The Existence Paradox: AKA “But the Universe Does Exist!” Having established a definition for Nothing. We have challenged the assumption that it exists or has ever existed. Further, I also questioned whether Nothing is necessarily the default origin of our universe just because we have not yet found (or even if we never find) a … Continue reading →

In PART 1 of this short series I discussed what I believe is the outline required to tackle this seemingly profound question that is believed to have such grave consequence to our beliefs. We established that we could really only deal with this question in the real (non-supernatural) realm. To proceed however we need to be … Continue reading →

“Something cannot come from nothing.” We all intuitively accept this statement, I would dare to say, almost axiomatically. I cannot personally think of any example in our middle world that does not conform solidly to this belief; it seems to be universally true, and in our universe I would argue that depending on certain definitions … Continue reading →

“Listening to your gut”, “Deciding with your heart”, and “Trusting your instincts” – these are all familiar phrases we give to a powerful notion: our human intuition. Intuition is a fascinating facet of our psyche, and volumes have been written on why we have it, how it operates and even how we can try to … Continue reading →

Let’s start with a quick example. Your friend loses his cellphone and comes to you claiming that your child stole it. Immediately you balk at this suggestion, for two reasons: one your angelic two-year old isn’t a thief! Secondly, your friend hasn’t seen his cellphone since last week when he was in vacation in Tahiti! … Continue reading →