Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category

What can be termed ‘abnormal’?

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

There are many ways:Normative abnormalityWe go by 'Nothing is normal as nothing is perfect.' Only perfect is 100% normal. Farther you are from ideal, more abnormal you are.Clinical abnormalityWhen things are beyond certain level of irrationality, bizarreness, poor adapatation, unorganization, ineffectiveness.Cultural abnormalityWhen things not considered 'normal' by a culture.Statistical abnormalityThis ...

Meaning of a sentence

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Think what following sentences would mean to you if you hear them in day-to-day conversation. S1: "People, who do not work on anything, think that nothing is impossible." Makes sense? S2: "People, who do not work on anything, think that everything is impossible." Makes sense? It may seem like S1 and S2 are complementary and ...

Theory of Knowledge

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

How do you know if Person knows Something? Here are indications: (For logicians, following are sufficient and necessary.) 1. Person believes in Something. 2. P has justification for belief. 3. Something is true. 4. Belief and truth are not accidental. Have fun thinking about this!

Toss a coin

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Q: “If you toss a coin a thousand times, how often will it come up heads?” A: “About fifty percent of the time.” If you consider this as “truth”, check http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1697475. Real problem is how to evaluate actual situations (force, friction, airflow, weight etc) and calculate, without error, using scientific rules to find ...

Q & A

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Q: When you make a decision, what matters? A: Context (State/Conditions of environment, involved system(s) and decision-maker) Q: If you do not really do addition operation, does 1+1 still becomes 2? A: It is irrelevant. (Does 1+1=2 imply any timeline?) Q: If god made world, who made god? A: World ;-) Q: If you do not invent ...