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I am fortunate that from an early age I succeeded in earning a lot of money. If I had not myself known the life of riches, I would not have had the personal experience of the hollowness of such an existence. And had I not experienced this, some thought might always have lingered in a corner of my mind that true happiness lies in wealth.
— S.N. Goenka, Teacher of Meditation
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Does Beauty Equal Truth in Physics and Math?
It is not uncommon to hear physicists or mathematicians talk about the “beauty”, “simplicity” or “elegance” of equations or theorems, and even claim that they are sometimes led to a correct formula (or away from an incorrect one) by considering … Continue reading
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We, Evil?
Could future generations one day look back at the things we do today and consider us evil? Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy
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