Perception, Interface Theory and Consciousness — “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”, Albert Einstein Since ancient times, the primary goal of scientific knowledge was to find truth and uncover reality. When Galileo posited his first claims about our world, he was met with great suspicion and opposition because he questioned the nature…

A Re-interpretation Of Stoicism In The Modern-day Context — The philosophy of Stoicism bears no meaning in the absence of suffering. Suffering is the basic human condition. There are two sources of human sufferings: Tragedy and Evil. No amount of discussion on suffering can be valid without defining and understanding these terms. The moment one is born, one starts…

The Hidden Dangers of AI Supremacy and Mechanization of Human Experience A lot has been pondered and philosophized for what makes up a Human. The arguments range from anatomical and genetic differences to consciousness and meta-physics. There is however, one thing that is obvious is that we make societies, and…

A Stoic Response to Sufferings of Life — The resources of the world are scarce and are depleting every passing day. There is more demand than supply, more sick than hospital beds, more hungry than food on the planet, more job applicants than jobs, more homeless than homes and more pain than pleasure. However, one thing is ubiquitous…

Lessons from Stoic Teachings for building an unshakeable character — The modern western education system is good at imparting the knowledge about the material things and their properties; however, it fails miserably to build character and personality of an individual that functions well within a society. With the advancement in the technology, the process of societal decay has fastened. The…