Tag: Science
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Heaven and Hell

The experience of physical reality requires the human sensors to feel “pressure”, be it the photon of light from a star, or the crushing weight of a huge stone, or even the sounds of rain – all experiences are the result of pressure on a sensor. This pressure is the equivalent of hell, the fall, etc,…
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Wisdom and Technology
Technology, the fusing of science and commerce, has probably been the single greatest contributor to shaping the modern philosophy. We cannot hide from the fact that the development of technology was driven by mechanization, mass-production and there-after big business. This is causing an ever-widening split between knowledge and wisdom. Even today there is a belief that a knowledge-driven economy is more powerful…
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The Role of Art

Art can be described as the symbols and crafts that define a society, culture, and civilization. It is that by which we can learn about a people’s way of thinking. From prehistoric cave paintings to the contents of Tate Modern in London, humans have communicated their observations via painting, sculpture, music, literature, and rituals (from…
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Distance to the Sun
DATA: Earth’s circumference is 24887.64 miles (40044.2 km) 24887.64 x 365.25 cycles (days of a year) = 9090210 miles. The radius of this circle is 1447485.7 miles, the distance to the Sun The Sun appears to be 0.5 degrees. The length of the circle divided by 720 (360×2) will give the real diameter of the…
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The Curious Concept of Direction

The curious concept of direction (N/S, E/W) is an abstract. It does not really exist. We have created it to anchor ourselves, as it were. East is not a location fixed on earth, even though we project this concept on maps. If East was fixed on earth, then East is a constantly moving location. This…
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