Encyclopedia - Ignorance: Encyclopedia - Ignorance
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge, or a willful lack of desire to improve the efficiency, merit, effectiveness or usefulness of one's acti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ignorance: Sai Baba Dictionary On Ignorance
Ignorance: Ignorance:    om ajn'ana-timirandhasya  jn'anan'jana-s'alakaya  cakshur unmilitam yena  tasmai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Delusion (ignorance): Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Delusion (ignorance)
Delusion (Ignorance) "Delusion refers to belief in something that contradicts reality. In Buddhism, delusion is ... a lack of aw...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Ignorance Is Destroyed
Hindu Quotes: Ignorance is Destroyed   When ignorance is destroyed, the Self is liberated from its identification with the worl...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Forest Of Ignorance
Hindu Quotes: Forest of Ignorance   Know you are one,  Pure awareness.    With the fire of this conviction  ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argument From Ignorance: Encyclopedia - Argument From Ignorance
The argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or argument by lack of imagination, is the assertion that if somethi...   » Read the article

Article - Ignorance: Definitions Can Be Misleading
Definitions Can Be Misleading The Bible says: "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God". Having first convinced himsel...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini: Vedanta And Kundalini
When we come to Vedanta, there is no question about Kundalini or any type of mystical and mechanical methods. It is all enquiry and philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell
The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suit Cards: Encyclopedia - Suit Cards
In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often, each card bears one of seve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design
History of creationism Creation in Genesis Types of creationism: Young Earth creationism - Creation science Old Earth creationism Omphalo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bounded Rationality: Encyclopedia - Bounded Rationality
Many models of human behavior in the social sciences assume that humans can be reasonably approximated or described as "rational" entitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia - Mantra
A mantra is a religious syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language. Their use varies according to the school and philosophy a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States: Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up in late 2002 "to prepa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Five Types Of Ignorance: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Ignorance Five Types
Ignorance five types - Lord Brahma first creates these five types of ignorance (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.12.2.).   Because of the des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argument From Ignorance: Encyclopedia Ii - Argument From Ignorance - Law
In most modern criminal legal systems, it is the responsibility of the prosecution to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that the defendant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Argument From Ignorance: Encyclopedia Ii - Argument From Ignorance - Description
Irving Copi writes that: The argumentum ad ignorantiam [fallacy] is committed whenever it is argued that a proposition is true simply on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esoteric Emotions - The Death Of Ignorance: Encyclopedia Ii - Esoteric Emotions - The Death Of Ignorance - Track Listing
Esoteric Emotions - The Death of Ignorance - Side A. "Esoteric" -- 09:06 "In Solitude" -- 07:10 "Enslavers of the Insecure" -- 08:44 "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Problem Of Hell - The Argument From Ignorance
As in the debate over the problem of evil, an option open to theists is to state that man is not perceptive enough to actually understand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phi Beta Kappa Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Phi Beta Kappa Society - Ignorance Of Phi Beta Kappa
A May 26, 1996 article in the New York Times * entitled "Phi Beta Kappa Being Turned Down by Many Honorees" noted that some students were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retcon: Encyclopedia Ii - Retcon - Kinds
Although there is considerable ambiguity and overlap between different kinds of retcons, there are some distinctions that can be made bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retcon: Encyclopedia Ii - Retcon - Types Of Retcons
Although there is considerable ambiguity and overlap between different kinds of retcons, there are some distinctions that can be made bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Problem Of Hell - The Debate
While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retcon: Encyclopedia Ii - Retcon - Notable Examples
A comprehensive list of retcons is impossible, but the following are better-known examples. To avoid speculation, they don't attempt to j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retcon: Encyclopedia Ii - Retcon - Notable Examples
The following examples are not comprehensive. For the sake of brevity, neutrality, and factuality, they don't attempt to explain or justi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crass: Encyclopedia Ii - Crass - Penis Envy Christ The Album And A Change Of Strategy
Crass released their third album Penis Envy in 1981. This marked a departure from the somewhat testosterone-driven 'hardcore punk' image ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autodidacticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autodidacticism - Famous Autodidacts
Mythologist Joseph Campbell is one of the most famous autodidacts, and is seen by some as a poster-boy for autodidacticism. Following com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Another Country Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Another Country Novel - Structure And Plot Synopsis
The first fifth of Another Country tells of the downfall of jazz drummer Rufus Scott. Rufus begins a relationship with Leona, a white wom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suit Cards: Encyclopedia Ii - Suit Cards - Suits In Games With Traditional Decks
A huge number of card games have been invented for the Anglo-American deck, and as such the general statement that "suits are usually equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crass: Encyclopedia Ii - Crass - Origins Of The Band
The band came together when Dial House founder and former member of avant-garde performance art group EXIT Penny Rimbaud (real name Jerry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design Debate
Intelligent design's opponents argue that among scientists, there is no debate about whether life evolved. A key strategy of the intellig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Intelligent Design Debate
Intelligent design's opponents argue that among scientists, there is no debate about whether life evolved. A key strategy of the intellig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stupidity: Encyclopedia Ii - Stupidity - Stupidity Manifested By The Educated
Recently a great deal of attention has been paid to another class of stupidity: stupid actions by those that are highly educated and worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design As A Movement
The intelligent design movement arose out of an organized neocreationist campaign to promote a religious agenda calling for broad social,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Intelligent Design As A Movement
The intelligent design movement arose out of an organized neocreationist campaign to promote a religious agenda calling for broad social,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Intelligent Design As A Movement
The intelligent design movement arose out of an organized neocreationist campaign directed by the Discovery Institute to promote a religi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design In Summary
Intelligent design is presented as an alternative to purely naturalistic forms of the theory of evolution. The stated[6] purpose is to in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Concepts
The following are summaries of key concepts of intelligent design, followed by summaries of criticisms. Counter-arguments against such cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Concepts
The following are summaries of key concepts of intelligent design, followed by summaries of criticisms. Counter-arguments against such cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Intelligent Design In Summary
Intelligent design is presented as an alternative to purely naturalistic forms of the theory of evolution. The stated[6] purpose is to in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Intelligent Design In Summary
Intelligent design is presented as an alternative to purely naturalistic forms of the theory of evolution. The stated[6] purpose is to in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Design - Concepts
The following are summaries of key concepts of intelligent design, followed by summaries of criticisms. Counter-arguments against such cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Irc Commands: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Irc Commands - User Commands
List of IRC commands - Admin. Syntax: /admin Gives administrative details about the server the user is currently connected to. List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Buddhism
Buddhism, naturally following from Vedic society, also developed its own system and understanding of mantra, which while similar to that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Hinduism
Mantras were originally conceived in the great Hindu scriptures known as the Vedas. Within practically all Hindu scriptures, the writing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States - Criticisms
Because the investigation was controversial and politically sensitive, many participants have been criticised during the process. Most of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nidana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nidana
Nidana (Sanskrit) [from ni down, into + the verbal root da to bind]   That which binds, to earth or to existence, philosophically...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stupidity: Encyclopedia Ii - Stupidity - Stupidity In Comedy
For as long as comedy has existed, stupidity has been a source of immense entertainment. Generally the entertainers are merely pretending...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stupidity: Encyclopedia Ii - Stupidity - Pretending Stupidity As A Sales Tactic
Pretending to be less intelligent than your prospect is a form of pretending to be stupid without irony that is exploited by salespeople....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Problem Of Hell - Denying The Assumptions
For those who believe the traditional doctrine of Hell is unconvincing, and believe that claims 1 and 2 are incompatible, the only course...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phi Beta Kappa Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Phi Beta Kappa Society - History
ΦΒΚ, the first Greek-letter fraternity in the United States, began as a secret literary and philosophical society at the College of Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States - Criticisms
Because the investigation was controversial and politically sensitive, many participants have been criticised during the process. Most of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faster-than-light: Encyclopedia Ii - Faster-than-light - Possibility Of Ftl
Faster-Than-Light travel or communication is problematic in a universe that is consistent with Einstein's Theory of Relativity. In a hypo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satisficing: Encyclopedia Ii - Satisficing - Cybernetics Artificial Intelligence
In cybernetics, satisficing is optimisation where all costs, including the cost of the optimisation calculations and the cost of getting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satisficing: Encyclopedia Ii - Satisficing - Cognitive Psychology
In cognitive psychology, the Jon A. Krosnick theory of survey satisficing says that optimal question answering involves a great deal of c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satisficing: Encyclopedia Ii - Satisficing - Economics
In economics, satisficing is a behaviour which attempts to achieve at least some minimum level of a particular variable, but which does n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rational Choice Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Rational Choice Theory - Why Rational Choice Theory?
One question that can be asked is why people try to base their models on concepts such as "reason", "preferences", and what is implied by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suit Cards: Encyclopedia Ii - Suit Cards - Adding Extra Suits To The Anglo-american Deck
Various people have independently suggested expanding the Anglo-American deck to five, six or even more suits, and have proposed rules fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suit Cards: Encyclopedia Ii - Suit Cards - Traditional Western Playing Cards
Although many different types of deck have been known and used in Europe since the introduction of playing cards around the 14th century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suit Cards: Encyclopedia Ii - Suit Cards - Adding Extra Suits To The Anglo-american Deck
Various people have independently suggested expanding the Anglo-American deck to five, six or even more suits, and have proposed rules fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avarana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Avarana
AVARANA: Veil of ignorance.   (See also: AVARANA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Avidya
AVIDYA: Ignorance.   (See also: AVIDYA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Avidya
Avidya: ignorance   (See also: Avidya ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ajnana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Ajnana
Ajnana - Ignorance.   (See also: Ajnana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Avidya
Avidya - Ignorance.   (See also: Avidya ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Avidya
avidya: ignorance   (See also: avidya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Avidya
avidya: ignorance. spiritual blindness. illusion.   (See also: avidya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Avidya
Avidya: In Hinduism this is one of the conditions involved in samsara and reincarnation, meaning ignorance. This is ignorance of spiri...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  tamas: Sanskrit Dictionary On  tamas
 Tamas: darkness, inertia, ignorance   (See also:  Tamas , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Other Traditions Or Contexts
Transcendental Meditation, also known simply as 'TM', uses simple mantras as a meditative focus. TM was founded by the Maharishi Mahesh Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Introduction
Mantras have some features in common with spells in general, in that they are a translation of the human will or desire into a form of ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Remarks
The following subsections contain remarks on the nature and use of mantras in their context as Hindu religious practice. Mantra - What i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Indo-tibetan Buddhism
Conze distinguishes three periods in the Buddhist use of mantra. Initially, like their fellow Indians, Buddhists used mantra as protectiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Avidya
Avidya - ignorance, spiritual ignorance, illusion. Ignorance is of four kinds: to mistake that which is impermanent to be permanent, t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Avidya
Avidya (Sanskrit) (from a not + vidya knowledge, wisdom)   Nescience rather than ignorance; it implies absence of wisdom rather t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Positive Thinking: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Positive Thinking
POSITIVE THINKING The mistaken belief that all difficulties will vanish if we simply ignore them. To ignore the shadows of things is t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bigotry: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Bigotry
BIGOTRY: willful ignorance.   (See also: BIGOTRY , Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Malphut: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Malphut
Malphut - an Islamic term for ignorance.   (See also: Malphut , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Avidya
avidya ignorance.   (See also: avidya , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga yoga: Eignt-fold discipline of yoga to destroy ignorance and reach the state of communion with Self. As taught by Patanjali....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crass: Encyclopedia Ii - Crass - Dissolution
Crass all but retired from the public eye after becoming a particularly irritating thorn in the side of Margaret Thatcher's government fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sthula Avidya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Sthula Avidya
STHULA AVIDYA: gross ignorance   (See also: STHULA AVIDYA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tamas: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Tamas
Tamas: Dullness, inertia, folly, and ignorance.   (See also: Tamas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mula Avidya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Mula Avidya
MULA AVIDYA: primal ignorance   (See also: MULA AVIDYA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ajnana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Ajnana
AJNANA: ignorance   (See also: AJNANA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Tamas: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Tamas
tamas: tamas - darkness, inertia, ignorance   (See also: tamas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Avidya
Avidya: Avidya. Ignorance. Spiritual blindness. Illusion.   (See also: Avidya , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - A-jnana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On A-jnana (a-jnaana)
a-jnana: a-jnana (a-jnaana). Ignorance, stupidity.   (See also: a-jnana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - A-jnani: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On A-jnani (a-jnaani)
a-jnani: a-jnani (a-jnaani). Ignorant person.   (See also: a-jnani , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - A-vidya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On A-vidya (-vidhyaa)
a-vidya: a-vidya (-vidhyaa). Ignorance.   (See also: a-vidya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ajnana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Ajnana
Ajnana: Ajnana: ignorance.   (See also: Ajnana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avarana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Avarana
Avarana: Avarana: veil of ignorance.   (See also: Avarana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States - Members
The members of the Commission were: Thomas Kean (Chairman) - Republican, former Governor of New Jersey Lee H. Hamilton (Vice Chairman) -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States - Report
The commission issued its final report on July 22, 2004. After releasing the report, Commission Chair Thomas Kean declared that both Pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faster-than-light: Encyclopedia Ii - Faster-than-light - Terminology
In the context of this article, FTL actually refers to the transmission of information or matter faster than c, a constant equal to the s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Evil Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Evil
Evil Dream Symbols: ignorance, lack of awareness; something about yourself that can be destructive.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Black Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Black
Black: Opposite of white and purity; judgment of God; death; famine; sin; ignorance; darkness; demonic army; Jesus' depth on the cross...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Answering Machine Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Answering Machine
Answering Machine Dream Symbols: Ignoring an important message that must get to you in a way or another. A need to pay more attention ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Backyard Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Backyard
Backyard Dream Symbols: Those parts of the personality hidden from view. Unconscious contents that have been ignored repressed or neve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Darkness Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Darkness
Darkness: See also Night: Unfamiliarity; the darkness or shadows seen by a blind person; deep grief; turmoil; spiritual or supernatura...   » Read the article