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I am originally from India. I am settled in United States since 1969. I love mathematics, philosophy and clarity in thinking.

Steve Jobs: Unedited Interview 1990

November 9, 2012 – 7:28 AM

This unedited interview gives fantastic insights into the thinking of Steve Jobs. Parts of the interview seem to be out of sequence. Steve Jobs talks about upcoming explosion in the form of inter-personal computing. This is what became Internet later. The possibilities in K-12 education that can be introduced by inter-personal computing are intriguing. Steve Jobs is very correct in pointing out that the bottleneck is good quality Course-ware.

I can really feel the energy of Steve Jobs in this interview. He introduced the dimension of artistry into computing. He talks about his vision of transplanting the telephone with computers, which he did accomplish finally.  Here are some of his noteworthy statements from this interview:

“Art and the science, the thinking and the doing, is what resulted in those exceptional results… People who really did it, worked through the hard intellectual problems as well.”

“Probably death is the best invention of life, because there is a constant turnover…”

Listen to it and you will get it all.

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7 years old conductor

November 8, 2012 – 2:03 PM

I see this little conductor playing the orchestra in his mind. He knows each note being played on every instrument. This is a fantastic display of an incredible ability without having any attention on that ability. He is thoroughly enjoying himself.

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Chris Thompson

November 8, 2012 – 6:44 AM

Chris is a great thinker. His contribution to Vinaire’s blog has been most profuse. He is impressive in his ability to look.

Chris has his own blog that may be accessed here: Chris Thompson

He is the man in front of the screen (joke).

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Comments on Scientology Axioms 1, 2 and 3

November 7, 2012 – 3:55 PM

Here are some comments on first three axioms of Scientology:

SCIENTOLOGY AXIOM 1: LIFE IS BASICALLY A STATIC.
Definition: a Life Static has no mass, no motion, no wavelength, no location in space or in time. It has the ability to postulate and to perceive.

Static expresses itself as individuality, as explained by Hubbard. [See Scientology Axiom #1.] However, individuality is an aspect of existence same as matter, energy, space and time. It is not a source of existence as implied in Scientology Axiom 3 below.

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SCIENTOLOGY AXIOM 2: THE STATIC IS CAPABLE OF CONSIDERATIONS, POSTULATES, AND OPINIONS.

The capabilities of considering, postulating and having opinions may be assigned to individuality, which is part of existence. Thus, these capabilities are manifested along with matter, energy, space and time, as aspects of existence.

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SCIENTOLOGY AXIOM 3: SPACE, ENERGY, OBJECTS, FORM AND TIME ARE THE RESULT OF CONSIDERATIONS MADE AND/OR AGREED UPON OR NOT BY THE STATIC, AND ARE PERCEIVED SOLELY BECAUSE THE STATIC CONSIDERS THAT IT CAN PERCEIVE THEM.

Here Static is being expressed as an individuality. It is being considered to be the cause of existence. But cause and effect are also aspects of existence. [See Scientology Factor #1.]

Space, energy, objects, form, time, individuality and its capabilities are simply the aspects of existence.

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KHTK Axioms: A Work in Progress

November 6, 2012 – 11:22 AM

The following group of KHTK Axioms is an attempt to summarize the fundamentals that are consistent with Buddhism. This project may become part of a PhD thesis.

Even when all the ideas employed in this project may not appear original in themselves, the originality of this project resides in the clarity of what is presented.  I am very proud of the contributions from “Maria,” Chris Thompson and John Christmann of the Facebook Group “Philosophiles“.

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INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

  1. For us, existence depends on our ability to look and perceive.
  2. The ability to look and perceive is the result of considerable evolution.
  3. What we perceive has to be manifested already and is persisting.
  4. Knowledge cannot be absolute because there is the level of UNKNOWABLE before manifestation
  5. Resolution of inconsistencies reveals the unknown.

Axiom 0: Unknowable, Manifest, Exist, Evolve, Ability, Look, Perceive, Unknown, Inconsistencies, Knowledge

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KHTK AXIOM ONE: 
EXISTENCE IS EVERYTHING THAT IS MANIFESTED.
Corollary: There is no existence that is not manifested.
Corollary: Anything that is manifested is capable of being perceived.

  1. There are conjectures made.
  2. All conjectures are thoughts.
  3. Thoughts may be perceived to manifest and exist.
  4. Existence is what it is; there is no separate cause.

Axiom 1: conjecture, thought, (also part of existence)

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KHTK AXIOM TWO: 
CONJECTURES ABOUT EXISTENCE ARE MANIFESTED AS CONJECTURES.
Corollary: Anything, whether physical or not, when manifested exists.

  1. Uncaused cause, Unmoved mover, God, Supreme Being, and Unconditioned being, as “source of existence,” are all conjectures.
  2. All these “source of existence” manifest and exist as conjectures. They are also part of existence.
  3. Anything, whether physical or metaphysical, when manifested exists.

Axiom 2: Conjectures: Uncaused cause, Unmoved mover, God, Supreme Being, Unconditioned being

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KHTK AXIOM THREE: 
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED IS MANIFESTED.

  1. There is no clear consensus on the source of existence (God).
  2. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being.
  3. To this being are assigned the properties of holiness, justice, sovereignty, omnipotence, omniscience, benevolence, omnipresence, and immortality.
  4. This makes God a part of existence.
  5. Vedas and Eastern religions see God as transcendent.
  6. This makes God unknowable and not part of existence.
  7. God is Unknowable, but conjectures make it part of existence.
  8. The sense of God actually arises with awareness.

Axiom 3: God as source of existence, God as existence, God as Unknowable

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KHTK AXIOM FOUR: 
EXISTENCE IS “WHAT IS” WITHOUT ANY FURTHER QUALIFICATION.

  1. Existence is naturally consistent.
  2. Arbitrary conjectures introduce inconsistencies.
  3. Presence of inconsistencies indicate arbitrary conjectures.

Axiom 4: Existence, Conjecture, Arbitrary, Inconsistency

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KHTK AXIOM FIVE:
ABSENCE OF  MANIFESTATION GIVES RISE TO MANIFESTATION.

  1. Anything unknown triggers questions, speculations and conjectures.
  2. This results in manifestation of some kind.

Axiom 5: Unknown, Trigger, Question, Speculation, Conjecture 

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KHTK AXIOM SIX:
A MANIFESTATION CONSISTS OF BEINGNESS AND AWARENESS.

  1. Manifestation results in existence, beingness and awareness.
  2. Awareness does not exist independent of beingness.
  3. Beingness does not exist independent of awareness.

Axiom 6: Manifestation, Beingness, Awareness

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KHTK AXIOM SEVEN:
OBJECTIVITY CAN NEVER BE ABSOLUTE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A DEGREE OF SUBJECTIVITY.
Corollary: Subjectivity comes from the viewpoint one assumes.
Corollary: A viewpoint acts as a filter.

  1. Objectivity is lack of conjectures.
  2. But objectivity is never absolute.
  3. Subjectivity introduces conjectures. 
  4. Subjectivity comes from the viewpoint assumed.

Axiom 7: Objectivity, Subjectivity, Viewpoint, Absolute

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KHTK AXIOM EIGHT: 
EXISTENCE CONSISTS OF MATTER, ENERGY, SPACE, TIME AND THOUGHT.

Faced with Unknowable, considerations are triggered. Consideration starts with visualization of what might be there. Existence is considered in terms of matter, energy, space and time. Matter is a concentrated sphere of fixed beingness. Energy is a larger sphere of activity that includes matter. Space is a still larger sphere that includes all dimensions of beingness and activity. Time considers changes in all these dimensions to the extent of their evolution over a life time. Finally, thought is the complete sphere of considerations.

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