The etymology of the word religion comes from the Latin: re ligare, again connect or reconnect. But connect to what? Our God, society, nature, humankind? For rom, it is about reconnecting with the universe. But also to recognize we were never separate anyway. Every bit of material or allegedly immaterial rom came from elsewhere and … Continue reading rom’s Religion
Category: agnosticism
My overall take on the concept of natural is: Natural is a null concept I have been mulling over a post about nature versus nurture for a while now, and, having just read Alan Levinovitz's book, Natural: The Seductive Myth of Nature's Goodness, I have been led to put fingers to keyboard. Now, of course, … Continue reading Natural
I started writing this as the judgement for Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak reverberates around the UK. Digwa murdered Nowak without justification with a traditional dagger. I had been looking into the core tenets of Sikhism before this. Anyway, below in italics are the core tenets of the Sikh religion; if there … Continue reading Sikhism
I struggle with the concept of ontology. So, I am having a crack at it. Having said that, I am not sure that I believe in metaphysics1. But moving on: the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and … Continue reading Ontology
I had the opportunity to listen in and ask a question on a Zoom call on a discussion/debate between Robert Sapolsky and Eddy Nahmias. It was hosted by the Agency and Responsibility Research group and moderated by Thomas Nadelhoffer. We can get their bios off the actual discussion itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2uSJbW3RUw I won't go through the … Continue reading Nahmias
Recently, a whole bunch of flat Earth-type videos have appeared in my YouTube suggestions. But it is an interesting question. Just ignoring the massive acceptance of the Earth being an oblate spheroid. Ignoring the millennia of people measuring the Earth's radius, engineers accounting for the Earth's curvature for large projects, ie, long tunnels and bridges, … Continue reading Cavendish
People have a strange capability of believing weird things. Some examples: The world is flat The moon landings were fake Vaccines are harmful and microchips The Earth is only six to ten thousand years old Donald Trump was worth voting for a second time Angels and jinns Karma and reincarnation Afterlife Divine Birth of Jesus … Continue reading Beliefs
Scientism is used as a pejorative. I could argue it is a reaction of philosophy to science, in a similar way that Luddites react to technology. Generally, scientism is seen as a use of science that is in some way inapplicable to a phenomenon or circumstance. ScienceBut first, what is science? Well, it is a … Continue reading Scientism
Which authors have shaped my worldview? All of them, even if I have not read them, but some more than others. Having said that, not all of them are equal, and certainly not directly In my preteen years, I recall avidly reading Enid Blyton's Secret Seven and occasionally Famous Five. Generally, I let these books … Continue reading Two Authors
Depending on the type of antirealist one might be they might argue for the following at least according to ChatGPT (in italics): That depends on the type of antirealism. Different antirealists deny independence in different domains: Metaphysical Antirealism – Reality itself is dependent on perception or conceptual schemes. This is the position I must most … Continue reading Antirealism
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