[I]"Does your house address start with a 1? According to a strange mathematical law, about 1/3 of house numbers have 1 as their first digit. The same holds true for many other areas that have almost nothing in common: the Dow Jones index history, size o...
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- Do you think you have free will? Try not to think of anything for a minute.
- Think about the meaning of life in front of the mirror and you will know the answer. Ha ha. ...
The meaning of life
Think of the meaning of life in front of a mirror and you will know the answer.. Ha Ha..
It's true. Almost inevitably, whenever I stand in front of the mirror, thinking of a deep philosophical question, I cannot help but laugh loudly. When I see ...
Biology as the Grand Unified Theory of the universe
The article talks about biocentrism. I find the article hinting towards something good; but, on the whole, it is unconvincing. Not at all scientific, in my opinion.
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Odds of dying…
Take a look here: [URL]http://www.cerbr.us/files/pic/odds_dying.jpg[/URL]
I wish my odds of dying lie outside the red circle. 🙂 ...
GEB v/s Lila
Alejandro Barreto asked me about what I consider as the bible of philosophy: Godel Escher Bach or Lilla? Below is my response to him.
[i] Dear Alejandro Barreto,
Its cool that you bought the GEB and Lila also.
Well, to be honest, ...
The more you know, the less you believe
[I]A man with one watch knows the time. A man with two watches is never sure.[/I]
- A version of Murphy's Law
But this law is much truer in reality. Today my long held conviction was shattered when I realized that the Big Bang theory is...
Why there is something rather than nothing?
Suppose we discover or invent or whatever the final Ultimate theory. But even then could it offer us an answer to the most basic question: Why there is something rather than nothing?
I believe that no theory can offer such an explanation. This is ...
The best philosophy…
Which one would you rate the best philosophy of life:
1. Stupidity + Selfishness + Good Health = Good Virtue
2. I love losing myself
3. Social irresponsibility is the greatest virtue
Well, I think all of them are equally mind ...
Misc. Philosophy Questions
Alejandro Barreto asked me a few of his philosophical questions. I am reproducing the relevant part of conversation below.
> 1. What is the basis of entire reality? And what does Godel's Incompleteness > Theorem got to do with this?
As...