Some random thoughts from a Pakistani-Muslim-American living in Silicon Valley
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A heavenly flight!
Fragility of life exemplified in this long flight from San Francisco to Istanbul.
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Gratitude for Compatibility
The Five Cs of compatibility: Conduct, character, competence, creed, chemistry
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Religion for the Rational mind?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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Documented and preserved Religious teachings?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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Religious traditions vs God of Rationality?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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How would God of Rationality give guidance to humanity?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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Response to the God of Rationality?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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Does reason lead to a purpose for life?
I asked ChatGPT a series of questions around existence of God and religion from purely rational perspective. Here are the questions one after another. I would suggest reading these responses in the order they are written: ❓Forget what the world says, can you according to your intelligence predict whether god exists or not, don’t consider…
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Does reason justify God’s existence?
Someone recently asked ChatGPT whether God exists based on pure reason and not historical knowledge. That got me intrigued so I asked the same question of ChatGPT. This followed an interesting chain of follow up questions around how this ‘God of Rationality’ would engage with humanity and how well do existing religious traditions live up…
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When should a country die?
A Reflection on Sovereignty, Transformation, and the Case of Pakistan In life, the inevitability of death is accepted. Doctors declare the time of death when all attempts to revive a person fail. Businesses, too, reach their limits, filing for bankruptcy and ceasing to operate when insolvency sets in. But when it comes to nation-states, the…