Author: skakos
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A world of φαίνεσθαι, a world of lies...
We live in a world where φαίνεσθαι (Greek for "appearances") seems more powerfull than "is". People adore women who are just plainly UGLY just because they have concealed their uglyness under tons of makeup. Modern people are not able to see beyond flesh and bones - they actually want to be fooled. Its too hard to…
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Higgs particle & Science as the new Religion
A Higgs boson-like particle discovery was claimed at LHC [BBC News]. In more detail: I “predict” the existence of a particle which causes other particles to have mass, but without explaining how that particle has already mass (!!!) –> I take billions of Euro for research –> I conduct RANDOM collisions (too… scientific) between particles…
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Consciousness as a parergon of materialism - A theistic argument?!?
Consciousness is often considered as the cornerstone of all anti-materialism arguments. Philosophers have for a long time used consciousness to build their case against the idea that wants us to be just lifeless particles. Could they be wrong? Could we be so much fooled by our senses that we are using the wrong argument for…
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Fibonacci, Young, human progress...
The sunflower has two interlaced logarithmic spirals: 21 clockwise spirals and 34 counterclockwise spirals which numbers are subsequent numbers of the Fibonacci sequence! Comparable opposite arrangements of logarithmic spirals, associated with Fibonacci numbers, occur also by the daisy, the fir-apple (5 and 8) and the pineapple (8 and 13). The number of petals in a…
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Responding randomly to atheism in 1.3 seconds...
You are with some friends and the discussion goes over to religion. A friend of yours is a hardcore atheist and starts making fun of those who believe in a God, in a life with a purpose. However the discussion travels all too fast for you to stop everyone from talking and analyze your thoughts…
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