Author: sipractce
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Ethics in AI: Use of three connectors
There are times when my professional work and my writings on philosophy intersect. Here is an example. Happy Reading! Recently I attended an on-line seminar on “Ethics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” by Roberto Zicari (Prof. of DBIS) – Goethe University Frankfurt) on the need of an Ethical AI Due Diligence. http://cognitive-science.info/community/weekly-update/ It was an interesting…
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Diwali – Festival of lights: A philosophic reflection on oil lamp.
BEST WISHES FOR HAPPY DIWALI! Deepavali or Diwali is the festival of lights. Colorful lamps are placed to illuminate every corner of the house. Fireworks and their sights and sounds highlight the glow of light and its power to illuminate. Lamps are placed at the inner sanctum, near the idols in the temple. Candles are…
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Bishma Complex
Epics are stories that convey the life and history of a time in the past. They are described as “Ithihasa” meaning the way it was. Ramayana and Mahabaratha are the two well-known epics from Hindu literature. The story of Ramayana is used to tell the way Rama conducted his life from childhood till he ascended the…
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Aging Vs. Maturing
Recently a family friend gave me a birthday card. It read “Aging is inevitable; Maturing is optional”. The card is priceless just as the close relationship with friends and the warmth and joy they add to life! It was a well-chosen card and set me thinking on aging and maturing. Incidentally, I had received another…
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Happy New Year – 2019
Dear reader: 2018 has now passed on and we are now in 2019! Another new year and more to do! But, some may say it is just a chore, another day in the continum: Another Day Another Dollar! This morning I came across a book. It is a custom made book created for and gifted…
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Ignorance Vs. Denied Knowledge
We have covered in many earlier essays that each experience is truly an outcome of our connection with that event through three connectors: Ignorance, Bias and Knowledge. It is the cumulative effect of these three connectors and their relative proportions that we perceive as our experience. It is said that when a tree falls in…
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Where is the stop sign when you are flying in the sky?
“Stop” sign has a definite meaning when you are on the land. You are driving along and you come upon a stop sign. You have no choice but come to a complete stop. It is a point of decision – you turn right, left or proceed straight forward. All of us make such decisions as…
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Is God with you?
It is not uncommon that some random conversations lead to profound outcomes. I came across such an experience last week. It has been a week of meeting many of my good friends. Relationships with some of them last over forty years. I was visiting one such friend for a short time. On his table was…
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God and Curry
Recently I was shopping at a chain store for groceries. This store gives out samples to taste as part of their promotion of special items. I must confess that I seek out such free-bie whenever I see one! Being a vegetarian I could not pass up the opportunity when I saw the vegetable samosa that…
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On teaching the basics of Spirituality to children and young adults
Recently during a discussion the following question was raised: “We don’t think of self-reflection and philosophy until we grow old, after suffering through many aspects of life” — Is this the truth or opinion? At the outset above phrase would appear to be true. Who wants to take the time when one is young to…
