Thursday, September 12, 2019

Rationalism


Rationalism

Both free flow of rationalism and repeated rationalism are not conducive for open inquiry.

I do not want to introduce, the structured rationalism which may become much narrower than the repeated rationalism.

I want the rationalism to be symbiotic (borrow a word from organized biological systems) rationalism.
 
Free flow of rationalism ultimately leads to anarchy.
Structured or repeated rationalism lead to a close cycle of deception.
Good example of repeated rationalism is the creation of religions.
I do not believe that mankind needed an interruption or intrusion (of over 2400 years of deception) of religion for the proper slow evolution (no need of a restrictive theological explanation for natural succeed of events, with some selection bias) of events in our human history.

I think that all religions retarded the evolution of natural wisdom of humankind.

It is still (natural wisdom) in the evolution sequence.

Let it be so. 

Charles Darwin ignited the flame of wisdom and analysis. 

Please do not torch it.

Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)


Methanol can be deadly.

A guy seated next to me in the bus had consumed alcohol adulterated with methanol.

It is a metabolic poison and causes blindness. 

Another guy in the bus who had come to accompany his daughter from private tuition class was dead drunk.

This is typical Ceylon.

Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)

Methyl alcohol (methanol, wood alcohol) is used as a solvent and is a component of antifreeze fluids. Although only mildly toxic, methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde and formic acid, which can produce severe acidosis and are responsible for the clinical symptoms associated with its abuse. The oxidation and excretion of methyl alcohol are slow; toxic symptoms develop over 12 to 48 hours. Methanol toxicity involves the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, the visual system, and the CNS. Toxicity is manifested by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, and vertigo. Patients may also become restless, uncoordinated, weak, or delirious. More severe cases can manifest with visual loss, parkinsonism, convulsions, stupor, or coma. Death can also occur as a result of respiratory failure. Methanol-induced neuropathological abnormalities include neuronal degeneration, primarily in the parietal cortex.14
Treatment involves frequent measurements of blood methanol and correction of acid-base imbalance. Administration of ethyl alcohol may be used to retard the conversion of methanol into formaldehyde and formic acid. Folic acid may be used to accelerate the metabolism of formic acid to carbon dioxide. Peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis is recommended for patients with methanol blood levels greater than 50 mg.