Monthly Archives: January 2011

I’m wondering now if I should have just skipped the whole part about the cake with all those confusing numbers, and just gone right away to the x-rays, in the previous post.  Would that have made the post easier to … Continue reading →

I’m a virgin and not very wise in the ways of society and the world.  Since I’m also a mathematician, this state of affairs is probably understandable to you.  After all, I’ve been told recently mathematicians quite often are not … Continue reading →

Psychological detachment is often considered a positive state.  Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga and other mystical religions promote detachment as a virtue. Here are some examples of how I believe the principle of detachment has been addressed in various ways: Gurdjieff:  “Don’t … Continue reading →

To mathematicians infinity “exists,” and there are different sizes for infinity.  The smallest infinity is called “aleph nought” and is the infinity you get when counting forever, as in 1,2,3,…,forever.  If you believe in logic you can prove that the … Continue reading →

What is death?  Is there life after death?  Is there consciousness after death?  Are questions and answers about death important to our understanding of our life, and to our living our life? Of course I don’t know the answers to … Continue reading →