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May 22, 2012"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."Charles Caleb ColtonWhen it comes to friendship, "enriching, healthy, loving and meaningful" are words that come to mind for me. Truthfully, creating meaningful, lasting friendships has been a big challenge for me, for most of my life. I've spent more time than I care to admit, wondering if the...

Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, a new analysis suggests. This could be why using monetary or material offers to deal with religious groups tends to backfire. "Moralizing gods, emerging over the last few millennia, have enabled large-scale cooperation and sociopolitical conquest even without war,...

LONDON (Kyodo) -- The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, received the $1.7 million Templeton Prize on Monday for his help in promoting links between spirituality and science. The award, which was handed over at a ceremony in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, is one of the largest in the world and follows the Nobel Peace Prize which the religious leader picked up in 1989....