he had taken a position in the sociology department. The team spent years amassing more statistical data and doing more historical analyses, further confirming his theory.
 
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[[Methodism]] unleashed an army of “little Christ’s” all over Europe. They cared for the poor, took in unwanted and abused children, fought unjust laws and labor conditions, visited prisoners, and battled against slavery; They joined hands with the Apostles and “turned the world upside down.” Eventually compassion became fashionable...
 
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The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>
 
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[[File:The Conversion of St Paul by Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie, 1767.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|The conversion of [[Saint Paul|Paul]] by the painter Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie]]
 
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"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - [[Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NASB)
 
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"Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them - though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me." - Apostle Paul, the hardest working apostle of Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15: 8-10 (NRSV)
 
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"If there is an obstacle in your way, go over it, around it, under it or through it." - Former co-worker who served as a U.S. Marine
 
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"Let tyrants shake their iron rod, And slavery clank her galling chains, We fear them not, we trust in God, New England’s God forever reigns. The foe comes on with haughty stride, Our troops advance with martial noise, Their veterans flee before our youth, And generals yield to beardless boys.” - American Revolutionary – “Chester” (1778 Continental Army song)
 
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"Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, Turn me ’round, turn me ’round. I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’, keep on a-talkin’, Marchin’ down to freedom land.” - U.S. Civil rights era (USA) – “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPuBGcng6Tw Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round]”
 
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"Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of [[art]]istic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The [[skill]] to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated." - [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]
 
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“You show me your [[friendship|friends]], and I’ll show you your future.” - John Wooden, American basketball coach
 
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"The better you are at [[Social intelligence|surrounding yourself with people of high potential]], the greater your chance for success." - John Maxwell, Author
 
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"I realized that I could do a lot of things. I realized that the human body, my body, is capable of so many things if you [[Limiting beliefs|expand the boundaries of your own consciousness first]]. [[Mount Everest|Everest]] gave me this feeling – if you are ready, then you have to go all the way. Face your fears. That’s where I realized that I could do a lot. Actually, just like everyone else around me. It’s just that many people don’t realize it. They live constantly with their own little and big fears. But you just have to let go and do it. If it doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t work out. If you don’t try, you’ll never know." - Alpinist Antonina "Tonya" Samoilova<ref>[https://www.kyivpost.com/post/56053 Tonya Samoilova: Woman Who Stopped Wind on Everest], July 13, 2025</ref>
 
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"They had to reinvent themselves a lot...They had to have a great personal [[attitude]]. They were well rounded players that could adapt to a whole new style of play...They're really tough psychologically. They were hard bitten tough people and that could be pulled and at times pushed, but mostly pulled. And understood that great do it again. They had tremendous resiliency. They were tough, tough young people. - Coach Herb Brooks U.S. Olympic team that beat the Soviets
 
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"[https://www.drucker.institute/perspective/about-peter-drucker/ Drucker] taught that if you continue to do what made you successful in the past, you will eventually fail. This has been true in all times and in every field— including not only business, but war, politics and even in your personal life. Companies, industries, countries and even individuals that fail to understand this single principle litter history." - William A. Cohen, Retired Major General and author
 
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"[[Mindset#Sport psychology and the mindset of champions|Champions]] are famous for concentrating their energy and efforts on what they want and blocking out anything or anyone who threatens that focus. While average people haphazardly pursue loosely defined goals, champions concentrate on the attainment of a singular purpose with an intensity that borders on obsession. World-class performers invest an inordinate amount of time and energy in selecting their major goals. While the masses consider making changes every New Year’s Eve, the [[Goal setting|goal setting]] and [[planning]] process is an everyday [[habit]] of champions. When the goals are set, champions put mental blinders on and move forward with dogged [[persistence]] and ferocious tenacity. World-class performers create such an intense level of [[Concentration (psychology)|concentration]] to overcome challenges and achieve goals that it is the last thing they think about before they fall asleep, and the first thing that hits them when they wake up. The great ones dream about their goals so frequently that they often keep pen and paper on the nightstand so they can quickly record any ideas or solutions that come to them in the middle of the night. While average people see world - class performers’ successes as a matter of intelligence or luck, champions know sustained concentration of thought and action is usually the true key to their success." - Steve Siebold, ''177 [[Mental toughness|Mental Toughness]] Secrets of the World Class.''
 
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[[File:100 m final Berlin 2009.jpeg|400px|thumbnail|right|[[Usain Bolt]] beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 meter world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.
 
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"It is a great folly to hope that other men will harmonize with us; I have never hoped this. I have always regarded each man as an independent individual, whom I endeavored to understand with all his peculiarities, but from whom I desired no further sympathy. In this way have I been enabled to converse with every man, and thus alone is produced the knowledge of various characters and the dexterity necessary for the conduct of life." - [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]
 
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"Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all." - [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]
 
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"It’s a refusal to accept that the problem as framed cannot be solved, a pattern of error that stems from obsession and a readiness to go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy that obsession, even as satisfaction remains elusive. Dictionary definitions of a fanatic refer to someone with extreme beliefs that lead them to behave in unreasonable ways." - Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London
 
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"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." - [[Yogi Berra]]
 
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[[File:3403655435 ea7ce6933b.jpg|thumb|500px|center|"The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1, King [[Solomon]]]]
 
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[[File:Swiss motorist on a Swiss road.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." - [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
 
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[[File:Cheetah chasing gazelle.jpg|601px|center|thumbnail|"There are no speed limits on the road to success." - David W. Johnson
 
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[[File:Douglas MacArthur lands Leyte1.jpg|thumbnail|500px|center|[[Douglas MacArthur]], who obtained the highest class score on his [[West Point]] exam, achieved the rank brigadier-general faster than any previous general before him.<ref>''The Art of the Leader'' by William A. Cohen, Prentice Hall Direct (January 1, 1990)</ref>
 
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[[File:Chuck Norris second picture.jpg|225px|thumb|center|“The 3 key components for success are as follows: [[Achievement orientation|psychological preparedness]], physical conditioning, [[mental toughness]].”- [[Chuck Norris]]<ref>[https://quotefancy.com/quote/1346317/Chuck-Norris-The-3-key-components-for-success-are-as-follows-Psychological-Preparedness Chuck Norris quote], Quote Fancy website</ref> ]]
 
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[[File:Fast cheetah gif.gif|thumbnail|800px|center|Nothing moves faster than a [[Passion (psychology)|passionate]] and [[Goal setting|goal-oriented]] person intensely pursuing a goal with great urgency.
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpUV65Jwi5uV1oyUQWonkjx Olé! Olé! Olé! song (Sports)]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFC30F2B01D77B6F5 El Gato Montes. Olé! Olé! Olé!]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAYSQXSMnss&list=PLFC30F2B01D77B6F5&index=2 El Gato Montes,Banda Sinfónica Española. Olé!]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCZYpGzu7rA&list=PLFC30F2B01D77B6F5&index=3 Banda fallas 2008 valencia (el gato montes)]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXECVuU1QobgLr2-5ythxHeC1 Canadian French step dancing/Meti Music/Cajun]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster!] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGouqKQm7XcZhnhw1NP0nqJT Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFODs9GD72XhQ0I03G0569p I believe that we will win]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqilnHDBQK5LTYyMqMNvRxG Eye of the Tiger - Rocky] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4&list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqmyFmslUIqXLCE2kJjfykO Gonna Fly Now - Rocky]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGp8vyqQl0E4vbMPjqzKmntf Danger Zone - Top Gun movie]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq_gq033_0UHjCU_I13eJTV Sigma boy]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ6OF2dW7sXgfLA57aKYQtucNXmrgdvhm Banjo music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzFoA4iUJvsS4gfiAvlAJUExhzrxMKR8m Accordion music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpsWxn322QTmjc9loTzOk6X Turning Japanese]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQCPifM-p8 John McCormack - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_various_types#Upbeat_music More upbeat songs]
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Favorite songs|Favorite songs]] ]]
 
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''See also:'' [[Optimism]] and [[Positive thinking]] and [[Motivation]] and [[Self-motivation]] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Info_page#Motivational Other motivational material]
 
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'''Types of music:'''  [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Christian_music Christian music] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Upbeat_and_beautiful_songs Upbeat and beautiful songs] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Various_types_of_music Various types of music] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Classical_music Classical music] and [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Music_from_around_the_world Music from around the world]
 
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[[File:The transitional life form flying kitty.gif|thumbnail|left|300px|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqufrnB4kyZBe0DW6Rmzwf Happy, upbeat songs]
 
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[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_various_types#Upbeat_music Other upbeat songs] ]]
 
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[[File:Bing Crosby Billboard 3.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|[[Bing Crosby]] and Andrews Sisters performed the popular song [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpxbyGmJwmWE71zj7Ue9wwR Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive]
 
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[[File:Smiley-face.jpg|thumbnail|2000px|center|"Why are you cast down, O my [[soul]], and why are you disquieted within me? [[Hope]] in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God." - Psalm 43:5
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL982FD9E1963F6482 Beautiful Christian songs] ]]
 
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[[File:Singin' in the Rain trailer.jpg|400px|thumbnail|center|Singin' in the Rain trailer: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Kelly, 1952
 
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*[[User: Conservative/Christian songs|Christian songs]]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Christian_classical_music_songs Christian classical music songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NCzuDNUcg Handel's Messiah]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrSvC6fTqA_XE5m8PXo6snh Handel's Messiah - Hallelujah chorus] - playlist
 
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*[[User: Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGoK5L0EKpMbuSRmfMgR1zwG Mary did you know?] - 1985 song
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq83d8S8mJxMrhxsC64Dg6a Why do the nations so furiously rage?] - playlist
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0754F048D18C7E9E Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church songs] - [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqCs8vXJgu5G7LeV5RR98m Nepali and Indian Christian music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmZ6lxLSNRz1R8Uw0sUqj0GGmZ_uE3B_B Gloria hymn]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GinLzE1zOa8&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCag-puaDSIS_0EfpvJsFx1A Awake O Israel]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrDfqoYzNo&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGl9JcdBSsINdFxKRV4unZ4 O Holy Night]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZledWnDH-Q5D68v8SOYdsg My soul's been anchored in the Lord]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZaHEWV9AnMC6JgAG6vjYK4 "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFDakg2nNY2r83LagJUmDPu Keith Green playlist]
 
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[[File:Ethiopian church 2 (1).jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|[[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] event in the United States
 
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[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0754F048D18C7E9E Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church songs] ]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYI815ZmYtTkC4Z-IpWbVHw Go down Moses]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYg4MNoeOyGwtHfphUKRkkB Positive] by Lester Lewis (Pioneer of reggae gospel)<ref>[https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20190923/king-gospel-crown-lester-lewis-artiste-says-hes-shunned-jamaica King of Gospel crown for Lester Lewis - Artiste says he’s shunned in Jamaica] by Cecelia Campbell-Livingston, ''The Gleaner'', September 23, 2019</ref>
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYVD-JNkW6vcpyjAWcBB-CV The Battle of Jericho]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqIplIAyJlkRAK3PIaP-L4a Arminian Christian choral music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCaaTQ1lAEwIKmk4Zhb6YUEY Satan, We're Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGo4-BPOLg1XsqOTTcELK3gR Trouble of the world - Mahalia Jackson]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqDO0IvjCsvR9sIV5FgLDrd There are strange things happening every day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqQcQwG753DQgW_39uXchC- Tremaine Hawkins - Gospel Funk Nation!]
 
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==== Christian classical music songs ====
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NCzuDNUcg Handel's Messiah]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq83d8S8mJxMrhxsC64Dg6a Why do the nations so furiously rage?] - playlist
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiG_hrsUcHi4JsM4ctvl7fd8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sacred music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGNYLAWKQY1hKKeuVREvvOZ Antonio Lucio Vivaldi - Sacred works]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGhCWPtt9TUXg-Bqg3PZJ4z Johann Sebastion Bach - St Matthew Passion BWV 244]
 
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=== Upbeat and beautiful songs ===
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster], Tribute to Usain Bolt
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|My favorite classical music songs]] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq62jg10ekhkpZaNtPqTjPF Mozart's best works] and [[User:Conservative/Classical and related music#Classical piano|Classical music - piano]]
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Music various types|Music - Various types]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ6OF2dW7sXgfLA57aKYQtucNXmrgdvhm Banjo music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqufrnB4kyZBe0DW6Rmzwf Upbeat music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrLZtr8OUOtx-KlZ7oKq-Kz Big John McNeil]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEX2y0H7eO8 Hava Nagila Jewish celebration song - lyrics video]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqdpUQuJTTmnZm_j29ORhLp Hava Nagila Jewish celebration song]
 
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[[File:Geisha SBMOA.jpg|thumbnail|right||200px|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpsWxn322QTmjc9loTzOk6X Turning Japanese by the Vapors] ]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqLyY5oPtaYLlEpgTbgqylO Victory/celebration/happy/inspiring/fight songs - playlist]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqtE0gaob-etPf3c9DB2zOh Victorious/fight songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXl_Acnrd_M1k7hS607vb5p El gato montes and bullfighter music. Olé! Olé! Olé!]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFC30F2B01D77B6F5 El gato montes. Machismo. Olé! Olé! Olé!]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGoKEyK-cPqlXRjp-txwABOR Metis music]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_various_types#Upbeat_music Upbeat songs]
 
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=== Various types of music ===
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Music various types|Music various types]]
 
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=== Classical music ===
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Classical_and_related_music#Christian_classical_music Christian classical music]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Classical_and_related_music Classical music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq62jg10ekhkpZaNtPqTjPF Mozart's best works] and [[User:Conservative/Classical and related music#Classical piano|Classical music - piano]]
 
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=== Music from around the world ===
 
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[[File:Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia.1 MB (1).jpg|thumbnail|400px|Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia
 
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[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiH6En-OwUIjstvUmqrWiKXU Eastern Orthodox Christianity - Angelic voices] ]]
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Music from around the world|Music from around the world]]
 
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*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|Classical music from around the world]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqCs8vXJgu5G7LeV5RR98m Nepali and Indian Christian songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjKLeGwR0uktBB47oyUB2Zn Latino/Spanish music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVhHeN_KYyF4ueUi60VHuNu3 Georgian songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEA0Rif0XybxkkyQ_bbeFanz Lata Mangeshkar - Mughal-E-Azam]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgV5JUsGqVh0m4REtUBmWaK Classic Lata Mangeshkar songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94936E40A8C8B979 Lata Mangeshkar songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqWl-ad4bqTkhuCGUVBgb0yj Sridevi best songs 1]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjYIDqsBiI0bgQDWC6_jo8MMLgAYVYD7 Sridevi best songs 2]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLsIl0G0qlM&list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpo81ZM9SIqqoRqTgoVCRtm&index=1 Nimbooda Nimbooda]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXU56AOfyBxTl8cMP-FLZSC7lZ801wkpZ Indila - French female singer]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqUZRbSCx3QLsnbBPe7EdXOd Lebanese lady singers]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFF06946D5B4FE42 Greek music]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_from_around_the_world#Swiss_music Swiss yodeling music]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjUwjxSwU0TCLPehOQeCyzL Middle Eastern and Kurdish music]
 
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*[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x819fv Aziz Waisi - Ha Bene]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_from_around_the_world#Chinese_Music Chinese music]
 
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*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Music_from_around_the_world#Somali_Music Somali music]
 
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=== Patriotic songs ===
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrkLkj0idTk8KqfU5amdws1 Patriotic American songs]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGr9dY8nVLPyRBXJcYE9RvQz Okie from Muskogee]
 
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==  One of my favorite videos related to personal/team achievement improvement ==
 
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''See also:'' [[Achievement orientation]] and [[Achievement related articles]]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)
 
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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)
 
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See also: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrSdrdSTd4YdSj5oxwLKFJq Charles A. Garfield - YouTube] and [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Charles-A.-Garfield/author/B000APIONU?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Charles Garfield books] ]]
 
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== Favorite articles on improving one's performance in life ==
 
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*[https://jamesclear.com/vince-lombardi-fundamentals Vince Lombardi on the Hidden Power of Mastering the Fundamentals]
 
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*[https://jamesclear.com/habits The Habits Guide: How to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones]
 
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== Thou shall think clearly and creatively. Thou shall not be illogical and be closeminded  ==
 
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''See also:'' [[Rational thinking]] and [[Rationality]] and [[Analytical thinking]] and [[Critical thinking]] and [[Evidence-based thinking]] and [[Scientific method]] and [[Problem solving]] and [[Openness]] and [[Creativity]] and [[Irrational thinking]] and [[Learning]] and [[Accelerated learning]] and [[Lifelong learning]] and [[Growth mindset]] and [[Peak performance]] and [[User:Conservative/Cognitive performance|Increasing cognitive performance]]
 
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[[Rational thinking]] refers to one's ability to process information/data and engage in [[decision making]] and [[problem solving]] based on [[logic]], facts, and evidence rather than on [[logical fallacies|illogical thinking]], [[irrational thinking]], [[delusion]]al thinking, [[cognitive bias]]es and personal biases. 
 
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[[File:Socrates statue.jpg|thumb|350px|center|[[Socrates]] ]]
 
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[[Image:Raphael.jpg|center|thumb|[[Plato]] ]]
 
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=== Favorite book on critical thinking ===
 
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*''The Thinker's Way'' by John Chaffee, Ph.D., Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (October 1, 1998)
 
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=== Favorite website dealing with thinking, critical thinking and logical fallacies ===
 
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[[File:Statue of Leonardo DaVinci in Uffizi Alley, Florence, Italy.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Statue of [[Leonardo da Vinci]] in Tuscany, [[Italy]].]]
 
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*[https://www.schoolofthought.org/ School of thought website]
 
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=== Logical fallacies ===
 
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*[https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ YourLogicalFallacyis.com website]
 
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*[https://www.fallacyfiles.org/ Fallacy Files website]
 
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=== Creativity ===
 
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*[[Creativity]]
 
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*[[Creative problem solving]]
 
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*[[Openness]]
 
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*[https://guides.library.vcu.edu/creativity/websites Creativity and innovation websites]
 
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*[https://blog.richiebartlett.com/Science_%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6/Creative-thinking-tools/ Creative thinking tools]
 
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*[https://sites.google.com/view/creativity-skills-101/home Creativity articles/resources]
 
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*[[Books on creativity]]
 
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=== Cognitive distortions/biases ===
 
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*[https://psychcentral.com/lib/cognitive-distortions-negative-thinking#list-and-examples 15 common cognitive distortions and examples of each]
 
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*[https://arfamiliesfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cognitive-Distortions.pdf Checklist of cognitive distortions]
 
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*[https://positivepsychology.com/cognitive-distortions/ Cognitive Distortions: 22 Examples & Worksheets (& PDF)]
 
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*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions 50 Common Cognitive Distortions]
 
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*[https://seths.blog/2023/09/the-santa-problem/ The Santa Problem] by [https://seths.blog/ Seth Godin]
 
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== User:Conservative's essays ==
 
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*[[User:Conservative/User:Conservative's essays|User:Conservative's essays]]
 
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=== User: Conservative's Christianity essays ===
 
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*[[Essay: The keys to spiritual growth|The keys to spiritual growth]]
 
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*[[Bible reading and human flourishing]]
 
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*[[Essay: Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism|Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism]]
 
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[[File:Give me liberty, or give me death! - Patrick Henry.jpeg|thumbnail|375px|right|"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - [[Patrick Henry]] ]]
 
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*[[Essay: Grit, the key to outstanding achievements?|Grit, the key to outstanding achievements?]]
 
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*[[Essay: High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation|High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation]]
 
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*[[Essay: Cultural characteristics of the most productive and prosperous countries per capita|Cultural characteristics of the most productive and prosperous countries per capita]]
 
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*[[Essay: A new conservative age is rising|A new conservative age is rising]]
 
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*[[Essay: The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity|The genius of the founding fathers of the United States, happiness and labor productivity]]
 
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*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
 
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*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
 
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*[[Essay: Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources|Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources]]
 
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*[[Essay: The coming demographic winter|The coming demographic winter]]
 
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== About User: Conservative ==
 
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The User:Conservative account has contributed the majority of content to the popular [[atheism]], [[evolution]], [[homosexuality]] related articles. In addition, he wrote the majority of Conservapedia's [[achievement orientation]] and [[business]] related articles. User: Conservative's work has been cited/quoted/referred to by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[USA Today]]'', ''The [[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[The Telegraph]]'', ''The Tampa Tribune'', [[Concerned Women for America]], [[CRU]], [[WorldNetDaily]], [[Shockofgod]], [[Penn Jillette]], [[PZ Myers]], [[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] and [[Lewis Black]]. The [[PNN News and Ministry Network]] produced a video entitled ''Viral article deals major blow to atheism''. The book ''Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences'' by John J. Pasquini, Th.D, cites Conservapedia's [[Causes of atheism]] article several times.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Atheist_Persona.html?id=TaTsnQEACAAJ ''Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences'' by John J. Pasquini, Th.D,]</ref>
 
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My favorite Conservapedia essay that I composed is at: [[Essay: The keys to spiritual growth|The keys to spiritual growth]].
 
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[[File:Assisi Frescoes-entry-into-jerusalem Palm Sunday PDWC.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti]]
 
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*[[C.S. Lewis]]
 
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*[[Josh McDowell]]
 
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*[[Dwight L. Moody]]
 
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*[https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?speaker=michael-marshall Michael Marshall] (C.S. Lewis Institute) and [https://www.searchengineacademy.com/blog/michael-marshall-memorial-benefit-seminar-coming-fall/ Michael Marshall Memorial Benefit Seminar Coming This Fall]
 
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*[https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield]
 
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*[https://www.johnpiippo.com/ John Piippo] - John Piippo is a Pastor at Redeemer Church. He as a Ph.D. in [[Philosophy|Philosophical]] [[Theology]]
 
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Revision as of 01:21, November 22, 2025

User:Conservative: "High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation".[1]

Don't fool yourself. America's space program was not developed by American innovation.

American taxpayers, yes. American innovators, no.

More slave labors died developing the rocket than were ever were killed by it.

  1. ↑ NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024, Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. YouTube.
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