Garrett Lisi’s Campervan Theory of Everything I love the way he’s freed his life of encumberances to allow himself time to think…. Garrett’s mind seems to hinge on symmetries and the resolution of everything into clearly recognisable patterns, which, as he states with his Galileo reference, harks back to earlier times and theories. He’s wrapped [...]
US Debt and Richard Feynman, a repriseRichard P. Feynman related to US Debt in Today’s News Yet again, I’m reminded about the late, great Feynman. Not only did he give incredibly accessible and incisive open lectures, he also left the world a legacy of humorous and yet accurate quotes for us to ruminate on… In the latest development from “The Credit [...] |
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On the Sixth Day, God Created PiesCreationism should be taught in Cookery lessons, say teachers I’ve a new translation of this “erudite” Telegraph page in the link above. A few editorial changes have been made using the search and replace function… Otherwise, the article by Graeme Paton is intact. Many believe God had a role in the creation of pies – [...] |
Michael Reiss Resigns, thank god!‘Creationism’ biologist quits job Professor Michael Reiss has quit as director of education at the Royal Society following the controversy over his recent comments on creationism. Thank God! – is all can say, and that’s coming from a Buddhist! All any of us humans should seek when trying to decide why, how, when and what [...] |
IT Conference and the Lotus FlowerI took this picture during an IT conference near Redditch a couple of weeks ago. This has been cropped to show the true form of the Lotus Flower growing from the mud of a pond on a golf course. The Lotus is symbolic in Nichiren’s Buddhism because it represents the simultaneity of cause and effect [...] |
