Tag: philosophy
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Existence vs Experience
Existence vs Experience Why confusing the two creates most philosophical problems Introduction We often speak as if existence and experience are the same thing. “This exists because I experience it.” “If no one experiences it, does it really exist?” “My experience proves reality.” These statements feel intuitive — but they hide a deep confusion. This…
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What Is Knowledge, Really?
What Is Knowledge, Really? A clarity-based philosophical inquiry Introduction We use the word knowledge every day. “I know this.”“She has a lot of knowledge.”“This is true knowledge.” Yet when we pause and ask a simple question —What is knowledge, really? — certainty disappears. Is knowledge a mirror of reality?Is it a collection of facts?Or is…
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What Remains When Ability Is Removed
Most discussions about success focus on ability.Who was more skilled. Who worked harder. Who deserved more. But ability never exists alone.It always exists inside an environment. So a better question is this: If we remove ability, what remains? To understand this, we don’t need modern examples.The Mahabharata already shows us the structure clearly. Three Figures,…
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Why Seeing More Does Not Make You Powerful
Why Seeing More Does Not Make You Powerful Many people believe that seeing more makes a person powerful.That awareness gives control.That understanding reality automatically grants strength. This belief is comforting — and incomplete. Seeing does not make you powerful.Seeing is safe.Awareness is not. Seeing Has No Consequence Consider a simple example. A person standing on…
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God Doesn’t Play Dice — But a Priest Can
God Doesn’t Play Dice — But Interpretation Often Does (This essay critiques how uncertainty is interpreted by authority.It is not an attack on faith, science, or spirituality.) Albert Einstein once said, “God does not play dice with the universe.”He meant that reality is not random chaos; it follows deep, discoverable laws.Behind uncertainty, there is structure.…
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Feelings Are Not Born — They Are Outcomes
Feelings Are Not Born — They Are Outcomes It is often said that emotions like anger, hatred, or jealousy arise from within us and must simply be controlled. But this assumption hides a deeper truth: feelings are not born; they are outcomes. They do not appear in a vacuum. They arise from how the world…
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DRAIN LEAF — THE OBSERVER’S CURSE
This chapter is written as an observation, not a conclusion. 🌿 DRAIN LEAF — THE OBSERVER’S CURSE Why seeing patterns creates distance, not power Core Statement Observation is not neutral. The moment a person starts seeing patterns,they stop participating blindly. And that change has a cost. The observer is never fully inside the system again.…
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Observer, Duality of Nature, and the Limits of Reality
Observer, Duality of Nature, and the Limits of Reality By Shankar Introduction Modern science often treats reality as something objective — existing independently of us, waiting to be discovered.But when we examine nature more closely, especially through quantum experiments, this assumption begins to break. What if reality is not something we simply uncover?What if reality…
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Lived Connections
Lived Connections Connections aren’t stored. They are lived. Most chat applications remember messages, not time.They show activity, not presence.They assume connections are permanent, even when life quietly moves on. As a result, digital relationships often feel noisy, flat, or misleading—reduced to timestamps and unread counts, disconnected from how humans actually experience closeness. Lived Connections is…
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Merit Follows the Crowd, Capability Comes from Meaning
Merit Follows the Crowd, Capability Comes from Meaning Modern society teaches a simple equation:Merit equals capability.Marks, ranks, degrees, certificates — these are treated as proof of strength. But reality disagrees Merit and capability are related, yet fundamentally different.Merit is what systems can measure.Capability is what a human can actually do when systems fail. Merit survives…
Drain Leaf 