Have you ever noticed how much of what you observe with your telescope seem to be connected together in some way? Like a Lego set, where everything is connected somehow, or like the universe in a movie where the next door is right next to the one you’re standing in, or like a puzzle where …
Advantages of Bharathanatyam Yoga are numerous. In this technique we can learn the art of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. This art includes various physical postures such as the standing postures, seated postures and standing poses that are done in definite order. This system is also known as Chariotkanta, Gokshur and Chandrakala Rasa. The …
For those who may not be familiar with the term, absolutism refers to the philosophical position that there is a natural order that must be followed by humans in all situations, including government. Absolutism can also refer to: absolute monarchy, wherein a king rules unchecked without interference or other formally legalized checks upon the actions …
The word “irrational” (as used in context to philosophy and science) derives from the Latin irrational, meaning “beings not applicable to human reason.” Thus, irrationalism is a pessimistic philosophical viewpoint that holds that the attempts of mankind to find a rational explanation or meaning in the universe generally fail (and, therefore, are irrational), as no …
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Wikipedia defines accidentalism as “the belief that human action is governed by chance or randomness, and that there are no significant patterns in reality”. According to Wikipedia: “accidentalism (in philosophy), a position that history can happen by chance or randomness.” This sounds like a pretty good definition of what accidentalism is. The most common philosophy …
In his book, Omniscience, Parmenides contends that there are three fundamental differences between pantheism and humanism. Pantheism upholds that there is no “God” and everything is a meaningless combination of atoms and protons in a cosmic vacuum. It also maintains that religion, morality, and ethics are merely concepts based on abstract universal realities. While many …
Aestheticism, a philosophy of aesthetics and culture, is the idea that beauty is a human quality independent of all others. It is the opposite of Reductionism, the idea that all meaning comes from either a physical source or an emotional one, with all aspects of our being derived from these sources. In other words, aestheticism …
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Wikipedia defines agnosticism as “an agnosticism about God and philosophy; related to skepticism and the absence of a belief in a personal God”. Wikipedia further states that this philosophical concept is “marked by a rejection of traditional religious belief and a strong personal rejection of religion”. However, there are several distinctively important differences between agnosticism …
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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, provides a definition of agnostics which states, “In general, an agnostic is a personal encounter with the deepest mysteries of life. It is personal in the sense that one makes personal enquiries into God, or into a higher power, in order to understand the nature of life …
Agnosticism is the philosophical antithesis of Christianity and Judaism, as it denies the existence of a God, or gods, and suggests that belief in a God is unhelpful or even damaging to human reason and personal well-being. It is regarded by its many critics as a form of mysticism, and in particular, a form of …