There is a whole lot of information available on the Internet. Hence it is not uncommon for us to go and Google something that intrigues us. I am guessing you did the same before you landed on this page. Now, based on the kind of experiences and associations we have with the whole concept of [...]
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Understanding the Difference Between Knowledge and Belief
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What Shall I Think About Today? Cognitive Surplus, Spend It Wisely
As a society gets more and more efficient, it’s citizens have more time to relax, enjoy recreation, and also to think. Not everyone enjoys thinking, sometimes they like to vegetate and just watch the TV, or listen to music. That’s fine too, and each individual in a free society is allowed to spend their extra [...]
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Platonic-Fullerene Chemistry and the August 2011 Riots in Britain
A young Malaysian student nursing a broken jaw, inflicted upon him during the August 2011 riots across Britain, expressed sorrow for those who robbed him during their pretext of coming to his aid. His compassion toward their actions made headlines around the world. The Prime Minister of Britain made it clear that he had no [...]
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The Price We Pay
The dictionary defines guilt as “a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, or wrong, whether real or imagined.” Real or imagined, that sounds about right. Might even be more accurate, at least helpful, if they added a footnote, “Warning: Duration of guilt known to last several years. Atonement not guaranteed.” Now that’s [...]
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The Philosophy of Universal Integrity: The Three Foundations Used to Make All Ethical Decisions
Ethics is one of the most controversial subjects in philosophy. Before we go on to the main subject, let us look at some historical arguments: 1. Physics: Particle or Wave? It has been concluded that light is both a particle and a wave. 2. Neuroscience: Electrical or Chemical? It was once believed that the activity [...]
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On Beauty
How can we define beauty? What makes someone beautiful, and others seem less attractive compared to him/her? Some say the famous cliché that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Indeed, it may be so; still we all know there are certain very well-defined criterias according to which people label other people, measuring their [...]
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Third-Wave Feminism
The sands of time wait and change for no man. Movements and causes may come and die but some struggles are eternal and those who fight to solve such issues, must also adapt and change with time. Such is the case for the feminist movement. From the time of the Suffragettes fighting for the right [...]
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Situational Attribution Vs. Dispositional Attribution
We are always trying to understand people and make sense of their behavior, this is called the attribution theory of social psychology. There are two basic ways in which we interpret behavior- in simple words, we either blame the person or we blame the situation. Dispositional attribution is the assumption that an individual’s behavior is [...]
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Do Mantras Really Work?
” No one can fully explain the mystery of Mantras. Their magical sounds help heal physical imbalances, relax the mind, quiet the emotions and open the heart. They stimulate, activate, motivate and rejuvenate. They help you dance or sleep, laugh or cry, make love or meditate. They help you forget some one or find some [...]
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Facts about the Number 13
In the tarot language, the number 13 is read as the death card. Whoa! Does it scare you? Well… I am not surprised. Around the world there are umpteen number of myths, facts, funny stories, scary truths and stupid superstitions associated with the number 13. Some consider this number to be a bad omen while [...]