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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

What's your take on cloning?

There are diametrically opposite views on cloning I 've been reading which are equally convincing. The anti's state that this would mean that man would manipulate humanity and selectively at that, given the survival of the fittest policies of man. The pro's state that there are things that man with... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 10, 2007

U speak and u are damned and u don't engage with a person n u are damned.

What does one do in these situations I wonder. I think I would speak or not speak with this person based on my convenience. Since he is so erratic anyway, I may as well be erratic as well or he'll end up giving me ulcers. What's your take on this? Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

What thoughts does the word "death" conjure?

Some see death as a transition from this life to an after life. For some of us mundane people, we feel that the person who has died is no more and we will miss that person. For others, death is a reminder that we have "so much time" in the world and no more. For still others, death signifies that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 23, 2007

We have a tree in our neighbourhood that is posing a danger

to our house. It isn't leaning on our house, but it is diseased and certified to be dangerous, but not perceived as such cos it's not leaning. On the other hand, there was a tree belonging to a relative which was leaning towards someone's house but it had a natural tilt, as in it was that way from... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 2, 2007

And I put it all in humanity's and nature's hands... and what happened?

Yes, what happened? Nature said you can't put it all in my hands And similarly humanity said so So I began working on myself And I began working with others And I began relating with other human beings And I began relating with nature And together we wove ourselves as humanity In a setting of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

When the colt bolts away

When the colt bolts away, have you ever been boiling and wishing you were the dark horse? Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

When the pot calls the kettle black...

it's not that bad 'cos anyway the kettle is black, but what happens when the black pot calls a white kettle black and then claims that it is white? How would you respond if you were the kettle? Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Why swing between total belief and total disbelief

The Duke case drew a lot of media attention and began questioning the feminist approach of advocating that the woman be believed wholesale. But my point is that this is a mistaken perception of what constitutes the feminist approach or at best this is one stream of the feminist approach. There is... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Can any one type of fascism be graded higher or lower than the other?

Is there a difference between technological fascism where we seek to produce a child with particular genes or a boy child only and fascism that requires that India be a Hindu rashtra only? Can any one type of fascism be graded higher or lower than the other? Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Is people's power about numbers of people who take positions on something?

Or is it about a judicious balance between informed decisions and decisions taken by people placed differently? How does mob majority differ from majority? How does a majority dominated by misinformation differ from an informed majority? Just some questions that I am chewing at.... Sign in to see full entry.

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