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Are All Kids Born as Atheists? Nope

“All kids are born as atheists.”

This rhetoric is thrown around a lot in debates between theists and atheists. While it does seem logical from the outset, it is not. The main reason being a new born child is ignorant of ideas which we as adults take for granted.

Atheism is the absence of theism. It is a state of disbelief in gods and deities (and everything in between). Without understanding what theism is, one cannot be an atheist.

The same holds true for the opposite claim too: kids born to parents of so and so religion belong to the same religion.… » click to continue reading “Are All Kids Born as Atheists? Nope”

Interstellar Review: Do Not Go Gentle Into This Magnificent Film

I’ve tried to avoid as many spoilers as possible in the following Interstellar review.

Humankind has always defined itself through overcoming the impossible — the first species to learn how to utilize fire, invent wheel, build vessels that can take us over vast areas of water, devise impressive pieces of technology such as steam and combustion engines (and machines that run on them), conceive computers and wireless technology, tackle diseases and other health conditions, initiate space exploration, and much more. These are the moments which are our proudest achievements.… » click to continue reading “Interstellar Review: Do Not Go Gentle Into This Magnificent Film”

Weekend Getaway Ride: Bangalore to Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills is a quaint summer hill resort about 160km from Bangalore. It is also called as Andhra’s Ooty. If you’re looking for a weekend getaway from Bangalore, then visiting Horsely Hills might be a great idea.

Route: Bangalore (K.R. Puram) – Hoskote – Chintamani – Madanapalle – Horsley Hills – B. Kothakota – Gownipalli – Chintamani – Siddlaghatta – Chikkaballapura – Devanahalli – Bangalore

Total distance covered: ~340km

Bangalore to Horsley Hills Route MapGoogle Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/PTdGb

Ride Intro

Date: 18th October, 2014

Number of Riders: 2

Riders and Motorcycles:

  • Salman on Royal Enfield Classic 500
  • Balakrishna on Royal Enfield Classic 350

Background

My friend Balakrishna had planned a short ride to Horsley Hills last week, but I couldn’t make it because of some commitments.… » click to continue reading “Weekend Getaway Ride: Bangalore to Horsley Hills”

A Ride Through Wilderness- Day 2 – To Vattavada We Go

This post covers Day 2 of the 4-day ride through wilderness. Day 1 has been covered in an earlier post. Day 3 and Day 4 will be posted soon.

The second day of the ride was more exhilarating than the first, though we covered far lesser distance.

After having breakfast at the same place where we’d dinner the previous night, we departed from Periyanaickenpalayam (seriously, who named this place?) at around 10:15 AM.

Route: Periyanaickenpalayam – Coimbatore – Pollachi – Udumalpet – Amaravathi Reservoir – Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Marayoor – Kanthaloor – Anamudi Shola National Park – Marayoor – Munnar – Mattupatty Dam – Kundala – Top Station – Pampadum Shola National Park – Vattavada

Distance Covered: ~270km

Wilderness Ride - Day 2 Map

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/C70zfv… » click to continue reading “A Ride Through Wilderness- Day 2 – To Vattavada We Go”

Super Worms: An Addictive 2-Player Game from the Past

Super Worms is an addictive indie-game that was originally released for DOS by Wiering Software (and then later for Windows). It’s a 3-D racing game similar to Mario Kart, except here you’re controlling a tiny worm on racetrack instead of a Mario character placed in a go-kart.

The game was released as a shareware, which means you can try the game and play it for as long as you like. However, only a few tracks are available in the shareware version; you have to buy the full version to unlock the special tracks/courses and other features (I’ve never played the full version of this game).… » click to continue reading “Super Worms: An Addictive 2-Player Game from the Past”