- Speculative and Theoretical By : ihowards
Truth, good and beauty. Every man thrives to accomplish and have their own perception of the 3. One man's good can be another man's evil. Right and wrong is, in aspect, wrong and right. - Bohmian Mechanics - Vague and Absurd By : Kedar Joshi
This work attempts to show that Bohmian mechanics is vague and absurd on two basic grounds. The first of the two grounds states that no idea of (spatial) force, e.g. gravitational or magnetic force or the quantum potential, can be a substitute for any simple or, moreover, complex intelligent (spatial) structure, e.g. a neural structure found in human brain, as the concept of force is a mere abstraction, a vague idea, which does not provide (spatial) mechanistic explanations. (For example, Newton's idea of gravitational force fails to explain "action at a distance".) Therefore, a region of space and time, though containing quantum and possibly infinite number of super…quantum potentials, simply cannot contain a neural order, for example, unless containing an appropriate (spatial) "structure" representing the order. The second ground considers the Bohmian mechanistic idea-remark that "the (spatial) implicate domain", corresponding to the (spatial) quantum potentials, could equally be called Idealism, Spirit, Consciousness. This idea/remark means that Bohmian mechanics considers consciousness to be spatial which, however, contradicts the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theoretical axiom- "self-evident truth" that 'consciousness is non-spatial'. In short, Bohmian mechanics is vague and absurd. - Twentieth Century Philosophy By : Shane Magee
The twentieth century saw many new developments in philosophy. This article gives an account of some of these developments and changes in both Western and Eastern philosophy. - The NSTP Theoretical Solution Of The Problem Of Yang-Mills Existence And Mass Gap - The Introduction By : Kedar Joshi
This work presents the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theoretical (philosophy of mind) idealistic solution to the problem of Yang-Mills existence and mass gap, the millennium problem announced by the Clay Mathematics Institute. - Einstein, God and Relativity By : Shubhanyu Jain
Einstein was a genius. He learns that so is God. - What, Who is A Mother? By : Shubhanyu Jain
Is she the one who brings us into this world? Or is she the one who cares for us and feeds us? This Mother's Day, pay a tribute to all mothers in the world. - What is Self? Who am I? My Identity By : Shubhanyu Jain
The realization of the self. The question of my existence. Who, and what am I? - A God Shorn of Worship, and Still the All By : Bhaskar Banerjee
Due to their mystical nature and intense philosophical bent that does away with all ritual and completely embraces principles of One Brahman and the inner Atman (Self), the Upanishads have a universal feel that has led to their explication in numerous manners, giving birth to the three schools of Vedanta. Upanishad is a Sanskrit term broken in three: upa- (near), ni- (down), sad- (to sit). It means to sit near the guru. The term thus emphasizes the esoteric nature of the texts, not intended for public teaching, but restricted to the confidentiality of personal instruction. - A Wrong Way of Thinking By : Mike Marino, Jr.
Kill them with kindness. My Mother used to tell me this when someone would get the best of me. The word politics means to influence. You are a politician. When someone is giving you a difficult time, kill them with kindness. You will eventually influence them to be like you. You do not want them to influence you to be like them. - A Stone May Be Conscious By : Kedar Joshi
This work attempts to demonstrate the significant possibility (as contrast to the superhyperbolic or the least possibility) in an apparently inanimate thing, like a stone, being conscious. According to the semi-idealistic framework of the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theory, any spatial, and therefore illusive-virtual, entity may have (real non-spatial) feelings-states of consciousness associated with it, provided it has an appropriate conceptual representation in the superhuman engine. A stone, for example, being an apparently spatial entity, may have conceptual representation in the superhuman mind-NSTPs-engine so as to be conscious. Thus, it may be that a broken stone feels pain till its death and then its pieces become conscious. The kind-type of states of consciousness associated with a stone depends entirely upon the kind-type of conceptual representation it has in the superhuman engine. - The Superultramodern (SUM) Solipsism - The Simpler Universal Design, The Personal Philosophical Ques By : Kedar Joshi
The superultramodern solipsism is a strong metaphysical semi-solipsistic position constituted of some ideas in superultramodern science and philosophy. The first idea or strand is the NSTP theoretical metaphysical semi-solipsism, the position that within the semi-idealistic framework of the NSTP theory 'I' and 'the superhuman mind' are the only material entities that exist, for the non-existence of other non-superhuman minds simply makes the universal design (i.e. the superhuman engine) simpler, as the engine needs no additional intelligence-information to create a variety of specific spatial illusions through multiple (non-superhuman) NSTPs. The second strand further sees the superhuman design and or designer, through an astrological framework, as a personal philosophical questioning supermind, the mind which, apparently being highly reasonable, has further no good reason to create tremendous suffering through the existence of other non-superhuman minds which are simply unable to answer its profound philosophical questions. The third strand is a composite of two mutually complementary basic feelings that this miraculous thing called consciousness exists, and that it is particularly 'I' who is conscious, and thus other entities, at least other non-superhuman entities, might be unconscious, and that Truth would always be different from how it commonsensically appears to be. - How The Ego Dominates And Hides Your True Self By : Saleem Rana
Your ego is not your friend. It is that part of you that hides you from yourself. By pressing you to survive, the ego distracts you from finding out your true self. - Four Things That Cannot Returned To You By : Oc Tross
There some things in life we say or do that may cause us to regret. Opportunities may also come our way but we fail to cease the moment to make it happen. There are four things in life that cannot return to us once they presented. These things can either be positive or negative situations. - The New Breed - Content to Infect Mankind With Ignorance By : Dennis Siluk
People are content with ignorance nowadays (it's just the way it is, turned out to be), go off on a tangent over simple things, and overlook the big; clumsy they are, misunderstood they say (often); oh yes they are, if you are saying no to this. A good scientist nowadays (likened to many of us now), is too content with changing old (and as they say: 'worn out,' unproven discoveries), because of new - "Till Thou Cometh Again" a Poem (Commentary on - Rewriting Jesus - and Notes) By : Dennis Siluk
Note: A song-poem, I do believe it can be sung, or simply read, with a small compact insight; here, in short, is the indispensable minimum, and introduction into the realms of the undetermined world of a poet's edge, my rim between earth and hell, and heaven, and who knows where else. - Saint Patrick's Day By : Ap Smith
A critical examination of the way the Saint Patrick's day festival is celebrated. - It Is Just The Opposite By : Mike Marino, Jr.
It is mind over matter. If you do not learn to use your mind to expect something good to happen, it really does not matter. Mark Twain said over one hundred years ago, "It is not what you do not know that will hurt you the most, it is what you think you know, and it just isn't so." - We Are Pure Energy By : Steve Ryals
Feelings are energy. Blocking, or stuffing our feelings creates enormous short-circuits in our bodies. These short-circuits are the root cause of stress. Stress is the root of many of our most common diseases, including depression and addictions. - The Awakening Of A Sense Of A New Life In A Beggar Boy By : Shubhashis Goldar
The beggar boy has a miserable life but a sense of rejuvenation for a new life makes him confident. - The Symbol Of A Nation By : Else Cederborg
In my country, Denmark, we used to believe that our flag, the DANNEBROG, was given to us by God on 15 June 1219. On that day our king, Valdemar II (1202-41), who was a Crusader tried to christianize the Estonian people by his sword. However, he was surprised by the brave Estonians who were about to win the battle when the Danes regained hope and strength by the news that a flag, namely the Dannebrog, had fallen from the skies as a git from God. - Your Eyes Gently And Begin To Let The Outside World Drift Away From Your Focus By : Glenn W Turner
What good is it to live life in a bubble afraid of life. What is true happiness and some of the greatest gifts you can give? - Religion and Depression - How Christian-Fatalism Leads to Despair By : Jennifer Brost
Pastor's Wife and author, Jennifer Brost, fell into suicidal depression after leaning on her so-called Christian-fatalistic beliefs after many losses. She regained her composure and deepened her faith by quiestioning all that she took for granted. - The Evolution of the Non-Spatial Universe - The NSTP Theoretical Non-Spatial Universal Evolution By : Kedar Joshi
This work attempts to describe the nature of the evolution of the non-spatial (material) universe, the universe as seen through the semi-idealistic framework of the NSTP (Non - Spatial Thinking Process) theory. As per the NSTP theory, the existence of the superhuman mind (i.e. NSTPs) is responsible for the orderly existence of the non-superhuman mind(s) (i.e. NSTPs).These superhuman NSTPs, representing the empirical laws or design of the (non-spatial) material universe, could be called as the design (superhuman) NSTPs. This design came into existence due to some designer (superhuman) mind (i.e. NSTP), which no longer exists. Further, there should be some other design (superhuman) NSTPs responsible for the orderly existence of the designer (superhuman) NSTP, and so on. Such is supposed to be the nature of the evolution of the non-spatial (material) universe. - Lapis Lazuli - Transmutation of Tragic Defeat into Tragic Joy By : Bhaskar Banerjee
W. B. Yeats' poem, Lapis Lazuli has for its themes the recurring rise and fall of civilizations, the impending end of our civilization, and the triumph of art and philosophy over the tragedy of events.The opening stanza focuses on modern times. Even worse than the impending destruction are those hysterical women who reject painting, music and poetry, all "gay" art, in favour of politics. These arts are called gay since they have the power of transfiguring tragedy into tragic joy. The hysterical women are tired of the artist's gaiety because they prefer action to contemplation, politics to art. - When the Mind Stops, Time Stands Still By : Bhaskar Banerjee
In the case of an average person, in whom the mind is constantly active, desires and thoughts pour out without a stop, the time between two thoughts is very small, very very small. For those who are not so often assailed by desires, the thought traffic being less, kshana is extended. In the case of an enlightened being, who is in a state of no-mind, in whom there are no thoughts, kshana is infinite. - Anger Management - Is It Necessary By : Neha Mehta
Anger management is a very tough job these days. It is true that anger is very inherent to basic human nature. When a person tries to control his or her anger, then they are undergoing through a lot of pain. Actually they feel stifled by this kind of a reaction. Anger management is itself a very unnatural and a contrived process. People who try to control their anger will actually corroborate this fact. Especially, when anger management is imposed on somebody rather than the person trying to achieve it out of his own free will, then anger management is simply unattainable. - The Absence Of Morality By : Scott Langley
Moral standards and morality are positive evidence for a creator. Is there absolute truth? This article explores this issue. - At Least Give Yourself Credit By : Mike Marino, Jr.
When you stop kicking, they start dividing up all of your stuff. Everything you need is at your finger tips to what you must do. Talent does what it can, genus does what it must! Get in touch with the genus in you and shift your expectations into gear. Too busy? Too much trouble? Thinking about it too much? Too expensive? Too lazy? - Freedom By : Jimmy G
Freedom isn't about doing whatever one wants to do. Freedom is about self-control, control over one's desires - The Metaphysical Semi-Solipsism - The NSTP Theoretical Solipsism By : Kedar Joshi
The metaphysical semi-solipsism is a position that within the semi-idealistic framework of the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theory, "I" and "the superhuman mind" are the only material entities that exist. - Mark Twain - An American Philosopher By : Thomas Schueneman
Mark Twain was the Hunter S. Thompson of his day. He exposed an essential truth that oftentimes remains hidden in polite society. Mark Twain remains a quintessential American Philosopher. Here is a brief look at the life his life. - How About Those Young Critics By : Dennis Siluk
The whole American speech today is turning into butter making and swallowing a large mouth full of cream and the world is a matching set. With the young critic today, there are certain things he or she does not know; blind I call this to some part of the spectrum, and part of the butter making process. Because in most cases their determined attempt has a patriotic flag, to conquer, thus it is not possible to get a good review in most cases, disuse of the beginner, to his limited culture refinement. - Evolution By : Dennis Siluk
I know, here we go again; this is one of those ongoing subjects (Evolution), that no one seems to be able to put to rest. In college I took up Anthropology so I could study this area somewhat, and ended up shifting to psychology, perhaps because I got too much of a dose of the Evolutionist’ point of view. Anyhow, during my graduate studies, I shift to Theology, and studied Christology, and such things, the New Testament, as well as all the religions of the world, and guess what; I went back to psychology again. Please be patient with me, there is a message here (if not two) coming, but I must let you know, this is not a fly by night thought, coming out of my head, perhaps repressed for a while though. I even went to the Galapagos, and with as amazing as the trip was, shifting from one island to the next, it only brought me closer to God, not Darwin. - Peace By : Ap Smith
An introduction to the philosophy of transcendental nihilism and how we can be happy in the modern age. - I Sell, Therefore I Am By : Rick London
Why do Americans tie up their identity with their work? I used to do it. Now I do something a bit different. - Colleges - Universities - Sleep Deprivation and Mind Control By : Lance Winslow
The other day I was discussing with a friend theories on the best way to use mind control to change a society. We decided the best place to do this would be to implement changes in the curriculum and social conditioning at the top colleges and universities. - Many Evangelical Christians Claim Carbon Dating And Evolutionary Theory Are Bogus By : Lance Winslow
Carbon Dating of rocks, ancient civilizations and even Dinosaur bones is somewhat problematic for the Christian Religion and assisting in authenticating the Holy Bible, which is said to be the absolute word. Recently in an online think tank exchange a devout Christian stated that; "you know carbon dating is bunk and has been proven to be false. - No Question or Debate Should be Off Limits By : Lance Winslow
To keep our society healthy and maintain good public debate there should be no topic off limits. Every topic or subject must be discussed and debated to ensure that we reach the best solution. If we do not discuss or debate various subjects because it is not politically correct or it might offend someone then we allow a problem to fester into a larger challenge. This is akin to allowing a small fire to grow into a wildfire rather than putting it out with your fire truck as you sit by and watch. - Where Did Our Methods of Agriculture Begin? By : Lance Winslow
Mankind continues to populate the planet and yet has built huge civilizations which are not sustainable. Humans have built over some of the most fertile land in all the world with giant cities of concrete and roads. Much of mankind's strength is the ability to plan ahead and to plant crops and as the ancient days turned to agricultural work and became common, so too did man's ability to grow in strength. Where did our methods of agriculture began? - Was Ipuwer Hypomanic? By : Lance Winslow
One trait we often see with very successful people in various subsectors and industries is that they will often say that other people around them are lazy and just do not try. They claim this is why they are so successful, not because they are great or superstars in their own right, although many of them are, but rather they state that humans have poor work ethic. - Feng Shui & Symbology By : Juliana Abram
The Orient has always had a particular penchant for looking at objects and interpreting their hidden meaning. - The Political and Capitalist Elite and the Misconceptions By : Lance Winslow
Many people wish to complain about those Political Elites or Those Capitalist Elites who seem to rule the masses. Not long ago, I wrote and article where I used the phrase; "Understand the secrets of the Elite and the money flows of civilization" and wouldn't you know I caught hell for it? Many people sent nasty emails to me, and yet the article was designed to help them. - Fear of Dying Before You Make a Difference in the World By : Lance Winslow
Did you know that there is a huge fear amongst innovative type humans and that is that they fear that they will die before they complete their life's work or make difference in the world? This is quite common amongst super star innovators, creative types and even geniuses. They know they cannot get everything done in time and there biggest fear is not being able to complete their work or make difference. - Solving The World's Problems By : Lance Winslow
How can we solve all the World's problems in the current paradigm? Especially considering all the linear thinking going on these days, as it appears we are solving one problem only to create two-more? One gentleman said recently to our online think tank that he had noticed that it was hard to solve challenges that face our societies and civilizations in the present period with all the mystical and false assumptions of the masses. Also the media and spin changes the reality a bit in people's minds who are not certain what on Earth they really want. - Do You Take the Weight of The World's Problems on Your Shoulders? By : Lance Winslow
Many people worry too much about all the problems and challenges that mankind faces. As I operate the online think tank many people ask me how I deal with it all and why I take such issues so personally? Well, all mankind's problems are our problems too. Sure we can look the other way, yet that does not solve anything really does it? - Howard Scott and His Vision for the Perfect Civilization By : Lance Winslow
Perhaps you do not know who Howard Scott was? Well, he was a genius with a vision for the United States and he was a very wise man; a modern day Plato if you will. Indeed, I am a fan of Howard Scott's vision in many ways. I was recently re-introduced to all this by a gentleman from Canada who was also a big fan of Howard Scott for his brilliance without baggage and his understanding of how civilizations work and the efficiency component when they work right. - What If Peace Broke Out? By : Steve Ryals
I recently realized that I have a story. This particular story says that in order to be "spiritual" I need to stay above the fray of messy human affairs such as politics. The truth is, in spite of my best efforts, I do have strongly held views on any number of issues. I just usually keep them to myself. But something happened the other day that forced me to reconsider my position. - America - Laws of War and Contentment (and the Inside Hidden Force) By : Dennis Siluk
In today's world, the sword has one point, only, and no sharp sides, the symbol is of course force, or power, or money, it is all in one. There also is a hidden force inside that tip, this point I'm talking about, divides and smashes to smithereens and kills, there is of course a mystery force beyond this, which does not go into the maze of man, inside the maze religion is destroyed, and there are different images of god, or gods, a movement you could say, this force remains outside it, but I wish only to talk about the inside force. - The Spirit of Art By : Dennis Siluk
Art is a great thing, I love to write, to play the piano, the guitar, poetry, drawing, painting, I've done all my own art work for my books, or almost all. I do not have other people's pictures on my walls; I have my own photographs from around the world, I take them. I took other's down years ago and said: if I want them up there, I'll go to the places and take them myself, and I did. So I love art in many forms. The artist, literary art, to relieve, and refresh the mind, revives the soul, form an ecstasy, majesty of thought. - Why Do Anything or Join Any Cause? By : Lance Winslow
Many folks latch onto a cause and volunteer to help, most likely this gives them a sense of purpose. Generally, they get caught up in the contrived chaos and controversy and join in all the sound and fury, but to what avail. The fact is you can work your whole life on some worthy cause and spend all your time, money and energy fighting against the artificial barriers and someone on the other side who is fighting equally to stop your progress. - Logic – The Burden of Disproving Something and the "50/50 Chance" Fallacy By : Ugur Akinci
The burden of proof should be on the one who is making an affirmative claim. Why should the others carry the burden of disproving it? - On The Arts By : Matthew Garden
A dissertation on the nature of art and its by-products: civilization and the human mind. Reason corrupts art away from a pure manifestation of the individual via ones instincts/inspirations and towards repetition and sameness. Industries which support the distribution of sameness actually do damage to the health and well being of their mother civilizations and her peoples. - Pain Makes a Family By : Ugur Akinci
Standing next to them, I am nothing. They are the survivors of world wars. I'm just a fluke who is privileged to be accepted as a friend. - Philosophy of the "Optimal" - the Necessary Condition of Freedom, Part 2 By : Ugur Akinci
A song is the invasion of silence by sound. But where do you stop in between Beethoven's deafness and the roar of the Space Shuttle? And when we select a zone of optimum sound, is it music or still a noise? - Philosophy of the "Optimal" - the Necessary Condition of Freedom, Part 1 By : Ugur Akinci
There is "the minimum" and "the maximum." And then, there is "the optimal." Just somewhere in between.The optimal is the zone where the cruelty of zero choices intersects with the madness of an infinite selection. - Was Nietzsche Correct that Everything is Perspective Based? By : Lance Winslow
The Famous Philosopher Nietzsche introduced the concept of reality as perspective based and seemed to believe that no matter how hard one tries they cannot imagine all points of view. Of course this thinking is now very much part of the 'point of view' argument that is given when folks disagree with you and insist that they are right, even when they are wrong. - A Mental Philosopher You Are Not My Dear Sir By : Lance Winslow
Many believe that philosophy is a complete waste of time kicking around thoughts and ideas that cannot be proven or even known without more information available. Does that mean one should fear asking the question? Or does it mean it is a waste of brain bandwidth and thus irrelevant? - Regional Clusters of Genius in History - Very Revealing By : Lance Winslow
Many psychology researchers studying the clustering of creative geniuses are fascinated by a certain place in time. Many research papers talk about Florence from about 1440 to 1490 and most of the come up an incredible number of super humans of creativity and intellect. Almost all name at least 6 of the most famous of that era and most you have heard of or read about, but it should also be noted that these folks were not all from there originally, they went there. - Unless You Have Passion, You Cannot Have Compassion By : Bhaskar Banerjee
Passion is the energy without which nothing can be achieved. Pursuing one's passion therefore is the only way, the driving force. But it has to be given a conscious direction, so that it frees you from the throes of attachment. How many times we have known that our passionate attachments have led to unhappiness. So this kind of passion is of the negative kind, which one has to be able to differentiate. This is what we call soul-searching, meditation, Dhyana, call it by any name - focusing on the aspect which identifies oneself to be responsible for our misery. - What is the Final Destiny of the Individual? By : Lance Winslow
Humankind is a fascinating species to study and it is fun to attempt to watch them reason. For instance for 1,000s of years mankind has been asking what happens to people when they die? What will happen to me when I die? What is the Final Destiny of the Individual? Why is this funny you ask? Perhaps you too have these questions and so you take offense to this article? - Choosing Wisdom and Understanding for a Life Goal Over Success and Money By : Lance Winslow
Many people who are unsuccessful and may never accomplish anything in their life say that they are the better man. Often they say that successful people, rich people or famous people are lesser than they, for they do not possess wisdom. Indeed they believe that their life goal to achieve wisdom and understanding is a more worthy pursuit. Wisdom is a worthwhile calling, no doubt about it, but are these people using this as a copout? - Is Wisdom a Higher Goal Than Knowledge? By : Lance Winslow
What is knowledge? Well it comes from book learning, research, study, experience and observation. Most people feel smart when they have packed away vast amounts of knowledge and or information, but is that really worthy of pursuit? After all today on the Internet you can ask me any question almost and searching I can find the answer in a few seconds to a few minutes of less. So, possessing lots of knowledge and jamming facts into your head, well is that really worth your time? - An Insight to True Insight By : Lance Winslow
What is insight? Is insight wisdom? Is insight something that you get to when diving deeper into a problem and grasping its essence or finding the true meaning and understanding of any event or a situation? Insight is hard to define although the dictionary has been able to do this and we generally accept its literal definition and yet, insight itself is beyond a mere definition. - What Came First? By : Dharmbir Sharma
The relationship between cause and effect is closely related to time. Cause is supposed to precede the effect. However if we look from a philosophical viewpoint, cause and effect are the same; one is the latent form, while the other is the manifested form. - Are You: Dead or Alive? (For Old Folks) Commentary on Dying By : Dennis Siluk
You give up being afraid because you want to live, otherwise you are alive without knowing you are, and simply remain afraid—but to live and be alive, and know so, is to be afraid and to allow it, it tells you something—, it tells you it is better than being dead. My uncle lived with heart problems, like so many, died at 61-years old, and was afraid to live, thus, he lived like he was dead already, like he had a pocket full of dynamite ready to explode at any minute, had it in his hip pocket I think, that is worse than being dead. - The World in Disorder: Specific Times By : Dennis Siluk
We are losing our Ice sheets in Antarctica, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans are having their toll on mankind, and good ole mother earth, and we are sucking the oil out of her like draining the whirlpool dry, plus, weather temperatures are unpredictable along the Ring of Fire, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico, and from the East to West Coast of the United States, and Western Europe. The Arabs have enough oil to ignite WWIII, as they have been trying for some time now. We are letting psychopathic rouge countries like North Korea and Iran, acquire the Atomic Bomb, while the United Nations tries to pacify the situation, and let them Black Mail, the world. What is going on around us? I thought it was bad in the 80s, and the 90s, but the new century is nothing to sneeze at, if we live through this - Alexander; Pupil of Aristotle of Plato of Socrates - Philosophical Thought By : Lance Winslow
For those who study the Foundations of Western Philosophy, they know that much of what we consider the basis for the study of human thought came from the Ancient Greeks over 2000 years the prior. You see, as one Online Think Tank participant, Richard 'Kee' Smith stated; - The Mega-Life: A New Theory On The Human Soul And The Evolution Of Genius By : Stenka Vulova
This article rationally explores the concept of past lives and the inter-life soul, called the Mega-Life. While each human individual lives out a mortal life, beyond that exists a cycle of reused souls, each chain being the Mega Life. While this may seem purely theoretical or mystical, a human being's point in the Mega Life is important to determining their present characteristics. - There is Nothing Fixed but Change By : Lance Winslow
There are many famous quotes in history attributed to famous people. One of Einstein's most famous quote was; "The Only Constant is Change" and it is hard to deny such a profound statement. But did you know that quote of his is merely a variation of another famous quote by Hubbard Winslow? The quote that Einstein borrowed and modified was; - The Creation of Man Theory is Nothing New! By : Lance Winslow
Ever wonder how all the religious theory got started? Well it goes back one heck of a long way. In fact at first there were many gods, then one, then many again and now one again. The theory of the creation of man by a God goes back over 5000 years in Western Culture as per the 2400 BC Babylonian tablets suggest. - Indian Culture By : Rajendra Thakur
Indian culture, the most ancient culture of the world. Let's read here how it was rich in all respects. - If a Genie Would Answer 3 Questions What Might They Be? By : Lance Winslow
Recently in the Online Think Tank the topic came up if someone would answer 5 questions and you could know the exact, true and correct answer, which questions would you ask? Well, that is an intriguing question in itself now isn't it? Indeed it is and today we decided that perhaps we could get this down to only three really important philosophical questions and one online thinker writes in; Everything to do with these three questions: - The Big G By : Mary Bauer
I'm going to be a grandma! One of the first things my daughter did when she found out she was pregnant was to buy three books on the subject. She updates me weekly: "Mom, the baby is the size of an olive." "Mom, the baby's heart is now beating." "Mom, the baby is 2-1/2 inches long." These frequent and welcome updates got me thinking… At our beginning, when each of us is no more than a microscopic speck, we already contain everything about us—our skin, hair, and eye color, our talents and abilities, what we’ll look like when we’re eighty years old—everything is already coded within our DNA before we're even born. - Post 9-11: Who Are We Now? By : Mary Bauer
September 11, 2006 marked the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the WTC Twin Towers and the Pentagon. At the time, the various media venues concentrated on two questions: Could this tragedy have been prevented, and are we safer now? - I Know if Nothing is Nothing then Something Can Be Anything; What Shall I Call; IT By : Lance Winslow
What can you really know about anything? What can you know about nothing? What can you know about something and where does that something exist? If you believe nothing exists, then the chances are you know nothing about the true definition "nothing" because nothing can't exist anywhere, it can only exist nowhere in a void where nothing exists. - I Know Nothing; No You Don't By : Lance Winslow
Humans often like to brag about their intellect and how much they know and for a philosopher this is rather hilarious because many philosophers believe that you cannot know anything for sure. For instance everything that you think you know may only be in your mind and that might be the extent of what you can truly know. Rene Descartes; "I think therefore I am!" - I Know Nothing Exists Where Something Cannot By : Lance Winslow
In the physical world we can see things and we can touch them and we can move objects around and propeller self around objects. We call these units of matter; "things." In fact, in the written word we call them nouns; persons, places or things. We know things exist but we cannot prove that nothing exists. - I Know Something Exists Where Nothing Can Because Here I Am and Here I Stand By : Lance Winslow
Many philosophers believe that nothing really exists, but rather it is all in your mind and if so your mind is much greater than you ever imagined, because your mind is imagining everything and therefore it is infinite. That is to say that your life experience has been created by you and put forth an unlimited virtual-reality game that never ends. Is this possible; is it all really in your mind? - If Something Can Be Anything, But it Cannot Be Nothing, then How Can Nothing Be Anything? By : Lance Winslow
How do we define the word something? Something can be anything that exists anywhere. But is it naturally a good definition for something or anything for that matter? Something can be anything but it cannot be nothing because nothing doesn't exist and something always does. If something can be anything, that is anywhere, except for nothing, which is nowhere then one has to ask where nowhere is. But if nowhere is a place that is something then therefore nothing is somewhere. - If Something Comes of Nothing; Then Nothing Can Be Redefined By : Lance Winslow
Philosophically speaking one would have to ask the question is it possible that nothing can exist anywhere? Because if nothing existed it can only be nowhere until it becomes something it would be nothing and could exist in no place. Once nothing became something which is another question entirely then nothing would have to be redefined, for it could no longer be nothing in no place anymore. - If You Are and You Think then Perhaps I Am Observing Thought By : Lance Winslow
When I look at you I see a shape and a form, but do I see the real you? You think and therefore you are, but what I see is not what you are entirely. If you are your thoughts and not necessarily your form then am I observing your form or observing your thoughts? If your form follows your thoughts and your thoughts command your form then am I observing a process under thoughts? - If You Know Thought, You Must Have Considered It, Thus You Are By : Lance Winslow
How do you know what you see is real? How do you know you are not in a dream? How do you know you even exist? Although these questions seem like a trick, they really are not. The famous philosopher Rene Descartes said of his own existence; "I think therefore I am." - What is True Knowledge? By : Lance Winslow
The human mind stores memories and information and often experts in a scientific domain or industry will have stored pertinent experiences, observations and data in their brains. Knowledge also consists of research reports, technical data, trade journals, information manuals, books, online sources, manuscripts and audio-visual material. But what is true knowledge? - In Debate Of The Value Of Philosophy; Is It A Waste Of Time? By : Lance Winslow
Many people think that studying philosophy or talking about it is a waste of time; however people should consider that every decision they make has something to do with philosophy. Therefore philosophy should be studied by anyone in a leadership position to promote ethics and long-term strategic thinking. In the debate of the value of philosophy many people ask; is it a waste of time? - Is It Possible To Understand The Bible Without Complete Faith? By : Lance Winslow
Philosophers for centuries have discussed God, the Heavens and Eternal Life. These dialogues still go on to this day in the philosophical domain and in conversations around the nation. Recently a devout Christian asked an agnostic philosophy - Belief in Religion; Free Will or Social Conditioning? By : Lance Winslow
Most people believe that everyone to some extent has a believe system is in part made up of their social conditioning. For instance as one person puts it; if you are free from social conditioning then why would you wear cloths? Why would you send your kids to school? Why would you get married? - The Bible is Life Say Devout Christians; But is the Bible Really Life? By : Lance Winslow
Many devout Christians use the Bible as an operations manual for living in their life experience and to them the Bible is alive and the words are alive and God is alive speaking to them through those words. Is the Bible really life? One philosopher believes it is not and he gives a number of reasons for his belief and his judgment of this concept. - Thoughts on the Cave By : Jake Rose
Plato wrote on the views of wisdom and intelligence through a metaphor known as The Cave. Even today there is still much importance to this metaphor and his teachings. - Recommended Reading for the True Twenty First Century Philosopher By : Lance Winslow
Are you really interested in Philosophy? Not just Philosophy 101 or taking a few courses and learning all the names of those who have come before us and passing a few classes with high grades and flying colors? If you are truly interested in expanding your mind then and you want to better the best efforts of the greatest philosophical minds of the last 5500 years then let me recommend some reading for you. - Thoughts of a Human Baby, Low IQ Human or Chimpanzee; In Debate of Philosopher Auguste Comte By : Lance Winslow
Auguste Comte brought us a philosophical theory that ALL human thought is divided into 3-categories; Religious, Scientific and Philosophical. Many more modern philosophers believe this is too simple. Let me introduce a challenge to the dead Auguste Comte who lived in the mid-1800s, who unfortunately he is not with us to accept this debate; what about the thoughts of a human baby, low IQ human or even a chimpanzee primate, whose brain works nearly the same. - What Do You Think the 21st Century Philosophy Will Be About? By : Lance Winslow
For those who like to study philosophy and contemplate all the mental challenges and questions that mankind has been asking himself over the last 10,000 years; I hereby ask of another challenge to think on. The question is simple and you can choose your own answer and make it so; What do you Think the 21st Century Philosophy will be about? - How Professors of Western Philosophy Can Sometimes Fall Short By : Lance Winslow
Have you ever debated with a philosophy professor? Indeed, many only answer your question with information from dead white men philosophers in history, people that they have never actually even met. How could they have, as the philosophers have perished 100s if not 1000s of years ago? We only have a record of what they said or are said to have said. - Some Western Philosophers Believe Human Thought is Divided into Only 3-Categories By : Lance Winslow
Auguste Comte, the famous philosopher of the mid-1800s stated that he believed that human thought could be classified into three categories; Religious, Philosophical, and Scientific. Later Western philosophers debated this and thought that it was much too simplistic to try to divide all human thoughts into only three categories. - The Practitioners Or The Theories Of Western Philosophy; Which Is To Blame? By : Lance Winslow
There are many who are critical of Western Philosophy and yet those who have spent a life-time studying the subject remind the critics that it is not the philosophy that is wrong, rather it is often misused by its practitioners. - Modern 21st Century Philosophy; Allegory of an Aircraft Hanger, Baseball and Basketball Part II By : Lance Winslow
In the Philosophical review of Eastern and Western Philosophy we noted that these individual philosophies could be depicted as representing a basketball and a baseball inside a giant empty hanger where Boeing 747s are built, each hanging on a string very far apart. In Part II we take the study and critique of Modern Philosophy a step further. - The First Good Argument for Agnosticism By : Lance Winslow
Perhaps you have listened to a debate between an atheist or agnostic and a person of faith, but have you ever considered the origins of these sorts of debates? Well, let me shed a little light on the philosophical history of this sort of conversation and dialogues. - Philosophical Thought and Religious Filters can be Problematic By : Lance Winslow
One dilemma with Western Philosophy is the strong religious bias involved. This is mainly due to the fact that nearly all of the Western Philosophers of note from 60 AD to about 1850 were strong religious men with backgrounds in religious schooling, reading and teaching. - Philosophical, Scientific, Religious; Comte stated all Human Thought in These Categories By : Lance Winslow
In the mid-1800s Auguste Comte had attempted to classify all human thought and he came up with the following categories; Philosophical, Scientific, Religious. Now many philosophical thinkers consider these categories too few and/or too simplistic in nature. - Human Thought in Three Categories; Religious, Philosophical or Scientific By : Lance Winslow
The Famous Philosopher Auguste Comte stated all Human Though is; Religious, Philosophical or Scientific. Comte was a Frenchman who also the man who came up with term Sociology. Many of today's thinkers consider these categories much too simplistic. - Western Philosophy; a Religion for the Intellectual? By : Lance Winslow
Western Philosophy has deep roots that go back as far a Babylonian and Egyptian days and it has a strong secondary foundation of Greek Philosophy as well. Yet much of the philosophy after than tends to come from a religious slant where God created man and this realm, as a universal given. If you look at the names of the dead white men that we study in Western Philosophy these comments will seem more obvious to you.
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