philosophy

Spiritual Atheism: What is life?

What is life? Most of us think of it in terms of biology- plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. By such strict definitions, con

SS01: Defining ‘Education’

The meaning of schools and education has changed over time. We tend to think of education in a limited sense- go to an academi

“Why do you love me?”

Individuals are far too vast to be reduced to a few factors- we feel more than we can know, and we know more than we can expre

What do you do if you are a self-fulfilling prophet?

What is the pragmatic course of action to take when you are aware that your prediction about the future (to simplify it) is go

Can the Self be localized in the brain?

When you say “all of the self can be localised in the brain”, i’m interested in what you mean by “loca

explaining my love for self-correcting mechanisms, philosophy and systems

Stereotypical geniuses have highly developed self-correcting mechanisms. They learn from their mistakes and avoid repeating th

misery and effective decision making

Time and time again I find myself staring into space, overwhelmed with so many choices and options that I end up doing absolut

To live well, we must prepare for Death.

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” – Chuck Palahniuk A c

The importance of re-reading books

I think it’s very important to re-read books. I think it’s very difficult if not impossible for anybody to distill

Conditional self-esteem is a losing game.

I’ve lately been thinking a lot about concepts like self-esteem, ego, identity, you know the drill. Well, I’ve alw

The Unbearable Melancholy of Existence

Every so often I get plagued with a horrible feeling of loneliness and emptiness, like nothing really matters. Nobody can real