Agape versus Jihad

Jihad is holy war against infidels. Agape (agapazomenoi) means to treat with affection. No a priori connection need exist between the subject and object of the affection. It is used in contrast to philia (an affection arising from friendship, brotherhood or other contexts of a non-sexual nature) and eros, an affection of a sexual nature.

I watched a video by a Swedish couple living in Muslim neighborhood. They mentioned being approached by the neighborhood kids to inquiring whether they were Muslim. They started to explain that they weren't very religious at all, when they were interrupted by their own little kid. He shouted defiantly saying in effect: No! We are Christians.

The following video is from a program on SVT:

Swedish Kids on God

Tenth International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics

Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems

Örenäs Slott, Sweden, November 5-7, 2010
TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETIC ROBOTICS:
Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems

To celebrate the tenth international conference on Epigenetic Robotics, the conference will be held at Örenäs castle. As a participant you will have opportunity to feel the historic atmosphere of nature where the sea meets land, where the grandeur is joined with simplicity and where yesterday meets tomorrow. A delicious traditional goose dinner will be served at the conference dinner which is something that no one should miss!

Registration

Link to Mapping in Motion article.

NATO Exercise Cold Response 2010

A Dreary, Rainy Day in Sweden

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, But I feel I need a song too. So here is my choice to brighten up the day:

She does a wonderful job singing the Swedish version of "Thank You For the Music", but the lyrics are too rude and offensive. So, I present the original English version.