Oorjit Sethi's Blog

  The earliest mention of God in history is a piece of rock, which dates back to 840 BCE (crazy, right?). The inscriptions on the rock refer to the Israeli god Yahweh. 840 BCE was a long, long time ago. What brought about the need for humans to even desire a deity that they consensually agreed was above them? Superior to them? It’s common knowledge that us Homo sapiens consider ourselves the ‘top dog’. The end of the food chain. So what series of events might have led us to believe in, or invent, something that was fundamentally better than us? The earth has been plagued by natural disasters ever since it was formed. Earlier humans could not explain it. They did not have concepts of warm or moist air, or updrafts, or anything of the sort. With a brain like ours, we strive to explain anything and everything. Something like a tornado, which seemed like dark magic? No human could do that. It had to be a being who surpasses a Homo sapien. That is God. This is just one example of circu...

Judge: Order, order, order! Who is the defendant today? Prosecution: Social media algorithms, your honor. The code culpable for narcotizing the entire population of the planet, making them no less than the zombies that plants are a little too used to beating. The defendant is representing all social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and the likes. Judge: Instagram? I’m not watching Instagram! Who said that? Defendant: The prosecution your honor. Prosecution: No I didn’t! Shut up! Ahem. Forgive me, your honor. Shall we get started? Judge: Go ahead with the prosecution. Prosecution: Your honor, as you and I both know, we can’t put down Instagram Reels, or TikTok. I got so used to swiping up, I once flung my toothpaste off my brush! The average person spends 2 hours and 24 minutes on social media, either envying their friends' trip to Maldives, or watching a dog dance to ‘Dance Till You’re Dead’. Defendant: Your honor, is it really my fault if people choose to s...