Tag Archives: logic
Did man create God?
In the comments to one of my last posts, Ankur Banerjee pointed me to a beautiful speech (even more so because it was made impromptu) by the late Douglas Adams. It was about the possibility of there being an artificial … Continue reading
Why do we believe in strange things?
In my last blog post on why religious myth relies on fantasy, I implied that superstition works better than a starkly objective view of the world. I can believe that superstition exists because it works; that it has fought for … Continue reading
What is a miracle?
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." — Albert Einstein A miracle, by definition, is something that happened. It may be … Continue reading
How to believe
I grew up a staunch atheist in a family where the gods had their own separate room. Ideas and theories bunking the God concept were (still are and always will be) plentily available. I knew plenty of ways to get … Continue reading
How they remember past lives
I think I just figured out how some people manage to retain memories of their past lives. It is a reasonable enough explanation anyway. Listen. In the universe, there is energy. It is everywhere and in everything. It is like … Continue reading