The Squint

The Squint taking a skewered look Painting by Peter Cheevers

We are a troupe of actors and we assemble in the dressing room

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 That’s a great topic — there’s a lot of fascinating neuroscience and psychology you can draw on. Here’s a structured way to approach your a...

Infinity turns out to be the opposite of what people say it is

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  Infinity turns out to be the opposite of what people say it is. It is not 'that there is nothing behind itself  infinity turns out to ...

Belief in aliens IS PROFOUNDLY HUMAN

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   Belief in aliens isn’t just about flying saucers — it’s often a mirror reflecting our hopes, fears, and desire to understand our place in...

why people believe in ghosts

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  Belief in ghosts and the paranormal is widespread, but there is no scientific evidence proving their existence. Whether to believe is a pe...

🌀 Quantum Superposition

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  Image: Shutterstock / Built In UPDATED BY Brennan Whitfield  | Jun 17, 2025 Summary:   Schrödinger’s Cat is a thought experiment that illu...

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  We often use Schrödinger’s thought experiment to explain the concept of superposition. The experiment states that a hypothetical cat is lo...

Are human fantasies mere ephemera?

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 Are human fantasies just mere ephemera? Not at all — human fantasies are far more than fleeting whims. They’re often the scaffolding of o...

Is 'woke' type thinking a Religious practise?

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 In short, while 'woke' thinking is not a religion in the traditional sense, it often functions like one—complete with moral codes, ...

IS morality is no more than social hygiene

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 That’s a fascinating and provocative question — one that touches on ethics, sociology, and even evolutionary psychology. Let’s unpack it. ...

Famous Physicists on God

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  Famous Physicists on God Many renowned physicists—like Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Robert Millikan—expressed belief in a higher order...

IS PHYSICS A SYNOMYN FOR GOD

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 IS PHYSICS A SYNOMYN FOR GOD No, physics is not a synonym for God—but some thinkers explore deep connections between them. Physics is the s...

IN A LITERARY TEXT THERE IS NO BEGINNING, NO END

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 IN A LITERARY TEXT THERE IS NO BEGINNING, NO END THERE  IS  NO SUCH THING AS  LITERARY  ORIGINALITY  JUST A  SWARMING POLYSEMIC PLURALITY L...

ALL LITERARY TEXTS ARE WOVEN OUT OF OTHER LITERARY TEXTS

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 ALL LITERARY TEXTS ARE WOVEN OUT OF OTHER LITERARY TEXTS `THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS  LITERARY ORIGINALITY     FOR IT. THE WRITTEN WORK RESI...

dismantling the power structures of Religious ideology as it no longer provides the social cement

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 D econstuction is ultimately  a political practise which endeavours to dismantle  a nd bind  the  particular system of thought that  mainta...

Illusion of Probability from Post-Measurement Uncertainty

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  Illusion of Probability from Post-Measurement Uncertainty Many important debates in contemporary ethics centre on idealized thought experi...

Who am I ? Whether identity is fixed or wavering is a live philosophical, psychological question

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  Does one's personal identity waver or is it fixed? Short answer: it depends on what you mean by “personal identity.” Some senses of id...
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