Archive for December, 2007



Here are three excellent, though provoking series by. Channel 4 in the UK narrated by Sir Martin Rees. Provides insight to 3 perplexing questions that many of us have today: Are we real?, Are we Alone?, Why are we here?
Are We Real?

Are we alone?

Why are we here?

“Plato defined three types of knowing. The is pisis (faith). This means believing in something because someone in authority tells you so… The next higher way of knowing is dianoia (reasoning).. the test of reason and logic… The highest knowing is noesis - direct knowledge. This is the knowing that comes from the divine self.” […]

Every year the UN comes out with a report on the Human Development Index (HDI) which is a measure of a country’s life expectancy, literacy, education and standard of living. However the countries in the list tend to have large social welfare system, which may not […]