Very few recent events have piqued my curiosity as the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible. YouTube was replete with analysis videos from multiple perspectives. The dangers underwater deep exploration poses was brought to the fore by these countless videos. More is known about the outer space than about the…

The matter in the universe is finite. And matter/energy is indestructible. Coupled with the fact that the time is infinite in scope allows for all the possible configuration of matter. In the absence of any non-materialistic theory for the subjective consciousness, it is imperative that the one’s conscious experience is…

Irrespective of the conclusions of the wave-particle duality, the concept of an observer, a conscious entity to make possible the universe in the first place is an astonishing thought. The universe evolving with a precondition in “mind” the eventuality of conscious, sentient entities to experience “itself” is thought provoking. In…

Recently I came across an interesting short story “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield. It is a 10 page short story written in 1921 about an upper class family girl Laura Sheridan conducting a garden party. While the Sheridan family prepares for the party, they are informed that a workmen…

Materialism vs non-materialism is the foundation of many philosophies and religion. Human can experience the materialistic world around him. He develop mental models of what he experience and can make inferences. Kant rightly pointed out that the a-priori knowledge can be synthesised. Mathematics is a classic case of a-priori synthesis…

It is really a puzzle contemplating how ought should one live. Is happiness the ultimate goal? Happiness is meaningful in the midst of unhappiness. There are instant means of attaining happiness, but at the expense of a period of mild unhappiness/guilt/contempt. Is money the ultimate goal? If so, one’e righteousness…

One of the mankind’s acquired trait in the evolutionary ladder is his propensity to record and share knowledge through writing and reading. Pink Floyd’s song “Keep Talking” extols the virtues of speaking in a musical manner. I wonder whether David Gilmour and Roger Waters share the same opinion on virtues…

The spiritual realm of ancient India has many layers, abstractions and contradictions. The meditation and ruminations over our epics tend to produce many philosophers who surprisingly asked original questions. On the other hand, the Abrahamic religions more or less “dictates” than being a fertile crescent for various ideologies. Abrahamic religions…

Reading, once rightly inculcated as a habit in the childhood itself, will make a person see the world through words. As a kid, I used to read all the children stories from whatever magazines and children's books I could. In the absence of any other visual/audio media its through words…