Tag Archives: viewpoint
The universe as imagination
This post begins with a little story that I can’t quite remember where I read (I suspect it was somewhere in the Vedas). It is about a dissatisfied disciple going to his guru and asking him a question. The disciple … Continue reading
The difference between natural and supernatural
Some time ago, during a debate about God as creator, I found myself running into a wall with my atheist opponent who kept refusing to acknowledge anything “magical”. Funny thing was, I wasn’t even talking about anything magical. I was … Continue reading
How I came to believe in God
“Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. BUT Faith will move mountains.” The French philosopher Blaise Pascal once proposed something that has come to be known as Pascal’s wager. The theory goes to suggest that regardless of whether God exists or … Continue reading
This blog post is against Indian culture
Indian culture is a funny thing. Nobody knows what it is, and everyone has an opinion about what it is – or worse – what it should be. On Twitter, every once in a while, I declare things as being … Continue reading
It is you!
Find an orange. Look at it closely. What colour is it? Do you like the colour? Does someone you know like the colour? Would it look the same if you were to look at it under a different shade of … Continue reading
Why the ant hates me
There is a suicidal ant in my loo. Almost every time I go in for a leak, I have to use a brush to sweep it out of the pot and drop it on a dry spot on the floor … Continue reading