Category: Philosophy
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One life, Three Teachers
More than 800 years ago, an artist in China painted a picture called The Vinegar Tasters. It shows three wise men standing around a jar of vinegar. One tastes it and looks unhappy. One tastes it and looks calm. And…
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Dad, is God real?
This is question my 9 years old asked me and took me days to make a bedtime story for her: Imagine you are 3 years old again. Last month, we watched the spaceship rocket Test Flight 22 by spaceX. One…
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Which One Is Real: Awake or Sleep
Reality or simulation? Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream questions our understanding. Uncover the fascinating connection between dreams, physics, and the nature of existence.
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The Circle of Never-Ending Desire
I was packing lunch boxes while my kids were watching “Bluey”, the episode called “The Sign.” In that episode, Bluey’s dad gets a new job in another city, with better pay, which means the family has to sell their home…
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Mary’s Room Experiment and the Nature of Experience
Today I was thinking about the famous Mary’s Room thought experiment after listening to Alex O’Connor’s podcast, where he challenged a physicist to claim that philosophy is a real science. To illustrate his point, he referred to Mary’s Room thought…
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Amusement Park Creation — A Thought Experiment
Let’s revisit the amusement park metaphor from my earlier post, “God Does Play Dice.” Previously, from the Creator’s View: Imagine you’re God, building a park. You design an amusement park. The buildings, roller coasters, walkway require precision, planning, and full…
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Illusion is a precondition for enlightenment.
Imagine two situations: Scenario 1: I explain how the sun produces heat. I go deep into the science, how it’s like a giant fusion reactor, smashing atoms together to release energy. If you’re curious, this kind of knowledge feels exciting.…
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Prayer Beads or Affirmation
A Chinese lady with prayer beads on the train, the same as the ones Muslims have. Two different religions, moving the beads one by one and whispering words about God, appreciation, forgiveness. And they keep repeating. They feel connected to…
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A dream that won’t leave me!
Last night, I had this dream that is still stuck in my head, which could be a reflection of my thoughts from the day. I was at the edge of a valley, a very scary one. On the other side,…
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Seeing People’s second layer Through the Laws of Physics
Sitting on metro west line heading to office, watching people, I notice details of the first layer: faces, expressions, body types, posture. What we defined as beauty. I see faces that classified as beautiful but are they? Beauty is not…
