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The Bliss of The Void
This article looks at the Madhyamika philosophy and some of its interpretations. Main focus of the article is Nagarjuna’s ‘Mulamadhyamakakarika‘ on Sunyavada, a form of nihilism. One of the main points it makes is that Nagarjuna Paradox may not be … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Indian Philosophy, Mulamadhyamakakarika, Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna Paradox, Sunyavada
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Is AI really AI?
Do we incorrectly refer to our attempt to emulate some human brain functions as AI? Full article is at: https://medium.com/next-top-writers/is-ai-really-ai-11f81a8bab41 A personal touch to this essay Recently, I wanted to find a picture of an ascetic. I couldn’t find something … Continue reading
Parmenides and Some Implications of His Philosophy
Full article is at: https://medium.com/next-top-writers/parmenides-and-some-implications-of-his-philosophy-aaedc3910ace Bertrand Russell of the Russell Paradox fame brought up a literary device comparable to the concept of three faces while discussing some aspects of the philosophy of Parmenides. This article further investigates this resemblance. Parmenides … Continue reading
Weber’s Ideas on the Religiosity and Their Relevance in Today’s World
Max Weber wrote an influential essay on how the main religions accommodate inconsistencies between their ideal of rejecting the world and the affairs of the world. This article looks back at his essay. Full article is at: https://medium.com/next-top-writers/webers-ideas-on-the-religiosity-and-their-relevance-in-today-s-world-e390954da2be Introduction Max … Continue reading
Three Faces of Eve
Full article is available at: https://medium.com/next-top-writers/three-faces-of-eve-c1914b0b2324 Long ago, Eve’s people lived in Africa. She lived in a cave that was situated on a little hilltop surrounded by the forest on one side and a plain, full of tall grass, on … Continue reading
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Tagged Autobiographical Existence, Biographical Existence, Humanity, Memories
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God in the Face of Monopolistic Competition
Religion stirs up emotional reactions in people, both for and against. But this should not prevent us from expressing our views about what we believe. The topic that I am about to discuss is not likely to be a contentious … Continue reading
Inner Blindness and Professor Pangloss
It is very unlikely that we all are as fortunate as the cartoon character whose all misadventures turn out to be of great advantage to him. One misstep may be too many for us. We often do not have the … Continue reading
On The Unknowable Knowns
Subliminal messages provide another interesting scenario. Unlike the “unknown knowns” the next scenario can relate to all humanity. In the well-known Cocoa Cola experiment, which some critics consider a publicity hoax, a private market researcher secretly flashed a few words … Continue reading
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Tagged Known Unknowns, Unknowable Knowns, Unknown Unknowns
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Does God Exist? Doesn’t matter?
People go through many phases in their lives. Some are born into very religious families and become ardent followers of religion. When they become teenagers, some become rebellious and give up religion altogether. Others keep believing. Some others come back … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in General
Tagged Evolution, Jansenists, Pascals Wager, Unknowable Known
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Free Will, Libet Experiments, Priming, Breakdown of Bicameral Mind and “Thinking Fast and Slow”
Review of “Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman, Penguin (Australia), 2012. Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, is mainly about the factors that can influence our behaviours in financial choices and other situations where we are making decisions. The … Continue reading