First off, I'm not a scientist, and I make no apology for that.

Cruise passengers can be blinded to the very real perils of the sea by ship operators unwilling to interrupt the party for security warnings. And after an incident occurs, a thorough investigation can be profoundly difficult when the crime scene literally floats away, on schedule, to its next port of call.

But Gulf War Syndrome is not one cause, not one illness. It is many causes, many illnesses.

I think it's time we recognized the Dark Ages are over. Galileo and Copernicus have been proven right. The world is in fact round the Earth does revolve around the sun. I believe God gave us intellect to differentiate between imprisoning dogma and sound ethical science, which is what we must do here today.

I believe that stress is a factor in any bad health.

Things that matter in this life can not be bought. Friends, truth, and a passion for life.