Covid-19 Perspective & Priorities Any crisis requires comparative and reliable data to give our priorities perspective and context. Is the seemingly extreme and knee jerk reaction of bringing the world to a halt to fight Covid-19 pandemic justified? Has anyone given any definitive scientific rationale for it? Alternatively, are the justifications provided scientific? This scrutiny […]
Evolution of Belief As an Indian Air Force officer, posted at Embarkation Headquarters, Mumbai, India in 1978, I was a member of the United Services Club, a very exclusive club for defense services officers. The club also allowed a limited number of civilian membership which was considered a privilege by those allowed to join. I
The Belief Elephant The ancient Indian scriptures from times before Christ tell the story of Five Blind Men and the Elephant. Here is my own interpretation of the story to illustrates the pitfalls of beliefs based on falsehood or partial information. Having heard wondrous stories about elephants a group of five blind men decided to
Defining Truth Truth is yet another term which is difficult to define. One of the first efforts to define it was made by Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033 – 1109) in his medieval work De Veritate where he wrote “I do not recall ever having found a definition of truth” and went on to define
Defining Belief In Why Muse we established examining beliefs as one of the main purpose of Muse Week. But what are beliefs? To answer this question, it is important that we first define belief to avoid the most common mistake people make when discussing any issue. Searching for a definition of belief is a bewildering
