Archive for the 'critical thinking' Category

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Just finished the book Lila: An Inquiry into Morals. A definite must read. If you’ve read Pirsig’s first book, you will know what to expect, but I liked this one even more. It’s somehow more practical and provides a fresh view on the big questions in life. But it is difficult to read. […]

Speed Reading Made EZ

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Found the following in some newsgroup. Some more detail on speed reading here:Speed reading - wikibooksTest your reading speed with this handy Online Reading Speed Test.

Sit down at a well lit table and sit up straight.

Take a hard cover book with big easy to read print. preferably not a novel — some […]

RichardDawkins.net - The Official Richard Dawkins Website

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Christopher Hitchens - Religion Poisons Everything. Havent had a chance to read it in full, but here’s the link…

Special Assignment on cell towers

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

As a regular Special Assignment viewer I’m generally very impressed by the presentation and the level of investigation in most of the programs. I must say though that I was dismayed at the lack of proper investigation on the program about cell masts. It is clear that they should stick to social and political issues because […]

Rolling Stone : Inside Scientology

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Rolling Stone : Inside Scientology It’s always funny when you read about silly people with silly notions, and that is how I felt when I started reading that article. But if you read until the end, you will realize that this “church” is messing with real people and real emotions. It is not harmless. There […]

Self help sham

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Scientific American: SHAM Scam by Michael Shermer If you need to pay for someone’s help, why is it called “self-help”? Exactly.