2017-11-13 15:36
Source: xkcd (Richard Dawkins payed homage to the quote at the bottom in on of his interviews)It is a common "gripe" you hear quite often around the internet. It goes something along the lin… Read More
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2017-09-22 18:43
The School of Athens (fresco): at the center is Plato (in orange) pointing upward while Aristotle (in blue) to his left is pointing forward (possibly an indication of their respective philos… Read More
2017-09-18 10:55
The T-850 model from Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesThe previous post discussed the relationship between technology and society, and concluded that it is much more analytically power… Read More
2015-12-13 21:59
"Nature And Nature's LawsLay Hid in NightGod Said Let Newton Darwin BeAnd All Was Light"Two years ago, Darwin's day was celebrated here with a blog commemorating his qualities and personal l… Read More
2015-12-13 21:49
A few years ago I wrote an article about how Muslims in Jordan have some unjustified demeaning views of their Christian compatriots. Lately however, I started thinking that th… Read More
2015-12-09 22:02
Hephaestus (Vulcan) the Greek god of what we can today refer to as technologyWe live in a time where not many days pass before we are reminded of how technology is killing our social lives… Read More
2014-11-02 13:18
A snapshot taken from the video of Mashrou Leila's recent song "للوطن" (for the homeland), which features an Arab transsexual belly dancerThe rec… Read More
2014-08-07 17:47
It is probably a mild hyperbole saying that almost any of the several pieces of Darwin’s writings that I came across were radiating with an overwhelming intellectual presence, of the k… Read More
2014-02-11 19:03
"Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa" by Sebastiano RicciIt is said that the ancient Greeks were in the habit of remembering historical developments that unfolded over long p… Read More
2013-09-05 17:25
- Criticism is a word that too many people cringe at hearing, even though they themselves would rarely hesitate in commending, confusedly, the act of critical t… Read More
2013-05-05 22:54
What really bother me about this channel are:The selective and biased coverage: I really never knew that Qatar was an utopia! And you can not air religious programs on a news channel. C… Read More
2012-07-27 20:34
I reckon that guides or reviews are swayed by the biases and preferences of those who write them, and this one is no exception. However, you have my word that I tried the best I could to kee… Read More
2012-07-27 20:31
Among the various voices I came across about the preparedness, or lack of it, of Jordan to join the league of democratic nations, there was this one somewhat valid opinion, which claims that… Read More
2012-07-27 20:23
In what seems like a pleasant coincidence, I recently stumbled upon a rare remark made by Edward Said on the American culture, where he laments its "moralization of reductiveness".And while… Read More
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