In fact why should anyone want to write a blog. I think it is simply my open diary where I do my loud thinking. But I could write my own diary just for myself. Why do I want everyone else to read it? So I want to ask all the blog writers to please tell me why you write blogs while I am still thinking about it.
The next question is what topics should I write about. If I am writing for myself then I would write about science, religion, politics, human rationality etc.
Is it reasonable to believe in science and religion at the same time?
Why do we tolerate lying in politics but not in any other profession?
Has democracy acquired the status of a GOD that everyone must believe in?
What do you mean when we say we are a free society? Exactly what is it that we can do freely that people in non-free societies cannot?
Why people can come up with the exact opposite conclusion given the same set of arguments?
What is the source of irrationality in human beings?
Can higher education make you more rational? Or are the PHD's more rational than the non-PHD's?............................
Will think of some more later while I am still thinking about why I should write a blog at all!
Vinod
Nice first post! To answer your question, as to why I write a blog ... there are a few reasons:
ReplyDelete1) Feedback - getting that validation that what you wrote is correct, or has some merit, or even the opposite
2) Accountability - a forced discipline to write bc there are 'readers' out there who are 'waiting' for the next post. Or, if you're like me and have like four followers, then it's a self-reminder to me when I see that I had only written 4 times in all of 2010.
I'm excited to start reading your posts! Sounds like some interesting topics you have lined up.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about this... I feel like I am losing something to the world. It is like empty nest feeling :) This blog was personalized for me... now the socialism took it over. O well I can always credit myself for the idea coming because of all the emails I wrote.
ReplyDeleteIf we're voting on which topic we want to hear about first, my choice would be for 'why we tolerate lying in politics but not any other profession.' though advertising is an increased stretching of the truth as well.
ReplyDeleteViko bhai, when I was adding your name to the list of email receivers, Daddy said 'Of course Vikrant ko add kar ... uske liye hi to likh raha hoon!' As you can see, Bhardwaj & Brahma's are big fans of the Bansore's.
I am uncomfortable with respect and this is too much respect. So I will pretend I never read this.
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