A Philosophical Question- A virulent Brain Virus

Sunday, May 12, 2019

A Philosophical Question- A virulent Brain Virus

A Philosophical Question

Philosophy is the first order discipline, in that it asks an appropriate (in time, place, person and context) question, never wanting a simple answer.

Even one tries to answer, the true philosopher would never believe, it upfront.

That actually leads to the second order disciplines like religion which became redundant over time due to dogmatism.

That leads to the scientific inquiry (Kalama Sutta, brandishing 13 qualifications for inquiry, was a fore runner) which got muddled in the material physics (5% of total) leaving behind 95% of the virtual (dark matter and dark energy) matter, in the universe unexplained.

We are yet to comprehend the total and somewhere down the line mankind coined the irrational words, conventional truth and absolute (ultimate), masking the simple truth.

I think mankind wants to be in the dark and never want to come out of the Deep Mind Pit, they are already in.

I call it, the virulent brain virus that retards our escape from the tight entanglement without a logical treatment in sight!


Are we free to exercise our free will?

Do the journalists act like professionals?

Friday, July 24, 2020
Do the journalists act like professionals? 

This applies equally to YouTube guys and girls, too.

The simple answer is, No.
Almost 99% of them are not.
 

I will dish out American journalists.
 

CNN journalists have become democratic candidates.
Dish out material in favour of Democrats.
 

Fox News is basically an extension of the Republican arm.
White House correspondents are reading prepared material probably not wanting to dispense with the Three Course Meal that they love to be a part of and partake them with academic flair.

On the whole NO balanced reporting.
 

This is true with BBC, too, except the weather reporters growing old who mix technical words with simple English.
 

I love their (weather reporters) presentations.
That is the only reason I watch BBC.
 

News is simply Coronavirus reporting and politics and nothing more.
No wonder their ratings had hit rock bottoms.
 

Coming to Ceylonese Media and reporting, they seem to vomit out the propaganda of a particular party.

That is also on the party boss and not the ordinary guys/girls at grass root level.
Weather reporting hopelessly out of date.
If they say sunshine, I will make sure, I carry an umbrella and if rain is the forecast, I drop the umbrella, and vise versa.
The paper is usually reedited old piece of an octogenarian of the past who is politically more close to the grave than current events.
 

This is not due to lack of technology but due to fear of recrimination by the political masters and the editors who surrender the academic freedom to government advertisements.
They survive on the advertisements and not the sales of the paper.
 

Few journalists have joined together with little money and produced ANIDDHA Paper but it dwindled with the Coronavirus.
Political parties put their literature on our letter box.
I use them to fire up the refuse bin collection, without reading them.
 

Coronavirus has shown the impotence of the of our politicians both in power and opposition.
 

If not for the paid up advertisements we won't know who we are voting for?
 

Regarding Trump, I love his antics, (not anymore with his second appearance) especially against China and impotent WHO.

As a medical man, I am fiercely critical.
 

WHO should not be a breeding ground for ageing technocrats of Africa and Asia.
However, I have posted all their recommendations (not crisp in dispensation) in this site for my future reference.
Our journalists have one mode of language, either Sinhala or Tamil.

No versatility in English at all.
 

SWRD killed our second language, the versatile and simple English.

By the way, I hate the accent of Indians.
 

It looks like, the Chinese of Hong Kong are much better (thanks to British) than Indians in handling English. 

About Niwithi or Spinach

My mother liberally used coconut oil, Niwithie and fish in our diet. I am well past 70 and still have a healthy skin. I rarely use toiletry. It is meat and meat products that make skin smelly. 

A political guy talked bad about Niwithie and this is my answer. Keep oneself to politics and do not mince words.

About Niwithi or Spinach

Spinach

Nivithi, also known as Malabar Spinach or Basella alba, is a nutritious leafy green vegetable packed with vitamins and minerals. It is a good source of Vitamins A, Vitamin C, calcium and iron, which contribute to immunity, smooth and vibrant skin and strong bones. 

Spinach contains a significant amount of phytate, which can limit the absorption of iron and other minerals.

A few words about red blood cell production.

The amount of iron absorbed from food varies but the body typically absorbs only a small fraction of the iron ingested. In a typical Western diet, around 10-20% of available iron is absorbed. 

A vegetarian diet, which lacks heme iron from animal sources, may result in only 10% absorption.

The body regulates iron absorption based on its needs, with higher absorption rates when iron stores are low.

The most notable thing is Nivithi is one of the four main components that helps to have smooth and vibrant skin in Ceylon. 

The problem in Ceylon is, the farmers add lot of chemicals to vegetables before selling. Simple solution is to wash them properly especially before putting into the fridge but do not wash eggs before putting in.

Ladies note these facts.

Coconut oil, Aloe vera, Niwithi and oil in fish keep ones skin healthy.

 

Rich in Vitamin ACE

Rich in Protein

Vitamin K1

Rich in B9 (Folate)

It has B6

There are lot more trace chemicals with health benefits.

Mind you as doctor I did not know these things before retiring and  I used to ignore these facts.

I am going to remedy these lapses in my book. Vegetarian Paradox .

There is no paradox it was my understanding of scientific facts which were in paradox.

I still thing my mother was wiser and lived up to nineties. 

Finding a Book on Turtles-Practice Buddhist Virtues

 Sunday, December 25, 2011
Things I could not do in 2011-Finding a Book on Turtles

Turtles / Tortoises are now classified in the same species category.
I use to feed tortoises daily.
The were in plenty in Kandy Lake.
One day a bystander told me not to do that.
Why?
If you do that the our Kassipu /Toddy / Illicit drinkers will take them and eat them was the answer.

 
His prediction was right in 1973 when food was scarce and children were dying of hunger our population of tortoises vanished.
 

This the Buddhist heritage city and that was how we practiced Metta to all animals.
Other reason probably was the pollution of its water.
Then they (once the species was exterminated/genocide) pass a law stating it is a protected species.
We are good at closing the stable door once the horse has bolted.
 

We no longer practice Buddhist virtues.
Animal are food material and then they started catching dogs and cats for food during Perehara festival.
 

Vanishing species is not Food for Thought, anymore.
Below is a reproduction from elsewhere for your perusal.

Conservationists have declared 2011 the Year of the Turtle in an effort to raise public awareness of the precarious state of turtle populations around the world. Nearly half of all living turtle species are considered to be threatened with extinction. Of the well-known animal groups, turtles are disappearing the fastest.
We are in the midst of a worldwide decline in biodiversity. A staggering 12 percent of birds, 25 percent of mammals and 30 percent of amphibians are threatened with extinction. Sadly, turtles offer no exception to this trend towards species loss. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an organization that maintains a comprehensive list of the status of the world's species, categorizes 47 percent of all living turtle species as Threatened.
Turtles first appeared in the fossil record more than 200 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Since that time, they have changed little and today's turtles bear much resemblance to their ancestors. Despite their long evolutionary history, turtles are now in danger of disappearing due to a variety of threats including habitat loss, over exploitation, pet trade, hunting for use in traditional medicine, by catch, invasive species, disease and climate change.
Many of the threats facing turtles are derived from human activities. Conservationists look to this fact with optimism—if man can create these threats, we can also reduced or eliminate them. They suggest a number of actions that can help ensure a more secure future for turtles. These actions include protecting rare turtle species and the habitats on which they rely, looking after common turtle species to ensure their populations remain healthy and managing crisis situations such as saving critically endangered turtle species and responding to emergencies such as oil spills.