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The Chicken, the egg or the Science Fiction?

Posted by Mahlatse Mashua on Monday, October 4, 2010 In : thinking without reason 
Last night I watched X-Men: the final stand (for the 3rd time).  Almost every guy I know wishes they had some powers and watching science fiction movies allows us to imagine for about two hours that you do. On the rare occasion, it raises some serious philosophical questions. I began to think about the old age question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? The evolutionary biologist thinks the fish came first. The man who believes in reincarnation, I suspect, believes that the human wi...

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Holding Our Country Ransom

Posted by Mahlatse Mashua on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 In : A country on an altar 
Samuel Gompers, a leader of an American labour union, was mildly prophetic when he said “show me a country that has no strikes and I’ll show you a country in which there is no liberty”. Well Mr Gompers, if I showed you a South Africa with many strikes, would you show me a country that is so drunk on liberty that she dances and rejoices having forgotten to remove the shackles of her past bondage?

We sit on the eve of a strike threatened by public servants if their demands are not met. Gov...
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Google Google on the wall

Posted by Mahlatse Mashua on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 In : thinking without reason 

"Google, Google on the wall...who is the know-it-all of them all?
Answer: "the human race of course"

First, Google was a research programme, then a dissertation topic, then a brand. It has now evolved from being just a multi-billion dollar company to being a verb. In 2006, the word “google” was added to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary as meaning “to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet”.

Google in all its forms...


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I am wanted, therefore I am

Posted by Mahlatse Mashua on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 In : soul economics 

When it comes to the question of value, it is a generally accepted economic principle that a thing in itself has no more value than the desire for it. Simply put, a diamond is only valuable because of the desire some people have for it and if no one wanted a diamond, it would be worthless.  This is the reason why we have precious metals and why oil is valuable, but is this true also for our individual existence?

Is the question for our individual value ultimately answered by shrieking cries...
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Beautiful Fears

Posted by Winston Mashua on Friday, November 6, 2009
I took a walk with my wife in the streets of a city that I will leave unnamed, and I noticed something very interesting. The picture that unfolded was that of a conundrum that's been in front of our eyes for so long, that we forgot about its obvious existence. With one eye, I saw the most beautiful fences and gates that I had ever seen before and with the other, I saw what I call “beautiful fear”.

These gates, burglar guards and fences come in different shapes, sizes, colours and designs...


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