Read More RReflections PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND HUMAN KNOWLEDGEbyAsif ZaidiOctober 30, 2013 The spell of science is upon us all and we cannot deny it. Science stands out by dint…
Read More RReflections RATIONALITY AND MYSTICISMbyAsif ZaidiOctober 23, 2013 I am often intrigued by the relationship that exists between rationality and mysticism. To begin with, there is…
Read More RReflections My Understanding of “Know Thyself”byAsif ZaidiOctober 18, 2013 The command “Know Thyself” exhorted by the wise ones from Socrates till today is a reminder to us…
Read More RReflections Reflections in the Starry Nights of Tien Shan MountainsbyAsif ZaidiOctober 14, 2013 Summer nights at the heights of Tien Shan Mountains are simply magnificent – mostly cloudless and clear. It…
Read More RReflections Is Religion still Relevant in the Modern WorldbyAsif ZaidiOctober 13, 2013 Many of my friends have criticized my defence of the possible utility (or validity) of religion in the…
Read More RReflections LIFE: a journey of becomingbyAsif ZaidiOctober 10, 2013 At various stages of our personal evolution, life in us assumes different forms making us different in some…
Read More RReflections The Joy of parenting siblingsbyAsif ZaidiOctober 8, 2013 We know one another’s faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang…
Read More RReflections Is There a Religiously Designated Islamic Political SystembyAsif ZaidiJuly 30, 2013 While political movements that function in the name of religion have been a world phenomenon for centuries, in…
Read More RReflections RATIONAL THOUGHT AND RELIGIONbyAsif ZaidiJuly 1, 2012 The religion often distrusts rational thought because of its inability to build the essence of religious or mystical…
Read More RReflections WHAT IS A LIFE WELL LIVED?byAsif ZaidiJune 11, 2012 Our notion of what signifies the success of a person’s life is deeply subjective and steeped in our…