Category Archives: Philosophy

Philosophy is never too far from physics. It is in their overlap that I expect breakthroughs.

Life: East vs. West

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Manoj

Perspectives on life a la East and West! Continue reading →

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Game of Life

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Manoj

How to understand life in terms of its underlying rules. Evolutionarly biology first. Continue reading →

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Art of Corporate War

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Manoj

Exploring the rules and nature of the corporate game that a vast majority of us play on a daily basis. Continue reading →

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Rules of the Game

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Manoj

This is the introductory post on a short series on the rules of the games that people play, and where to look for predictability. Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in God?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Manoj

Don’t answer that! I can tell you whether you believe in God or not. Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Manoj

The speeches that Swami Vivekananda gave about 120 years ago in Chicago, and on the origins of pride. And of shame. Continue reading →

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Home No More

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Manoj

On the loss of a second parent, and its implications. Continue reading →

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Was Yours, Now Mine

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Manoj

This article is a follow-up to my last post on what was troubling my conscience. This is also a rant on the modern capitalism of the corporate era, where we have all become tiny cogs in a giant wheel inexorably rolling on to nowhere in particular, but obliterating much in the process. Continue reading →

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Everything and Nothing

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Manoj

If somebody asks you what you are, here is one way to answer. Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Einstein

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Manoj

This last post in the series explains why I believe it is time to say goodbye to Einstein, and why I look forward to how our worldview develops in the light of this CERN discovery of material superluminality. Continue reading →

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Why not Discard Special Relativity?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Manoj

This second post in my series on the superluminality observed (or suspected) at CERN looks at why we cannot accept it.

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Faster than Light

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Manoj

When they discovered particles going faster than light at CERN, they didn’t want to believe themselves. They were practically begging the rest of the community to find a mistake in this discovery. Why would they do that? This post and its follow ups will try to shed some light on this strange lack of faith.

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What is Unreal Blog?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Manoj

This post is an expanded version of a Web interview regarding my blog. It attempts to answer the question why I blog. And why one should take philosophy seriously. Seriously!

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Dualism

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Manoj

Dualism is a misunderstood concept. At least, I didn’t understand it too well. This post is a more refined view on it, which may not still be complete or accurate. Since everything in philosophy (and life) is interconnected, this short post brings together a lot of what I think of life, the universe and everything.

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Top Philosophy Blog

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Manoj

Unreal Blog has been chosen as one of the top 50 philosophy blogs in the world!

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How to be a Good Parent

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Manoj

Practical advice to my younger readers. Continue reading →

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The Unreal Universe

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Manoj

I recently made my first book available on Amazon. I thought I would post this article, which is a good summary of the book. This article was published in a magazine in Singapore. Continue reading →

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Death — Last Words

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Manoj

The sixth and last post on the philosophy of death looks at the paradox or the absurdity of living at all, given that there is a death looming, and tries to find a sliver lining. Continue reading →

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Does the World Go on?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Manoj

The fifth post on the philosophy of death looks at another notion of continuity. Even for those who believe in no soul or god of any kind, the physical world is real and continuous. No sane person would think the world comes to an end with his death. Then again, nobody has accused me of sanity. Continue reading →

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Primal Soul

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Manoj

What is soul, and why do we need one? Philosophy of death is surely incomplete without a discussion of this matter. Here is the fourth post in this series. Continue reading →

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