I just saw someone on my Facebook timeline proudly shared about how he “made a ruckus” on some online scientific forum because he challenged the argument made by a paper titled “Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought” (the article on NYTimes | the paper H/T gwern) (translated) Last Sunday night, I…
In the previous post in this series, I explored the question is there no reason to believe in god? As I followed the thought, the second thing I realised more and more: the religious impulse runs deep and spirituality is innate. Ultimately humans have a deeply-seated urge to feel connected to something larger than ourselves.…
Hi friends, how are you? I was just thinking of a couple of funny stories of when my mother cutely used the wrong words that resulted in unexpected funnies, a phenomenon known as “malapropism”. But actually I want to use the stories as a jump off point to pick up where we last left off…
I saw this video recently https://www.instagram.com/reel/C48KLH0u-Zl/ When the lady said “_I did not see reason to believe that there was a god__”, I realised I have actually changed my stance on this issue. I used to say I believe in god but I don’t believe in religion. But now I think believe in god and…