When the sky crashes: Mortality, meaning, and mathematics of survival
The author delves into randomness of life and meaninglessness of existence, in the context of the Air India airplace crash at Ahmedabad airport.
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Tomb of Sand – Painting the trivial from a palette of extraordinary colors
“Tomb of Sand” gives us a genuine, realistic resolution in the author’s distinctive manner, in contrast to most novels that purport to have a realistic touch with fantasy-like endings
The Two Dimensions of Patriotism
The greatest damage feelings of patriotism can do is that it can mix the identity of the nation and the government.
Revisiting Sunshine: How my reception of this movie changed
Can the science this mortal being has developed help us beat or save the God that created us? And if it does, does that not make us God ourselves?
Lost in Translation: Looking through the eyes of poets
Our mind can collate all our experiences into one large entity, which in turn gives us a ‘Big Perception.’ This big picture is our subjective view of the ongoings of daily life. A lot of the time, we are lost looking for the inherent meaning of our lives. At most, we try to follow suit with others.
India- Charm of pseudoscience and need for scientific thinking
A lot of Indians attach great value to astrological predictions basing their entire life decisions on it. This can be a reason for worry, as some may make rash decisions based on a horoscope reading. It is not uncommon in India to find highly educated people inclined towards astrology.
Jeff Bezos- A Utilitarian profiteering during crisis?
Profit maximizing sounds like a utilitarian idea that Bezos has been following despite the pandemic to increase his profits. However, how correct is it to call him a utilitarian in Bentham’s world?
Zizek on COVID-19: On burnout and other crises
As a project deeming itself free of external and alien limitations, the I is now subjugating itself to internal limitations and self-constraints, which are taking the form of compulsive achievement and optimization” Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society. A society under lockdown is a prime example of stringent external limitations being imposed on people. Due to the…
Are animals better than men without ‘sixth sense’?
All of us in this world like to enjoy. We also strive hard to achieve the bare necessities as it is a necessary and essential condition to live. We also work to get a comfortable and socio-luxurious life. But how do we achieve a society where this is possible. How difficult and complex is it? …
How much of ‘Science’ is really science?
Science is expected to undertake an effort which would understand the world objectively. After all, earth’s gravity is not subjective to one’s assumptions. It is taken for granted as if it is real, and exists as part of our daily experience beyond question. However, how legitimate are the claims that Science is not a knowledge-discovering…
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