Colossal explosions and transformation of matter are often entertainment, military, or terrorist ventures in our contemporary world. They mostly represent things of destruction. Creation is something else: basically the concept that matter comes from nothing or is explained by Creation narratives in holy books. For older fundamentalist generations, such…
J. B. S. Haldane once stated, ‘The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it’s stranger than we can imagine.” Just because something is strange or outlandish doesn’t mean it can’t be true.
Science fiction is a world of ideas. That’s why we allow its practitioners such leeway in the quality of their prose. It is rather hard to be a man of ideas and a prose stylist – it’s rather like a metrosexual engineer – a rare breed. When you throw…
By: Ryan Kohlsdorf Religion has always been the means for a controversial dinner table conversation. In fact, at any social gathering you are assured to spark heated debate simply by its mention. However, in recent times it has become increasingly attractive to debunk and deny religious doctrines, and rightly…
By: Daniel Bisch Does science and mathematics accurately reflect the reality of life? Of course, this is opposed to subverting essential qualities of life. Can it be arguably asserted that science and math even have a rightful place within society? The question might seem obvious, and you may think…
By Kenny Smith In an intriguing piece written for the New York Times, journalist David Segal traces out some of the early consequences of President Obama’s October 2009 announcement that federal law enforcement will no longer prosecute users and suppliers of medical marijuana, provided they are in compliance with…
Maths sucks. This is a universal fact, accepted without hesitation by generations of schoolchildren for decades. It's hellishly difficult, labyrinthine in its endless complexities and, on rare occasions, can end up driving you suicidally insane. Though most of us don't descend to that level of frustration, the vast majority…
Kate pulled a potato out of the bin and sniffed it. It was good. She threw it on the chopping board and began slicing it with one of her huge kitchen knives. “So let me get this straight,” she said, “they put it in front of you and you…
By OcJim Over a long period of history, dating back to even before biblical times, tens of thousands of people have observed unknown objects in the skies. Some ten percent of modern sightings (2009 in Italy, above and 1927 in Oregon, below) of a phenomena we call UFOs, cannot…
By: Jeff Mandala Science and religion are often depicted as two diametrically opposed entities in human thought. And it's true, even undeniable, that science often times serves a different purpose than religion. But beyond obvious reasons, could science and religion have more in common than we believe? In fact,…