Philosophical or historical digressions

Do religious “facts” matter?

Estimated read time 1 min read

According to some estimates, there are at least 4200 religious and spiritual traditions. This doesn’t even count isolated cultures around the globe, nor all those [Read More…]

Scientific digressions The (Subtle) Evil Demon - Book excerpts

Why the sky is blue? The REAL reason will blow your mind

Estimated read time 2 min read

Did you ever wondered why is the sky blue? I bet you did. As children, we wonder about anything, don’t we? Some of us, eventually, [Read More…]

Book excerpts Illusions and reality The (Subtle) Evil Demon - Book excerpts

Illusions and insights

Estimated read time 1 min read

The clearest example of the active nature of our perception is probably the existence of many illusions that can fool us. You probably already have [Read More…]

Illusions and reality The (Subtle) Evil Demon - Book excerpts

The saccadic masking – one of the most impressive examples that our perception of reality is illusory

One of the core principles I often refer to in my work is that the content of our mind is fundamentally illusory, and thus that [Read More…]