Could you see the future?
Every so often, I think about how, from a reductionist’s point of view, we have been functioning as a simple process of life existing and interacting with other forms, both animate and inanimate. We do specific things in specific ways that seem like obvious solutions to us when observed on the surface level, yet, we differ in the way that we construct narratives to make sense of it. And if we could believe our lie (or uncertain thought), how could another person not? The other day, while making instant noodles with a friend, we had a conversation- "Why did you crush the noodles within the packet?" "For the same reason why Keema tastes better than large cuts of chicken on a grill, smaller bits ensure that the masala spreads around the surface". Now fundamentally, I did it because I'm used to making it this way for a long time, even before I could develop this logic. But why did I not answer this harmless question straightforwardly with, 'I don't know, th...