Category: Philosophy
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Conscious human interactions and life as a non-zero sum game.
Richard Dawkins, in his landmark book, wrote about how the gene itself is selfish and is only interested in its own survival and propagation. I imagine this concept as a non-zero sum game. Let’s imagine a population of humans who are inhabiting a shared land, country, or island. Each is individually selfish for their own…
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The heart of the Allegory of the Cave
The allegory of the cave is a profoundly insightful concept. It tells us something fundamental about human nature. Deception is wired in our brains as a survival mechanism. This deception is not limited to other members of the group and predators but also inwardly directed. It is called a cave for a reason. It has…
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Patience
Patience is a virtue that only the mightiest can hold.In a jiffy it’s worth less, over eons it’s gold. While the impatient might be waiting,Mercy will always find the patient. Weeping, fighting, striving through the ordealBut respite will always find the patient. Oh passenger, wait not for the prophet,cause grace shall fall serendipitously.
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A covenant with life
I have made an irrevocable, staunch covenant with life. I believe in living and giving as much as I can; this living is different from mere existence.A warm sunny day in the desolate December, a cold breeze in the agonising April, all move me, make me aware of the immense joy of living and life. …
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How to deliver an academic seminar?
The delivery of a seminar in academia is one of the most important duties. Following is a guideline to give an accurate and proper seminar. These five golden rules are absolutely imperative to survive an academic seminar without being labeled stupid by your peers. As a speaker, you should pontificate, not to build a bridge…
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Resonant Minds
Back and forth goes the oscillating block.Having energy abundant in stock.Happy in its own periodicity,Even though it appears mediocrity. Alas, the imperative society,An interaction with forces too mighty,Makes the block behave strangely.Often dampened and stifled to its own nature.Einstein says when the phase of the driver,matches the natural frequency of the striver,resonance is reached, limits…
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I was here
Oh! The fleeting nature of existence.Would anyone know I was here?Lost in the crowd, my voice, shouting to be known.A divergence wanting to be shown.Does it even matter?For human existence is all but short-lived.
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The Pursuit of Life
Amidst the vast Universe, are we alone?Are we unique to have a Sun which has brightly shone?I wonder, ponder, that on a scale grander,What it means to be alive?Two hundred billion galaxies discovered so far,A life like ours, yet none on par.There has to be! There has to be! says the insight,Yet none appear in…
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Dormant Poets Society
Debate, discussion, art, are the ways to express ourselves. But they seem to be missing in today’s world. There are some voices which want ears but all they get are eyes. I believe the fire should be reignited. Environments should be created where people can openly express new thoughts and argue about their validity. In…
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Passive Society
He kept shouting “look!”Look at the beauty of nature.Look at this exception,in our understanding.Isn’t it intriguing? But others said “ohh that!”That’s so obvious,It always happens this way,Big deal!, mocking him. Look at the pattern, he continued courageously,Look at the gate the other side to which lies a better understanding,a better manifestation of nature. But other’s…
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