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Philosophy of LifeIs there a meaning of life?What is the meaning of life?A secular concept of HellDevil's offer - about the meaning of lifeLife is very compressibleThe seed and the terrainPhilosophy o...
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Philosophy of LifeIs there a meaning of life?The meaning of human life - for me, now HellDevil's offer Life is very compressibleThe seed and the terrainPhilosophy of MoralityMorality derived from spac...
A secular God concept
All that is goodIn a first approximation, God is a catch-all concept about everything that is unexplained about the world and human life. Such God concept is consistent with most religious beliefs tha...
On Knowledge and beliefs
We consider many propositions about the world as either true or not true. However, in my view, human knowledge is not a collection of true and false propositions. What we consider as evidently true ar...
On Russel's Paradox
Russel's paradox is defining "the set of all sets that don't contain themselves". You can show that such construct leads to a contradiction. Read the wiki link for details. I started this article as a...
The God concept
Let's start by observing that most civilizations and individuals are developing a concept of God or Gods, even without outside preaching.Polytheistic religionsAncient Greeks and Romans had many Gods....
Punishment is not really about free will
The killing buttonSuppose I put you in an empty room with only one button. I don't tell you anything. You are free to leave the room without doing anything.Out of curiosity, you push that button. Actu...
Double slit experiment - alternative interpretation - speculation
In the double slit experiment, the puzzle is to explain why measurement of which way the particle went destroys the interference pattern. Interference patternLet's first challenge the usual assumption...
The seed and the terrain
What is more important to have a plant, the seed or the terrain?If the terrain lacks the needed nutrients or energy source (like sunlight), most plants would not grow. Still, a good terrain is not eno...
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Philosophy of LifeIs there a meaning of life?The meaning of human life - for me, now HellDevil's offer Life is very compressible The seed and the terrain Philosophy of MoralityMorality derived from sp...