Spirit and Time.

The time comes
When we leave our  lives
But really, do we die?
For death as permanent, is a lie
That time a spirit I will become
It will be a great time
My body defines me to the world
My clothes define me to the world
But they are temporary mortal and physical
Who I truly am is invisible
I am a manifestation of the spiritual
The time will come to leave this span of space and time
To become a true immortal, a traveller of lifetimes

How do I say goodbye to yesterday?

How do I say goodbye to yesterday?

Gone are the days of my innocent childhood

Long gone are the days of my naive adolescence

Never again, never again, such memories

It is different when you become an adult

In a crystal ball in my mind are the memories

Memories of play, talk, and dreams

Life moulds breaks and reshapes us we grow

We shed thoughts and create new ones

Then long after we yearn for that yesterday

We think of that time for that was

How can I say goodbye to yesterday?

We keep the sweetest and bitterest of memories

They  lurk like phantoms

We only shed the bad effects and keep the good effects

But they stay just like a fuzzy haze

Like a drug-infused purple haze

In an isolated, seldom visited corner of the mind

They never really go away

It is only how you perceive them and deal with them

Dark and dank, filled with cobwebs

Sunny and sweet, filled with roses

Memories lurk in the back of our minds

The Indian Diaspora.

The word Diaspora as defined by the Oxford English dictionary means the scattering or moving away of a people from their original homeland or country. The word Diaspora is of Greek origin and was originally applied to the scattering of the Jews from ancient Israel. The word diaspora has been since used to describe the movement or migration or even scattering of a people beyond the borders of their original country. The Indian Diaspora describes the movement of Indians from India to other parts of the world. The Indian Diaspora should be seen from the span of history and categorisation into movements at each aspect of history.

We can begin with the oldest known Indian diaspora, arguably, into the Bronze Age, 3,000 to 4,000, years ago, when traders from the Harappan civilization moved to Sumerian and Akkadian cities in what is now Iraq as well as to Oman and what are now the Gulf States.

The next well known Indian Diaspora, and the usual focus of interest in the study of the Indian Diaspora, stems directly from British colonization when between the 1800s and 1900s saw the movements of Indians to various parts of the expansive British Empire.

Then we have the relatively recent movement of Indians to the west from the 1970s onwards. This diaspora saw the benefits America, especially, derived from highly qualified and talented Indians delving into the growing IT industry as well into the medical, engineering and scientific fields. All this lending to Americas greatness.

There is evidence of smaller, lesser known migrations. There was a migration of Indians from the state of Kerala, in south west India, to what became Jaffna in Sri Lanka. There was a migration of Indians during the Chola kingdom to the Malay Archipelago, into what is now Malaysia and Indonesia. From there, these Indians moved to Cambodia where they created a civilisation that saw the construction of the Angkor Wat temple complex. The Dutch in the 1600s sent Indians as well as Indonesians to what is now South Africa, the migration of Punjabis to the United States in the early 1900s. In the 1600s Dutch traders sent Indians to that part of Africa.

When Uganda, Kenya and Fiji saw nationalist parties enter mainstream politics in those countries there was a migration out of those countries by Indians to Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.

However the most well-known Indian Diaspora is the product of British colonisation of India and the migration to America and Europe from the 1970s. These two episodes in the history of our venerable, ancient mother country are Diasporas that are mostly studied.

Having said all that. Emigration from the motherland or from other countries such as in Africa, has had various results. In the case of the recent emigration to America has seen accomplishments by highly educated and talented people contributing to America at the expense of India. What is happening is that acculturation is taking place among the children of Indian emigrees into Western culture and their shunning of Indian culture. There are cases of adult emigrees who refuse to acknowledge their Indian roots and culture. It was noted that the later American astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, who was married to a Frenchman, told a young girl from India not to call her "Didi" which is Hindi for sister. That woman's outlook was western. It must be noted that she was born and educated in mother India. An ungrateful wretch. She shied away from anything Indian. There are young Indians who went along with their parents to western countries or were born there who are fast adopting western values and shying away from Indian values. These are such as sexual promiscuity, intermarriage, religious conversion, partying late into the night, etc.

Mighty Knossos

Oh mighty Knossos, so majestic
Proud over the hills you stood
King Priam's holy temple
The Minotaur's infernal prison
Your complexity still bewilders
The curious mind that now researches
Twisting winding passageways
Deftly beautifully painted walls
Who were those who once stood in your halls
Double bladed axes, bull horns and pithos jars
Of paintings of dolphins,fishes and octopi
Of Bull leaping and beautiful bare breasted ladies
Snake Goddesses, and winding passages
Oh Knossos long buried then found

Artemis Prime.

Hello, I am the space ship Artemis Prime. I was a freight ship. I carried goods of all sorts from my home planet Tau Sigma Pye to far and distant planets that pock mark the unfathomable distances of space. I now travel in interstellar space all alone with no crew. I am dying. Bits and parts of me are falling off. I wanted it in this way. My captain read my mind and prefered me to travel into space instead of scrapping a marvel of technology that I once was. Alone I traverse space. Along the way I meet spacefarers like you. 

I was made in a space ship yard in orbit around my home planet. It took nine long years to build me. I was the lead ship of a class of space freighters. I remember each part of me being put together. The workmen took such enthusiasm and delight in building me. There I was being put together nut, bolt and screw. Only the best high tech materials, computer systems and the finest equipment to lift and offload cargo. Each part was carefully put in place by the most advanced construction technologies. When they completed me they and the building crews were rightly proud. My crew came before I was launched and marveled  at me. 

In my life I have visited the far flung planets. I have visited colonies on other planets belonging to the inhabitants of my home world. I have seen planets full of life
Lush verdant worlds with unique beings. Large planets, small planets. Some were  rocky, some were covered in oceans with no land, some gaseous, some with intelligent life, some with simple life, some friendly, some xenophobic and some with irredescent coloured skies with oceans of emerald blue, green and red.

I have carried cargoes of food, machinery, cyborgs, robots, vehicles and people. I have carried cargo for emergencies, for war and for peace. I have been pursued by space pirates, and on a few special occasions I came across space farers exploring for contact with new civilisations

After many many years of travel and adventure my captain decided it was time for me to retire.

I was growing too long in the tooth. My cranes,forklifts and computer systems were becoming unreliable. The signs of age. It is a the cycle of birth life and death. My crew agreed with the captain that I should be left to travel alone in space. I was more than just a machine. I was a living being to them which they loved and cherished. So traveler, I now travel alone. I bid you farewell. I will soujurn in space till I am no more. Farewell farewell. 

Holy holy Troy rich in Gold.

The Citadel of Troy.

Holy, holy Troy rich in gold
Long lost and then found
Holy and rich in gold
Priam the King , proud he stood
On ancient Anatolia's western shore you proudly stood
Blessed by the Gods
Cursed by the Gods
A war many times fought
Says the Illiad nine times ten
Till King Odysseus's willy trick
A Spartan Queen's adultery 
A terrible war brought you low
To bring you Oh Holy Troy rich in gold
Proudly you overlooked
The emerald blue green of the might Aegean
The lair of mighty Poseidon, who hated you in lore
Mighty Zeus, Glorious Apollo who loved you in lore
Holy holy Troy rich in gold

Thermopylae.

At the gates of hell you Greeks stood

In defiance of a foreign horde who, for the worst, could have changed destiny

A brave 300 although with its allies they stood

The brave Spartan three hundred

At least that horde was civilized

The one that now comes is not 

Most are driven by an unholy faith, others to spread hell and mayhem

Now at the gates of hell you Greeks stand

Lamenting,crying and drowning still they come

Liars them all

Evil intent is in their hearts

Nay, they come to conquer and kill

It is not only sacred Greece you defend

The whole of Europe is your stand

Remember the Spartans at Thermopylae

They who are on your east, your mortal enemy hordes it does unleash

Evil, hell and extermination awaits

Unless you defend your gates

Lament not at them

The brave at Thermopylae did not lament the enemy dead

Long live the brave at Thermopylae

Let them be in your soul

The Soul Speaks.

A poem out of an epiphany
Straight out of a soul that is snappy
A trail of thoughts in sequence
A trail of words from introspection
Long in solitude, a reflection
Each word in each sentence
A heartfelt thought from long introspection
To a faraway land the mind travels
To a distant shore the heart desires

Note taking by hand is the better way to learn and remember.

In a study published earlier six years ago in Pyschological Science researchers at Princeton University and UCLA, USA, found a a paradox between using computers to write notes and writing notes by hand. They discovered that while computers are a great way to facilitate quick note taking , they paradoxically could keep us from absorbing and remembering the notes we take, even while we are simultaneously switching between tabs and checking email or Facebook posts.  

The researchers said that their findings suggest that laptops are used for their intended purposes of creating documents, presentations and charts etc, - and not just for playing computer games, watching YouTube videos and shopping on Amazon or Lazada, “Our new findings suggest that even when laptops are used as intended — and not for buying things on Amazon during class — computers may still be harming academic performance. This what Pam Mueller of Princeton University, a leading researcher said. 

Why do hand-writers have an advantage we ask? In order to discover why, researchers asked students to watch TED Talks and take notes either by hand or on a computer disconnected from the Internet. After completing distraction tests, the students were then asked to take quizzes on the material covered in the TED Talks. While students in both groups did equally well when it came to factual questions, those who took handwritten notes had a much better conceptual understanding of the material they wrote by hand. 

The researchers think that longhand note takers engage in more information processing that laptop note takers. Longhand note takers select more important information to include in their notes, this enables them to study learning content more effectively and efficiently, the researchers noted. 

So while computers allow us to write down every word that comes out of our tutor's, lecturer's or teacher's mouths,  they won’t necessarily help us to synthesize and digest what’s being said, whereas hand-writers intrinsically understand what is actually important and needs to be remembered. And that can help us make better use of our knowledge in the long run.

Workplace Behaviour.

Unfortunately the poor behavior in our places of work stems from the poor behavior that is tolerated in our homes: the examples set at home are emulated at work 😳 Now it’s our choice as to our role in changing this situation for the better: Blame or Responsibility ?

- We can either look for who to blame and add our voice to the clamor of other voices shouting about who fault this is ... or

- We can identify ways in which we can take responsibility for the situation and then take action to improve that aspect: lead by example

Maybe the world needs more people reaching and caring for others ... not more people ostracized 🤔.

Ponder!!!

Ponder !!! ----------------------- A donkey was tied to a tree. The Devil came and untied it. The donkey ran into the fields and started destroying the crop. The farmer's wife saw this and shot the donkey dead. The donkey's owner was upset so he shot the farmer's wife. The farmer came back to see his wife dead, he went and shot the donkey's owner. The wife of the owner of the donkey asked her sons to go and burn the house of the farmer. The boys went late evening and carried out their mother's orders happily, assuming that the farmer too would have been burnt with the house. Sadly for them it wasn't that, so the farmer came back and shot the wife & the two sons of the owner of the donkey. Remorseful, the farmer asked the Devil why did all this have to happen? The Devil said, *"I did nothing. I only released the donkey, but, all of you reacted, overacted and released the inner devil in yourselves."* So the next time before *replying, responding, reporting, rebuking or avenging a revenge*, stop and think. Be careful. Many a time what the Devil does is that it just *"releases the donkey"* in us.

Be Humble.

A lady worked at a meat distribution factory. One day, when she finished with her work schedule, she went into the meat cold room (Freezer) to inspect something, but in a moment of misfortune, the door closed and she was locked inside with no help in sight. Although she screamed and knocked with all her might, her cries went unheard as no one could hear her. Most of the workers had already gone, and outside the cold room it's impossible to hear what was going on inside. Five hours later, whilst she was at the verge of death, the security guard of the factory eventually opened the door. She was miraculously saved from dying that day. When she later asked the security guard how he had come to open the door, which wasn't his usual work routine. His explanation: "I've been working in this factory for 35 years, hundreds of workers come in and out every day, but you're one of the few who greet me in the morning and say goodbye to me when leaving after work. Many treat me as if I'm invisible. Today, as you reported for work, like all other days, you greeted me in your simple manner 'Hello'. But this evening after working hours, I curiously observed that I had not heard your "Bye, see you tomorrow". Hence, I decided to check around the factory. I look forward to your 'hi' and 'bye' every day because they remind me that I am someone. By not hearing your farewell today, I knew something had happened. That's why I was searching everywhere for you." The moral of the lesson to reflect upon is: Be humble, love and respect those around you. Try to have an impact on people who cross your path every day, you never know what tomorrow will bring. Ask yourself whether you are here to influence others or to be influence by others. It doesn't take a lot of minutes to greet and smile to people, doesn't take a lot of time to be kind to people. When you have the heart, nothing is too difficult to do.

Be wise as a Serpent Be as gentle as a Dove.

Be as wise as a serpent

Be as harmless as a dove

Do not throw away your life

Don’t throw away your tomorrows

Don’t hurt others

Be gentle and quiet

Be wise and harmless

The quiet learn more

Only the gentle are loved

The serpent sits silently and watches for an opportunity

The dove never troubles anyone, no one is its enemy

The heart of a dove is as white as its heart

The serpent is a silent stalker

Life gives an opportunity, stalk it and take it silently

The dove minds its own business, it hurts you not

Hurt a dove and the serpent strikes

The Magic of Email: Paradoxically, it is not all that it seems to be.

The magical power of email knows no bounds it seems. How often has your query received the response “well I emailed you about that !” (Since when did email become a substitute for effective communication ?)

Email does seem to be more and more magical these days, for example

- financial service providers (banks, insurance companies, pension funds / super annuation administrators etc) can start, stop, handover and change your account at will via email ... they don’t need you anymore they just need your money 😳 (some of them don’t seem to have a section in any of their internal manuals under the heading “customer service”

- some people even have the ability to end (break up)  all sorts of relationships over email

- it seems in some cases you can even deliver feedback / someone performance review via email (and you don’t have to worry about how harsh, negative or damaging it is)

The reality is that when you are dealing with real people (by that I mean you and I ... and the people we work / share our lives with) email really doesn’t have these magical powers. Email is just an excuse for communication ... it’s a supplement at best to communication that has already taken place verbally

If you want to have a meaningful conversation or relationship or exchange with anyone it cannot rely solely on email 🤔

Creativity and Innovation: The Mind Unleashed.

What is Creativity? What is Innovation? We can define creativity as the spirit, attitude and bravery to try something new, to open to the unexpected. Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. Creativity is the thinking process and innovation is the production process.

We can define innovation as the implementation of something new. We can further expand on its definition by describing innovation as Innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product, service or process that creates value for business, government or society.
Some people say creativity has nothing to do with innovation— that innovation is a discipline, implying that creativity is not. Well, I disagree. Creativity is also a discipline and a crucial part of the innovation equation. There is no innovation without creativity. The key metric in both creativity and innovation is value creation.

Creativity is connected to various parts of the brain. Each part provides the thinking ability needed for each type of creative thought process.

Creativity can be described as ; Deliberate and emotional, deliberate and cognitive, spontaneous and emotional and spontaneous and cognitive.

1. Deliberate and emotional creativity is related to taking control of emotions in all kinds of stressful times, including the most stressful ones. This can be such as during a relationship break-up and then as quick as a flash a sudden insight about oneself. It is an "AHA" moment. It has to do with feelings and emotions. The cingulate cortex is the part of the brain that processes complex feelings that are related to our interactions with others and our place in the world.
The cingulate cortex along with the pre-frontal cortex, which it is attached to, are active with this kind of creative activity.

In this kind of creativity, we lay aside things and allow ourselves a block of time to focus on a challenge.

2. Deliberate and cognitive creativity is requiring vast amounts of knowledge or a high degree of knowledge and lots of time.  This kind of creativity is related to working over long periods of time in a specific task or discipline. This can be such as those of the efforts of Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb. 

The PFC in the brain gives this sort of creativity. The PFC allows us to do two things: pay focused attention and make connections among information that we have stored in other parts of our brains.

3. Spontaneous and emotional creativity is the kind associated with musicians and artists. It cannot be designed for. It is a creative and powerful moment such as an epiphany, religious experience, a great artistic or musical moment. 

It comes from the amyglada in the brain. It is where emotions are processed. When the conscious brain and the PFC are resting, then it is possible spontaneous ideas and creations to take place.

4. Spontaneous and cognitive creativity requires stopping work on a task or a problem and getting away from it. It cannot be designed for. It does need a body of knowledge. 

This can be seen in cases such as that of Issac Newton who watched an apple fall from a tree and conceived the laws of gravity. It can like where one leaves a difficult task or a problem and go for a jog, a walk or for lunch and a flash of insight arrives about how to solve the problem. 

This kind of creativity involves the basal ganglia of the brain. During this kind of creativity, the conscious brain has stopped working on the problem. Hence, the unconscious brain has had a chance to work on it instead. By doing a different unrelated activity, the PFC is able to connect information in new ways via the unconscious mental processing.

Innovation has myriad definitions. It can be defined as the introduction of something new. It can be defined as a significant and positive change with not just creating an idea but also implementing it so that it creates value.

Innovation requires a lot of hard work, patience, and perseverance. Creativity is an active process and an important block for innovation. It is at the heart of innovation. 



Creativity vs Innovation

1. Creativity is the bravery to try something new. Innovation is the implementation of something new.

2. Creativity is related to imagination and innovation is related to implementation.

3.Creativity is the ability to produce and innovation is the introduction of new things.

4. Creativity is bringing into existence an idea that is new to you. Innovation is the practical application of creative ideas.

A Poem to Proud Men.

Be proud and confident

Be content but humble before the crowd

Never frown on those with less

Not all men have what you have

Just because you have a beautiful wife,

Just because you have a big car

Just because you have a big bank account

Just because you have high academic qualifications

The sum total of you is measured by much much more

It is your true character that wins true respect

Be clever and work hard

Be a source of inspiration and help

Be not arrogant and stomp on others

The macho man is a man who is blind to one thing

It is something he cannot see but it is there

It is his downfall that he can't see

That insidious pitfall that will be his undoing

You never know what is waiting for you around the corners of life

Life is too short to be smug

Disaster can befall you at some unknown moment

Not all of us have what you have

Should you be a macho arrogant asshole

Wait, they will gloat when you fall

Another man will take your beautiful wife

The bank will take your house and car

Your academic qualifications will be worthless

Penniless, you will be the worst off

A laughing stock even for those who had less

They will jeer at you, saying they have now got more than what you have now

Never beat a woman

You were born from a woman

Not all men had the chance to make something of their lives

Some were born into poverty

Some made mistakes when they were young

Many were punished too severely for their mistakes

Many were denied opportunities to become better

The tears of the unfortunate men

Their tears are worth more than your sweat

Our Struggle: Our Kampf

Our Kampf: Our Struggle

We suffer great defeats

We make unwise choices

We are denied redemption

We are denied salvation

We are humiliated

We are trampled upon

We are scorned upon

But our struggle continues

Every time opportunity strikes

We leap in faith and sieze it

To the triumphant end or the bitter end

We will struggle, unfazed undeterred without fear

It might be heaven or it might be hell

It might be victory or it might be defeat

It might be good or it might be bad

Our Kampf must never end

Into the breach we charge

Into the future we charge

Till our deaths we charge

Humility

Humility

Never look down in those who have less than you
The ground you will be buried in or the fire that burns you are the same
No one can live as happily as you
No one will have the same intelligence as you
No one will have the same talents as you
No one will have a beautiful wife as you
Look at your hand, all your fingers are not the same
Whether you believe it or not, no birth in the afterlife is the same
It will be lesser
Humility is a wise choice
You do not offend any enemy
Mind your own business
True respect is given to the humble
If not, in stealth an enemy will come when you boast

Wormholes: Travelling through space and time.

Imagine being able to travel from Earth to Mars within the time span of a day. The distance of the Earth to Mars is 54.60 million kilometres. The distance between Earth and the Andromeda galaxy, which is the galaxy nearest to out milky way, is 2.537 million light years. The time taken to travel from the Earth to Mars is between 150 and 300 days while the time taken to travel between Earth and the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years. So, imagine taking only days, months or weeks to get to Mars or the Andromeda galaxy! Imagine also, being able to travel from one universe to another universe. According to Dr Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist, it is possible to travel, theoretically, that it is possible for more than one parallel universe to exist. 

So, what would allow us to travel from one point in space to another in a relatively short span of time? The answer is a wormhole. A wormhole is a hole in the fabric of space and time. It is a theoretical construct, meaning that it is a theory constructed to test a hypothetical concept. Theoretical concepts exist to define a certain concept which exists only in theory and are not observable phenomenon and are used by scientists to study things that cannot be observed. Science studies things and defines them, that is it describes them as real, if they are in someway observable. This includes seeing them, measuring them, smelling them, or sensing them using various kinds of apparatus. A wormhole can be best explained by taking a sheet of blank paper and putting two dots opposite each other at each end of the paper. Imagine that is the distance from your planet to another planet and that is the distance. Now fold the paper so that the two points meet each other. Imagine that a black hole is between the two dots. The dots are now nearer to each other. So space travelers travelling between two world located over vast distances of space can now enjoy speedier travel between once distant worlds.

Wormholes are described by scientists as tunnel-like connections in the fabric of space and time. They originate in Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Wormholes unusual properties pique the interests of theoretical physicists who study their mathematical properties of time and space. Wormholes possess strange geometries. Their study can assist to further the boundaries of behaviour permitted in the Theory of General Relativity, meaning the types of behaviour or things that some phenomenon by theory is supposed to do , and possibly give insights into the effects of quantum gravity. 

What does a wormhole look like? What is its configuration? A wormhole is a tunnel like structure with a mouth as an entry point and another mouth as an exit point. These two points are connected by a 'throat", and by theory, permits a traveler into the wormhole to travel through to a distant point in space and time. Now the path through the wormhole will have several routes to the exit point. Scientists describe the different exit points as topologies. These distinct topologies give a traveler through the wormhole many different paths to exit the wormhole to his or her destination. It is like as if an ant that enters an anthill will have many different paths before it to travel through in order to reach its destination. However, I ask these questions;

Imagine being able to travel from Earth to Mars within the time span of a day. The distance of the Earth to Mars is 54.60 million kilometres. The distance between Earth and the Andromeda galaxy, which is the galaxy nearest to out milky way, is 2.537 million light years. The time taken to travel from the Earth to Mars is between 150 and 300 days while the time taken to travel between Earth and the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years. so imagine taking only days , months or weeks to get to Mars or the Andromeda galaxy! Imagine also, being able to travel from one universe to another universe. According to Dr Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist, it is possible to travel, theoretically, that it is possible for more than one parallel universe to exist. 

A. How do we know which path to take through the wormhole that will lead us to our destination?

B. how do we know if we will reach our desired destination or will we end up in some other place?

C. will we age when we travel to our destination?

D. will there be a difference in time when a traveler exits a wormhole?

The picture below shows a wormhole with its entry and exit mouths and a throat? 

E. Will a traveler reach his destination in this universe or another universe? 

The picture shows a wormhole with its entry and exit points. The channel between the entry and exit points. That channel is the throat of the wormhole

In science fiction, a wormhole is seen as a shortcut between two worlds resident in the same expanse in space and time just as the other planets in or solar system exist with our planet. It is supposed to shorten the time taken to travel between planets at any distance from each other. Suppose we want to travel through a wormhole to Mars in order to shorten the trip from a couple of months to perhaps just a day, then we can plunge through the wormhole in order to achieve this. But there is no particular reason why the distance between two worlds should be shorter through a wormhole. On the contrary, the distance could be even longer. The route could be twisted and lengthy but the entry and exit mouths being closer. Just imagine a worm entering a fruit, it makes its way through the fruit but when it exits, its exit point is closer to the entry point on the surface of the fruit. As described earlier the routes through a wormhole are called Topologies.

Wormholes can also exist within the classical black holes found in Einstein equations. But these are worthless when it comes to space travel. They can easily collapse before a spacecraft can enter them, leave alone a ray of light. Additionally, black holes are formed from collapsing stars have no associated wormhole at all.

A problem with wormholes has been postulated by some scientists. They postulate that worm hole geometries are inherently unstable. They postulate that the only way to keep them stable and not collapsing is material that has negative energy density- dark matter perhaps. However, they think that it is possible that quantum fluctuations in various fields might have the chance to keep them stable. The British scientist, Stephen Hawking conjectured that if at all worm holes were created, they cannot be used for time travel. Even if some exotic matter were used to stabilize them against instabilities. He argued that even the smallest particle could destabilize them sufficiently fast enough, thus preventing their use. Perhaps a type 2 or a type 3 civilization might invent a clever way to stabile them for use in space and time travel. Nonetheless, there is no experimental evidence for them

Wormhole geometries are inherently unstable. The only material that can be used to stabilize them against pinching off is material having negative energy density, at least in some reference frame. No classical matter can do this, but it is possible that quantum fluctuations in various fields might be able to.

To conclude, wormholes are an interesting scientific concept. It is theoretical and probably impossible to create, at least with contemporary scientific knowledge. It is good material for science fiction writers, but apart from that it is wishful thinking that we could ever create a stable wormhole. But as long as science brings forth exotic theoretical concepts, the imagination will be unleashed. 

Reasoning in Critical Thinking.

What is reasoning? According to Butterworth and Thwaites (2013) reasoning is the process where we move from the knowledge already know and understand to new knowledge and understanding. According to Butterworth and Thwaites (2013) reasoning is a higher skill. It forms the basis for reflection and creative thinking apart from use in critical thinking. They argue that it is bedrock of human advancement. Scientific and academic logic and thinking uses two principal types of thinking; deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. A third type is abductive reasoning.  

Deductive reasoning is a form of valid reasoning. It is sometimes referred to as a "top-down approach". Deductive reasoning works from a general theory or hypotheses, then by examining the possibilities we reach a specific and logical conclusion.


  

Deductive reasoning is a form of valid reasoning. It is sometimes referred to as a "top-down approach". Deductive reasoning works from a general theory or hypotheses, then by examining the possibilities we reach a specificand logical concuclusion by means of testing the possibilities. We can narrow down even further as observations are collected to address the hypotheses. This ultimately leads to the testing hypotheses with specific data. In other words, we start with a general statement or hypotheses in an area of interest and narrow down into more specific hypotheses that we can test. Therefore, deductive reasoning is a top-down reasoning approach. It is more close-ended and narrow in nature and is concerned with hypotheses testing. Deductive reasoning or logic is concerned with the validity of arguments; an argument is deductively valid if and only its conclusion follows a logically necessary consequence of its premises. Usually deductive reasoning follows the steps of a premise and a second premise and finally an inference or conclusion. A common form of deductive reasoning is called Syllogisms. In syllogisms, there are two statements, a major and a minor premise that reach a logical conclusion. For example, All dogs are mammals. An Alsatian is a dog. Therefore, an Alsatian is a mammal.

Deductive Reasoning:

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Inductive reasoning works in the reverse to deductive reasoning. It is a "bottom up approach " to reasoning. Inductive reasoning makes broad generalisations drawn from specific observations and measures, patterns, regularities are distinguished, some tentative hypotheses are articulated for exploration and investigation, and finally arriving at developing some conclusions or theories, and finally arrive at constructing some general conclusions or theories.

Therefore, inductive reasoning is a bottom-up approach that uses specific observations and moves to broader generalisations and theories.It uses data , then conclusions are drawn from the data. In inductive reasoning, if the premises are true, then the conclusion is probably true. Inductive reasoning has its place in the scientific method. It is used to form hypotheses and theories. Deductive reasoning is used to apply theories to specific situations.

Inductive Reasoning:

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Abductive reasoning is used to address the inherent weaknesses of deductive and inductive reasoning. Specifically, deductive reasoning is criticized for the lack of clarity in terms of how to select theory to be tested via formulating hypotheses. Inductive reasoning, on other hand, criticized because “no amount of empirical data will necessarily enable theory-building”. Abductive reasoning, as a third alternative, overcomes these weaknesses via adopting a pragmatist perspective. 

Abductive reasoning:

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Abductive reasoning usually starts with an incomplete set of observations and proceeds to the likeliest possible explanation for the group of observations. It is based on making and testing hypotheses using the best information available. It often entails making an educated guess after observing a phenomenon for which there is no clear explanation. 

Abductive reasoning is useful for forming hypotheses to be tested. Abductive reasoning is often used by doctors who make a diagnosis based on test results and by jurors who make decisions based on the evidence presented to them.

In conclusion, reasoning is the basis of logic, creative thinking and  critical thinking. Deductive reasoning begins with a general statement or hypothesis and narrows down further as observations are made to address the hypothesis. It is used to test a hypothesis. Inductive reasoning moves from specific observations that lead to broader  generalisations and theories. Abductive reasoning starts with an incomplete set of observations and proceeds to the likeliest possible explanation for the group of observations.

References:  Butterworth.J and Thwaites.G (2013). Thinking Skills:Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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Alina Bradford (2017). Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning

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https://www.livescience.com/21569-deduction-vs-induction.html

Alina Bradford. Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning

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