Who am "I"?
I am Chandra... I am Engineer... I am Human... I am Animal... I am Life... I am x... I am y...
I am my Body... I am my Brain... I am my Mind...
I am my Soul... I am God...
There are so many Chandras, so many Engineers, so many Humans... so many so many.... they are not "I"...
So who am I? Am I my Body? Am I my Brain?
Well... lets see...
Body = Integration of Body parts, which makes me... individual body parts are part of me... none of them individually is me... body parts can be replaced... robotic hand for example... hands, legs, eyes, ears, heart, kidney, lungs etc are being replaced with artificial parts or parts from other humans/animals... most of the parts in our stomach are for digesting food and generating and distributing energy... energy used by our hands to do work... our legs to take us around... our senses to sense external world... these sensors (eyes, ears etc) can be replaced with artificial sensors, energy for them can be supplied with batteries...
So, what is remaining? Brain. Brain "thinks" I have to go there - legs will take us there. Brain thinks I have to do this - hands will do that... etc.
Also, our body is a small world to many bacterias and their colonies... only 10% of our cells are ours... "Human beings are not really individuals; they're communities of organisms".
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/15/0252219
So, am I simply my "Brain"?
What is Brain? A very complex organ, which gathers information from sensors, stores that information, processes that information... triggers actions...
All these can be done an "Artificial Brain" (Machine + Artificial Intelligence) which can gather information, store, process... Am I replaceable with "Artificial Brain"? "I" hope not.
Am I my "Mind"?
Emotions/feelings/love/anger/happiness/hate/greed... are these simply chemical reactions? Can we attribute them to Mind? Is it my "Mind" triggering these in "Brain"... then I am not my "Brain"... I am my "Mind"... my Mind can control an "Artificial Brain" which can gather information, store, process... trigger actions...
Who triggers Emotions/feelings in my Mind? Other Minds. I see so much of this in this world.
So far the discussion is Materialistic... Practical... The border case between Brain and Mind...
Now, it takes new way of thinking...
Is the following maturity level order holds good?
Body -> Brain -> Mind -> Soul -> God.
"I" do not know.
Apr 21, 2009
God - Who are you?
Who is God? I do not know. Answer can be one of the following:
1. God is Real:
(1.1) God is really The GOD... the Omni-present, Omni-potent entity.
(1.2) God is Terrestrial... not omni-present... not omni-potent... but simply a Very Very Great Person of their time/civilization on Earth.
(1.3) God is Extra Terrestrial... not omni-present, not omni-potent... but simply a very very advanced entity from some super intelligent advanced civilization - non-terrestrial... may have visited Earth sometime... and influenced people on Earth.
(1.4) ...
2. God is Not Real:
(2.1) God is our Imagination - the need of a higher power entity for solacing ourselves.
(2.2) ...
3. God is Undefined:
(3.1) God can't be defined. Nether Real nor Unreal!
(3.2) God can't be categorized like this! No more categorization.
16/Jan/2010 --- Recently I bought the book "God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins... still studying... this contains elaborate discussion on subject...
1. God is Real:
(1.1) God is really The GOD... the Omni-present, Omni-potent entity.
(1.2) God is Terrestrial... not omni-present... not omni-potent... but simply a Very Very Great Person of their time/civilization on Earth.
(1.3) God is Extra Terrestrial... not omni-present, not omni-potent... but simply a very very advanced entity from some super intelligent advanced civilization - non-terrestrial... may have visited Earth sometime... and influenced people on Earth.
(1.4) ...
2. God is Not Real:
(2.1) God is our Imagination - the need of a higher power entity for solacing ourselves.
(2.2) ...
3. God is Undefined:
(3.1) God can't be defined. Nether Real nor Unreal!
(3.2) God can't be categorized like this! No more categorization.
16/Jan/2010 --- Recently I bought the book "God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins... still studying... this contains elaborate discussion on subject...
COSMOS
"cosmos, oh my god, such a big thing, difficult even to imagine, must be having life, intelligent or else, in multiple places and in multiple times. we, the human beings, the other life forms, and everything else surrounding us on this earth, are on one of such places and times. i don't want to be a kind of "frog in the well". i would like to find, help in finding, others. of course, no harm in finding. we shall try all our ideas, science and technology to find."
--- as posted in my profile in SETI@Home ---
--- as posted in my profile in SETI@Home ---
Apr 16, 2009
Push People, for their Happyness
If you your people into doing things, which are useful, but they are not willing to do now, helps them in the long run... After the event is over, they will be more happy.
If you agree to them, and show so called "leniency/mercy", and they don't do that "thing" now, they may well loose the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities... and be sad after the event.
Example-1: My 3-year son, had to attend sport-day-event in their school... he was not going inside... he stuck to me... he was crying so much... I felt sorry for him, and kept him with me... he didn't participate... the result: he lost the joy that opportunity and joy of being in it... I go so sad, so many children are performing... this guy sitting in lap... I also missed it...
Example-2: The same son, same school... annual-day event... had to perform dance in special dress... as usual he saw somuch crowd... started crying... stuck to me... but, this time, I pushed into the classroom and came out and sit in the audience... the result: he cried in the classroom for some... I could here that... after some time the fruits came... he along with other kids came onto the stage... I was happy... I started my mobile phone video camera... he performed for 1-minute... some parrot-dress (hindi song - tota hoon main tota hoon) ... now he played that video on mobile, some 100 times...
Example-3: My team members, working in other Division project... there was some programming test... they were in dilemma... and fear-factor... already recession period... what happens if we perform badly in test? some of them didn't want to take test... I told them "this is optional for you... but, still it better if you take this test"... strongly recommended... pushed... assured them of no side-effects... they took the test... test was simple... they are happy...
If you agree to them, and show so called "leniency/mercy", and they don't do that "thing" now, they may well loose the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities... and be sad after the event.
Example-1: My 3-year son, had to attend sport-day-event in their school... he was not going inside... he stuck to me... he was crying so much... I felt sorry for him, and kept him with me... he didn't participate... the result: he lost the joy that opportunity and joy of being in it... I go so sad, so many children are performing... this guy sitting in lap... I also missed it...
Example-2: The same son, same school... annual-day event... had to perform dance in special dress... as usual he saw somuch crowd... started crying... stuck to me... but, this time, I pushed into the classroom and came out and sit in the audience... the result: he cried in the classroom for some... I could here that... after some time the fruits came... he along with other kids came onto the stage... I was happy... I started my mobile phone video camera... he performed for 1-minute... some parrot-dress (hindi song - tota hoon main tota hoon) ... now he played that video on mobile, some 100 times...
Example-3: My team members, working in other Division project... there was some programming test... they were in dilemma... and fear-factor... already recession period... what happens if we perform badly in test? some of them didn't want to take test... I told them "this is optional for you... but, still it better if you take this test"... strongly recommended... pushed... assured them of no side-effects... they took the test... test was simple... they are happy...
Apr 15, 2009
Existence of UFOs
Most of the UFO citing was reported during 1950s to 1970s.
Some say they are only illusions of people... because most sci-fi/space Movies/TV-shows came during that period... and the exiting period - space travel, visits to moon and far, started during that period.
Some say the so called UFOs were man-made... some specially designed air-crafts... some normal air-crafts under some particular lighting conditions etc...
While both of above could be true... there is another possibility... which could be much more right... Lets say, intelligent/industrialized/space-faring life/societies exists on other stars... we call them Aliens... they are searching for other life... visiting other stars... they found life on earth... they kept watching this earth... when they found some activity in the skies of earth, they came here to watch/observe us... in their vehicles, which we call UFOs... so basically, during that 1950s-1970s, our space activity was our invitation for them.
Some say they are only illusions of people... because most sci-fi/space Movies/TV-shows came during that period... and the exiting period - space travel, visits to moon and far, started during that period.
Some say the so called UFOs were man-made... some specially designed air-crafts... some normal air-crafts under some particular lighting conditions etc...
While both of above could be true... there is another possibility... which could be much more right... Lets say, intelligent/industrialized/space-faring life/societies exists on other stars... we call them Aliens... they are searching for other life... visiting other stars... they found life on earth... they kept watching this earth... when they found some activity in the skies of earth, they came here to watch/observe us... in their vehicles, which we call UFOs... so basically, during that 1950s-1970s, our space activity was our invitation for them.
Questions about Visibility and Speed of Light
Speed of Light is ~300,000 KM/Sec.
It is said that nothing travels faster than light. And, Light speed is independent of the speed of the emitter.
Consider a situation like:
- Imagine Person-A is in Vehicle-A, and Person-B is in Vehicle-B. Vehicle-A and Vehicle-B traveling in space, side-by-side. Each person directs a torch-light towards other.
Questions:
- Q1. Can they ever see each other, if they are traveling at speed-of-light?
- Q2. If they are separated by 300,000KM, and stationary (what is stationary in space?), it takes 1-second for the light from torch-light to reach other vehicle. If they are travelling at speed-of-light, will this light from torch-light ever reach other vehicle?
- Q3. Question about "Stationary": Lets say they are very very very faaaaar away from any other objects (galaxies, starts etc)... And, traveling at the speed of light, side-by-side, by 300,000KM (or say 1KM). So, essentially they are stationary to each other, because of there is no relative-motion. Shouldn't light from torch-light reach other vehicle? Can it?
It is said that nothing travels faster than light. And, Light speed is independent of the speed of the emitter.
Consider a situation like:
- Imagine Person-A is in Vehicle-A, and Person-B is in Vehicle-B. Vehicle-A and Vehicle-B traveling in space, side-by-side. Each person directs a torch-light towards other.
Questions:
- Q1. Can they ever see each other, if they are traveling at speed-of-light?
- Q2. If they are separated by 300,000KM, and stationary (what is stationary in space?), it takes 1-second for the light from torch-light to reach other vehicle. If they are travelling at speed-of-light, will this light from torch-light ever reach other vehicle?
- Q3. Question about "Stationary": Lets say they are very very very faaaaar away from any other objects (galaxies, starts etc)... And, traveling at the speed of light, side-by-side, by 300,000KM (or say 1KM). So, essentially they are stationary to each other, because of there is no relative-motion. Shouldn't light from torch-light reach other vehicle? Can it?
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