Daily Archives: November 20, 2009

Predicting the future: A futile exercise

Buddhists advise us to live in the moment. It seems simple, but it is probably one of the hardest things we can do as human beings. Being aware of time gives us consciousness, and is our curse. As Jonathan Franzen … Continue reading

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The apocalypse will not be in 2012 (probably)

Article in the Science section of the New York Times: “Is Doomsday Coming? Perhaps, but Not in 2012″ Some choice quotes: Dr. Morrison [an astronomer at NASA] said he had been getting about 20 letters and e-mail messages a day … Continue reading

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