Category: Saturday with Budthu (SwB)

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Science and Critical Thinking-Michael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit

“You equip yourself with information about the world to be literate across the whole range, and especially to be scientifically literate,” says A.C. Grayling, a revered philosopher . “To be an informed participant in the great conversation of mankind is to have an alert awareness and understanding of...

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The Future of God-A debate

Given all that we know today about the cosmos and life on Earth, is science killing God — or can it bring us closer to him? Does God — or should God — have a future?(Ref:http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaceOff/nightline-face-off-god-future/story?id=10170505) Watch this debate  ]

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An independence day special-The ship of Theseus-the paradox of life

We have gone into a deep slumber or depression, some may call it summer Aestivation Now we are back again with some thought provoking things and thought that the so called independence day is the best day to relaunch the site  and with  with this film.It will matter for people...

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Lamentations of a budthu-(reposted from chronicles of a budthu)

     Lamentations of an old patriot!! During my school days I have been an ardent patriot greatly influenced by Gandhi and his auto-biography “My experiments with truth” and many other factors.Partially this spirit might have influenced my decision to stay back in this country and share/endure with...

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RSA-Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce-to enrich society through ideas and action.

RSA mission is 21st century enlightenment: enriching society through ideas and action. Everything that the RSA does is driven by this mission, as  aim to empower more people to apply their creativity to bringing about positive social change. “We believe that all human beings have creative capacities that,...

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Teaching in IT era-for those who has a quest or प्यास to teach

   One of the troubles with the so called modern education is that it has  become highly impersonal and it is for masses without bothering about the individual needs.Kind of one way transmission(broadcasting).Such is thing is bound to be monotonous and boring and will defeat its very purpose.Modern...