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WHY EXPAND YOUR MIND:
When the Wright Brothers set out to build a flying contraption, many
respected people thought the idea foolish. Everybody knew
that a machine heavier than air could not fly. When Marconi tried to transmit a
radio signal across the Atlantic, the experts ridiculed the idea of sending radio
waves around the curved surface of the earth. When Galileo proposed that
the earth rotated around the sun, and not vice versa,
he was shamefully disbelieved. Yet each of these people changed the world by overcoming
traditional thinking, and found ways to prove possible what was once thought not.
These individuals were clearly evolutionary; they learned how to expand their minds. Neither
the Wright Brothers, nor Marconi, nor Galileo, accepted the world for what it seemed; they strove
to see past the illusion of the obvious.
Before it was discovered that the earth was round,
it was considered fact that the world was indeed flat. This instance alone,
exemplifies that what we consider a truism today could be categorically disproved tomorrow.
In this site, logic problems and puzzles will be used as a platform of logical understanding, followed by its
application to science and an array of philosophical questions.
Whether trying to stretch your mind to decipher provable logic problems, or contemplate
some of the most inexplicable questions facing human kind (e.g. the origin of man, meaning of life,
existence of a higher being, etc.), one must break free from conventional thought, for all of the
answers lie within.
Expanding your mind, in this context, is nothing more than merely thinking for yourself. To be free, one must
think as an individual, and avoid the conforming forces of human nature.
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HOW TO EXPAND YOUR MIND:
"Expanding your mind" is harder than it sounds. Solving the problems within this site and absorbing the depth
of the philosophical questions pondered, will require such a widely open mind, it demands an entirely new
method of thinking. One must reach a point of purity in thought, upon which, the most obvious and logical solutions
will surface.
Descarte, a famous philosopher, once said, "If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must
at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things."
Imagine how difficult is must have been for people living in the era of Columbus to accept that the
world was indeed round. After thousands of years of roaming planet earth, it seemed implausible
to humankind that the land was curved in shape. This flawed thinking came from a narrow perspective of
basing conclusions solely on observations.
So then, in order to expand your mind, one must get past trap-door assumptions, and accept the breadth of
possibilities that exist. Sometimes truth hides behind the fallacies of the familiar answers.
When solving some of these logic problems, a first reaction may be "it is impossible; there is not enough
information." Although that is erroneous, thinking this will make it impossible, for you would be blinding
yourself from the actual solution. This is the essence of logical problem solving...
Believe there is an answer, believe you have the power to find truth, and allow yourself to think abstractly,
and you will be on your way to expanding your mind.
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DEFINITION OF LOGIC:
LOGIC \Log"ic\, n. 1. The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and formal thought,
or of the laws according to which the processes of pure thinking should be conducted; the
science of the formation and application of general notions; the science of generalization,
judgment, classification, reasoning, and systematic arrangement; correct reasoning.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS SITE:
On the top left of each page, an easy-to-use interactive menu will be found in the red column. Any "Expand Your Mind"
logos, when clicked, will take you to the home page. The pulldown menu labeled "Click to explore THIS PAGE"
provides an index and direct access to the sections of the page that you are currently visiting. The second pulldown menu
labeled "Click to explore ENTIRE SITE" is a complete index of the entire web site.
Therefore, any page in this site can be accessed from any other page! All blue text, even when not underlined, are active links
that will transport you to the corresponding section when clicked. If you have any problems or would like to offer
suggestions on the navigation of this site, please visit our feedback page.
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CONTENT LISTING / DESCRIPTION:
Logic Problems: Exercise your mind with three
different styles of challenging problems. The puzzles vary from mathematical
deduction, to spatial acuity, to lateral thinking. They promise to expand your mind!
Science and Facts: See the application of logic in
action! The basis of science is exact reasoning. Different topics will be discussed including numbers,
time, distance, speeds, among other fascinating facts and concepts.
Philosophy: This section offers possibilities to some
of the classic philosophical questions perplexing mankind. Wandering into this section of the site
is for the open-minded, and those wishing to push logic to its furthest extreme.
Myths Demystified: Myths and superstitions are debunked in
this section with insightful and logical explanations. This area of the site, as with the philosophy section,
may challenge your own beliefs. Proceed only with an open mind!
Click "continue" below to test the expandability of your mind...
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