Equilibrium is death, because equilibrium means a state of maximum entropy or disorder. Living beings are complex systems that need energy to fight entropy and stay away from a ....
Archive - September 2009
Premanand in Abhirami Hospital, Coimbatore.
This short report is a bulletin on the health of one of those who have inspired a whole generation and have done significant work to build up the movement.
Science and Skepticism Interview: Dr. Steven Novella
Few people have done more for popularizing the modern skepticism movement than Dr. Steven Novella. I had the chance to interview Dr. Novella at the North East Conference on Science and Skepticism, held in New York City on...
What’s Religion Doing in the 21st Century?
As technological advancements are made by humanity, religious superstition continues to persist in society. How do we explain this technology-religiosity paradox? Kedar Kulkarni takes a look at this perplexing question.
COMPLEXITY EXPLAINED: 5. Defining Different Types of Complexity
I present here a brief survey of some of the ways of identifying and defining complexity...
Why should Rationalists have all the fun?
Pankaj Kulkarni makes his case for monetizing the rationalist movement and using the profit motive towards promoting rationalism.
From an Agnostic to an Atheist
In Kedar Kulkarni's first post here on Nirmukta he describes his transition from an agnostic to an atheist after watching a Dawkins video and thinking deeply about the beliefs on which he had been brought up.
Naturalism Logo Contest: $500 1st Prize
The Center for Naturalism in association with naturalism.org has announced a logo and symbol contest. The contest page can be found here. We reproduce the details of the contest below.
Meera Nanda’s Latest Book (and other developments)
The past few months have seen a lot of interesting developments and events. We can safely say that the freethought community is growing and exchanging information at a more rapid pace than previously. Here is a quick recap of...
COMPLEXITY EXPLAINED: 4. The Nature of Information
In this article I introduce elementary information theory, highlight the inverse relationship between information and entropy, and discuss the computational nature of all natural phenomena.