I don't think establishing truths is about being tyrannical at all. I also don't subscribe to a relativistic view of truth ( Read more... )

A series of incidents lately have revealed something of a common pattern ( Read more... )

had a tiring day... I only slept 2.5 hrs last night. better get to sleep.

I went through 9 folks to ask for a movie but all turned me down... What is the chance of that supposing a 50-50 unbiased response? None of them know each other ( Read more... )

The idea of God is a fascinating one. But to make the idea precise is rather difficult in the sense that different people or groups of people would converge on different ideas. Here is one idea ( Read more... )

(1) I wanted to bring the printer I bought for an exchange as I suspected it was faulty. But upon testing it again, I realized that it appeared faulty only because I did not insert the photo-paper tray rightly the last time I tried. So, with the tray properly inserted, there was no problem and hence no solution needed. Haha.. I spent the time ( Read more... )

Today, I had what I consider to be a fine day and hence a pleasing day.

I slept till 9:30am, which is always nice. Then I visited my father at the hospital and I could spend more time with him since I am not rushing for work like in the weekdays ( Read more... )

This is one of the few days when I am calm and at ease deep down. It feels good.

See the proof that the square root of 2 is not a fraction ( Read more... )

"[Activity X] sounds like too much fun (i.e. it will trigger my guilt complex in a non-trivial and devastating way*). [...]

* I am still subconsciously trying to resolve the internal conflict: is it fine to have as much fun as I like in the current situation? There's something seriously wrong with my psychology perhaps."

... another excerpt