Why the Saradha mess is not a 'chit fund' scam

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts. What the world needs is not ...

Should you interpret its victory to mean that I believe this to be the Greatest Martini Ever? Oh, heavens, no—the greatest martini is The Liquid Transmitter. The ombibulous Mr. Mencken called the martini the only American invention as perfect as ...

The Bertrand Russell Tribunal on Palestine called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) Sunday (17th) to investigate crimes committed by the regime in Israeli occupied Palestine. The tribunal, which has investigated Israeli crimes for four ...

/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- An article on E Cigarette Reviewed has evoked a famous philosophical argument to highlight the flaws in the arguments of those opposed to the technology. The website looks at the anti-e-cigarette campaign through the logical ...

The great British philosopher Bertrand Russell devised a word game he called irregular verbs with examples like: I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pigheaded fool. These constructions provide excellent illustrations of the varying emotional ...

London Region CND Public Meeting Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, London Fukushima: Health and Community Effects with Dr. Ian Fairlie, an independent consultant on radioactivity in the environment, as well as a speaker from Japanese Against ...

IN HIS seminal work, On Power (1938), Bertrand Russell wrote; ". .. a democracy is easily corruptible by politicians with agendas. Also, a democracy may easily slip into popular apathy which allows for corrupt politicians to go unchecked." He could ...

Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo came out as gay during her career.(Photo: Bertrand Guay, AFP/)Story HighlightsThe tennis community rallied in support of NBA player Jason Collins announcing he was gayTennis has a history of prominent players ...

In reading this article, proceed with an open mind and a light heart. On this basis, then, consider the following quote from Bertrand Russell: "After ages during which the earth produced harmless trilobites and butterflies, evolution progressed to ...