Only a Matter of Time
Here is an unreal look at the what and why of time. Why do we have a sense of time when none of our five senses can sense it?
Philosophy, Physics, Science
Philosophy
Philosophy is never too far from physics. It is in their overlap that I expect breakthroughs.
Philosophy, Physics, Science
Half a Bucket of Water
When philosophers look at anything, it becomes a bit technical. Their technical analysis may sound boring and irrelevant. Here is an attempt to tilt things in their favor.
Books, Philosophy, Physics, Science
On Rationality and Delusions
What do we mean by rationality? Why do we think it is a good thing to be rational?
Science, Books, Philosophy, Physics
Blind-Sight
Blind-sight is an interesting neurological syndrome, and a philosophical conundrum. It shows how we may have senses that we are not consciously aware of. If there are senses that we can be unaware of, how sure can we be of the “sensed”? Or of our “delusions”?
Books, Philosophy, Physics, Science
A Plausible God
Here is a concept of God that doesn’t violate the known principles of science, and should therefore be consistent with the so-called scientific worldview. Mind you, plausibility of the concept says nothing about its veracity; but it may say something about it being a delusion.
Creative, Books, Philosophy, Science
The God Delusion
An unreal review of the book The God Delusion. […]The book gave me a strange feeling of dissatisfaction. You see, you may believe in God. Or you may not believe that there is a God. Or you may actively believe that there is no God. I fall in this the last category. But I still know that it is only my belief, and that thought fills me with a humility that I feel Dawkins lacks.[…]
Helen Keller
The story of Helen Keller is the story of the dark reality that traps you in the absence of your senses. It is also an illustration of the role of language in breaking out of that darkness.
Philosophy
What is the Word?
In this post, I get into the risky business of interpreting scripture. Why is it that we do not appreciate others interpreting our beliefs? Well, that is fodder for another post.
Philosophy, Physics, Science, Creative, Quotes
Change the Facts
Of truth and beauty — in physics and philosophy
Topical, Work and Life, Life and Death, Philosophy
Of Dreams and Memories
What does it mean to say that something happened if you cannot remember it?
Creative, Books, Life and Death, Philosophy
The Razor’s Edge by W Somerset Maugham
This brief look at possibly the best book I have ever read is perhaps my last post in the book review series. At least for a short while, as I’m beginning to find it a bit hard to keep up with all the demands on my time now, what with my next book efforts and everything. Besides, the books have already said it all better, haven’t they?