Category Archives: Science

Science & Religion

Posted on November 5, 2014 by 9minnon

Continuing from this post, is another aspect which usually doesnt get highlighted in this science vs religion debate (which, by the way, we unanimously believe, are not two different worldviews, but rather, two aspects of the same worldview), is that … Continue reading →

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Religion & Science

Posted on November 4, 2014 by 9minnon

Not many would have missed this news about Pope Francis declaring evolution and the Big Bang to be true. We have been discussing this for some time now, before we came around to posting our thoughts here. To begin with, … Continue reading →

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Black Holes & Quantum Gravity

Posted on July 25, 2014 by 9minnon

An eminently quotable quote, the principle for which I have applied here is … “Always get rid of the difficult bit in the title – it does less harm there than in the text” – Sir Humphrey Appleby Now that … Continue reading →

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Consciousness …

Posted on July 21, 2014 by 9minnon

Following from the earlier post, heres a nice video, with Professor Russell Stannard, discussing the idea of consciousness, and the limits of scientific knowledge. There are some important questions here. While the theory of evolution describes the evolutionary requirement of … Continue reading →

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Of Consciousness

Posted on July 19, 2014 by 9minnon

The other day, these guys were discussing the topic of consciousness. Out of the jumble of sounds (that’s usually what their discussion sounds like … unintelligible sounds), emerged a discussion about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between consciousness … Continue reading →

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Past Or Future?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by 9minnon

Hardy is apparently reading a book about time. The name of the book is From Eternity To Here, and he says hes been reading it for almost an eternity. And this is the book they were talking about the other … Continue reading →

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Infinity in a Point

Posted on January 30, 2014 by 9minnon

I wanted to name this post as Infinity in a Jar, but then i thought, why jar, why not a cup? Or a saucer, maybe? That wouldnt end anywhere, so i just reached a point where the point was where … Continue reading →

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The Purpose of Education

Posted on January 10, 2014 by 9minnon

These guys were discussing some rather heavy questions. On an empty stomach. One wonders how they could. But they were busy discussing a rather weighty question, and that too quite loudly. They seemed to have a difference in opinion about … Continue reading →

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What Is Science?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by 9minnon

When one is talking about civilization, can the topic of science be far behind? After all, we seem to associate the idea of civilization with scientific achievement. The only reason why i am writing this as a separate post, and … Continue reading →

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Questions or Why to Ask Them

Posted on September 30, 2013 by 9minnon

When most folks ask questions, these guys talk about them. What do I mean? Just that the other day I heard Laurel & Hardy talking about questions. Ask them, answer them, and go on … Why would anyone discuss questions? … Continue reading →

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