Sherwin James

Photographer, Technologist and World Citizen

Keyword: theory

Is it possible to be truly absolutely selfless?

The very title of this post implies two ideas which I do not believe in – truth and absolute (see my previous posts) – so you can guess what my answer to that question would be – No. As with everything else in life, the measure of selflessness among us humans (I can’t really speak [...]

A Common Enemy

I think I have figured out why we humans seem to always have conflict – we are lacking a common enemy. I suggest that we make that common enemy the black hole. Let us blame the black hole for … our hunger, our diseases, our joblessness, our evils, our misfortunes, our greed, our ignorance, our [...]

the truth about truth

Much has been done in the past, and will continue to be done in the future, in the pursuit of truth. For such a small word, it has a lot of impact. I claim that there is no such thing as truth. This notion of truth is really just our individual and group perceptions of [...]

how successful are you?

So, how successful are you? You may have gotten asked that question one or more times in your lifetime, usually by a distant family member or friend you haven’t seen in a while. Probably the first thing that comes to your mind is how much money you make, or how many (expensive) things you own. [...]

the ultimate invention

The world wide web was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee.  Ernő Rubik brought the Rubik’s Cube into existence in 1974.  Remote controls got their start in 1898 with Nikola Tesla.  The gun made its way to the stage in the 900s in China.  Music got its start in prehistoric times.  So when was time [...]