Imagine a beautiful garden. Everything is made for us you enjoy, every being is under your control, they exist to be used as you saw fit. You do not age, you have no cause for worry, and you’ll be left with no unfulfilled desire. There you will stay, content and complacent. You can have anything yo…
Many experiments may prove me right, But it only takes one to prove me wrong. -Albert Einstein- The beauty of science is that it provides us with reality. Through decades of research, the smartest people in the world seek to understand the Universe through the means of evidence, not just speculatio…
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. We live in an age of mis-information. Every bit of knowledge that Humanity has accrued from the beginning, is available, right here at our fingertips. However, instead of dying, the culture of ignorance is still goin…
All of us here wants to build a tolerant society where our differences and diversity is a source of strength not conflict. Humanity’s greatest moments are when people of different backgrounds come together, overcome their differences and achieve great things together. In this world, we must accept…
“Knowledge is Power” -Francis Bacon- The Enlightenment is probably my favorite era of human history. And has the most impact on my worldview and values. It was the age of reason, with tremendous advancements in science, philosophy, politics and much more. It produced some of the most brilliant thin…
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors – Plato – Politics has a bad reputation nowadays. During my daily conversations I realized that most people want nothing to do with it. It’s synonymous with dishonesty and broken promis…
In today’s culture I think the phrase “I don’t know.” should be a more acceptable thing to say. Some people are so allergic to the thought that they may not have the best take on everything, they confidently spout off misinformation and baseless claims. Muddying the waters of discourse and making h…
Better to accept the inconvenient truth than to embrace a comforting lie. A curious mind should always exercise caution. Always challenge your own beliefs, especially when you don’t want to. The world is a big place with infinite sources of knowledge, and not all of them are true. No one’s words sh…
These are lyrics from Pink Floyd’s “Time” from their album “The Dark SIde of the Moon”. It’s definitely one of my favorite songs of all time, all because of the scarily real and universal message it conveys, that will only become more relevant the older you get. I’ve listened to this song countless…
I’ve recently watched an interview with Bertrand Russell, he was a lot of things in his time, a philosopher, a logician, a writer, and a mathematician. His critiques and opinions are highly respected in the world, and his thinking influences us even today. The interviewer asked him about what he wo…
When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured me with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I…
For today I’d like to talk about some cognitive biases that we’ve probably all done at some point. Us human beings are actually not very good at assessing our own abilities accurately. Generally, we tend to overestimate our capabilities, judging ourselves to be above average in many things such as…