Tag: 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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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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Two Words That Make You Calm: “will see”
Life is full of uncertainty, full of perceived bad and good events that make you sad or happy. This makes you anxious and unstable. There are two words that, if you remember, will stabilize your emotions, calm your mind, and…
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The Leap of Faith
Some moments stay with us forever, shaping who we become. When I was very young, I missed a moment that never left my memory. A person I cared about encouraged me to speak, but I was too shy and reserved.…
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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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What I’m Selling Here
I’m not selling products because I don’t own the IP of the things I’ve built for companies over the years. I’m not selling a course, a strategy, or a secret because I’m not a philosopher, and I’m not a businessman.…
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Does God play dice with the universe?
Exactly 100 years ago, in 1925, there was a legendary scientific argument between two of the most brilliant physicists of all time, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. Bohr had already received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his…
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The most beautiful look before disappearance
Looking outside, a view of two different trees: one evergreen, the other glowing in autumn probably a Maple. Zooming into the details, I see one standing there for a long time, always green, not changing, not falling, consistently fresh, predictable.…
