We humans are wired to be lazy. Evolutionarily, we conserve energy. Calories were expensive. Our nervous systems evolved to reward efficiency. We prefer shortcuts. We automate habits. We stick to routines. We resist change. We jump to conclusions. We use tools. We assume patterns. We adopt group opinions. We follow fashion. We avoid difficult conversations.Continue reading “Oblivion”
Tag Archives: Philosophy
The Singaporean Experiment
Singapore is by most measures a very successful country. It is an economic powerhouse ranking as one of the most open and globally competitive countries with strong financial and manufacturing sectors. It boasts one of the world’s highest GDPs per capita and strong economic stability across all social strata. It is a major player inContinue reading “The Singaporean Experiment”
No Harm, No Foul?
I’ve come to a place where I don’t feel the need to fight every belief anymore. As long as a belief isn’t harming someone, physically, psychologically, or financially, I’m okay letting it be. And that’s a big shift for me, because I used to think that bad ideas had to be confronted everywhere, all theContinue reading “No Harm, No Foul?”
Beyond Science?
Humanity’s singular gift to itself, Science, the systematic pursuit of knowledge through cumulative faculties of observation and experiment, is not an institution but a method – a disciplined way of knowing that transcends cultures and epochs. At its core, science is a neutral compass: observe, hypothesize, test, falsify, refine. It does not care for values,Continue reading “Beyond Science?”
Dissonance-led Deconversion
Some beliefs hold on to us, even after we have dropped them, simply because we grew up with them. Also because the people closest to us hold on to them. These are organised in cohorts of functional heuristics that are deeply entrenched into our psyches. Fear-based admonishment is one such embedded belief- retention premise. DeliberatelyContinue reading “Dissonance-led Deconversion”
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