Turning a year of tragedy into personal growth, lessons learned, and finding happiness.
Of Hoaxes and Conspiracy Theories
I am so sensitive, I cry frequently. I am so soft, I cannot kill a cockroach. But very few things boil my blood like hoaxes and harmful conspiracy theories. It can take days to write all the points to refute one, yet the burden of proof is not on the one spreading such claims, but…
Opinion | Democracy Is for the Gods – The New York Times
It should be no surprise that humans cannot sustain it. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/opinion/why-democracies-fail.html
Opinion | A Philosopher on Brain Rest – The New York Times
A mild traumatic brain injury forced me to question where the “I” in my identity truly lies. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/opinion/brain-injury-philosophy.html
I’m from a Mexican family. Stop expecting me to eat ‘authentic’ food. – The Washington Post
Culture is a living thing. When we deny that, we suppress our real histories. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/15/im-mexican-american-stop-expecting-me-eat-authentic-food/
Moving Past Tribalism
20 years back, Pakistan was the enemy. Today, a Pakistani is my closest friend. How can we move past tribal identities and see each other as individuals?
Cambridge Analytica and the Hacking of Free Will
Stephen Hawking had written in his book The Grand Design that if you give him enough time and enough computer speed (both physically impossible), he can predict all of human behavior based on our molecular information. I think we have some free will, and many things that will happen defend on chance which cannot be…
Pondering Parenthood
I have wanted to be a parent since I was in my late teens, as strange as it might sound. I guess the parent mind-set entered into my brain when I became a big brother a few months before turning four. I had to help my mother in taking care of my baby brother; I…
Finding meaning, purpose, and beauty in life
How do I find meaning, beauty, and purpose in life? This question has been asked of me many times over the last few years. Considering the fact that I come from a conservative culture, many people still wonder how one can not label himself after a theological doctrine. Being a ‘non’ is still scandalous for many…
My mistakes – searching for self-forgiveness
As a perfectionist, I am extremely tough on myself for making any kind of mistakes. No matter how big or small, no matter how new or old. Not being able to forgive myself holds me back in a lot of things, but it also stays in the back of my mind as a hopeful deterrent…
The Philosopher-Scientist 