Honesty: Super Short Story #633 He preferred othersto be brutally honest to him,to learn the harsh truths about himselfas swiftly as possible.     However, others preferredto be cruelly dishonest to him,by being untrue to himas much as...

Truth: Super Short Story #622There are already so many true storieswith important truths to learn from,that she does not read fiction any more.Not that there are no truths in it at all,they are just a tad less...

Spade: Super Short Story #586     The star clearly spoke about the issue wrongly,even though fans insist he was merely misunderstood.But why not call a spade a spade? If it is not a spade, there should be clear explanation on why it is not a spade. Since there was not explanation,it should be...

Confrontation: Super Short Story #574 As if there is confronting, there might be retaliating, may there be self-reflecting swiftly, to end the madness. If there is no confronting, there might be worsening, may karma be self-exacting swiftly, to end the...

Commitment: Super Short Story #554 Lying with fingers crossed, she was as if committing, paradoxically promising to lie, with a gesture of...

Sagan’s Standard: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Thought: Ordinary claims require only ordinary evidence; unless they were mistaken as ordinary.   (In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate (‘shave off’)...

Popper’s Falsifiability Principle: For a theory to be considered scientific, it must be falsifiable. Thought: Even the scientific are called theories as they might be invalidated in time, by other theories that seem more valid later, in the quest for truth.   (In philosophy, a razor is...

Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword: If something cannot be settled by experiment or observation, then it is not worthy of debate. Thought: Life is too short to debate in the first place, on what is unverifiable at the end of the day.   (In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb...

Hitchens’ Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Thought: The burden to create faith must be borne by those who wish others to have faith.   (In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate (‘shave...

Occam’s Razor: Simpler explanations are more likely to be correct; avoid unnecessary or improbable assumptions. Thought: Things are often simpler than imagined, or more complex than imagined; seldom exactly as imagined.   (In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that...