Comments on: The Power of Ideas http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/ A Candid Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 05:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Abhijeet http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 Abhijeet Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:53:05 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2762 If you properly utilize the power of ideas than it can change and improve your life. Maintaining positive ideas and attitude will drive you to success and happiness. I bet. If you properly utilize the power of ideas than it can change and improve your life. Maintaining positive ideas and attitude will drive you to success and happiness. I bet.

]]> By: Babar Bugti http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2761 Babar Bugti Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:51:39 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2761 I idealize therefore I am I idealize therefore I am

]]> By: Faisal Kapadia http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Faisal Kapadia Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:46:26 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2738 Finally a positive article!!!! well done Dan :) lets all put our minds together now and keep thinking positive thoughts. Someday that will bring about change in itself ! good stuff :) Finally a positive article!!!! well done Dan :) lets all put our minds together now and keep thinking positive thoughts. Someday that will bring about change in itself ! good stuff :)

]]> By: James Sutherland http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 James Sutherland Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:51:07 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2730 Plato was right: ideas rule the world, and, as men's minds will receive new ideas, laying aside the old and effete, the world will advance: mighty revolutions will spring from them; creeds and even powers will crumble before their onwards march crushed by the irresistible force. It will be just as impossible to resist their influx, when the time comes, as to stay the progress of the tide. But all this will come gradually on, and before it comes we have a duty set before us; that of sweeping away as much as possible the dross left to us by our pious forefathers. New ideas have to be planted on clean places, for these ideas touch upon the most momentous subjects. It is not physical phenomena but these universal ideas that we study, as to comprehend the former, we have to first understand the latter. They touch man's true position in the universe, in relation to his previous and future births; his origin and ultimate destiny; the relation of the mortal to the immortal; of the temporary to the eternal; of the finite to the infinite; ideas larger, grander more comprehensive, recognizing the universal reign of Immutable Law, unchanging and unchangeable in regard to which there is only an ETERNAL NOW, while to uninitiated mortals time is past or future as related to their finite existence on this material speck of dirt. —From a Master's Letter Plato was right: ideas rule the world, and, as men’s minds will receive new ideas, laying aside the old and effete, the world will advance: mighty revolutions will spring from them; creeds and even powers will crumble before their onwards march crushed by the irresistible force. It will be just as impossible to resist their influx, when the time comes, as to stay the progress of the tide. But all this will come gradually on, and before it comes we have a duty set before us; that of sweeping away as much as possible the dross left to us by our pious forefathers. New ideas have to be planted on clean places, for these ideas touch upon the most momentous subjects. It is not physical phenomena but these universal ideas that we study, as to comprehend the former, we have to first understand the latter. They touch man’s true position in the universe, in relation to his previous and future births; his origin and ultimate destiny; the relation of the mortal to the immortal; of the temporary to the eternal; of the finite to the infinite; ideas larger, grander more comprehensive, recognizing the universal reign of Immutable Law, unchanging and unchangeable in regard to which there is only an ETERNAL NOW, while to uninitiated mortals time is past or future as related to their finite existence on this material speck of dirt.

—From a Master’s Letter

]]> By: Nasir Mehran http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 Nasir Mehran Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:35:27 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2728 Idea broke the USSR, and only the idea will end the hegemonic designs of USA. Idea broke the USSR, and only the idea will end the hegemonic designs of USA.

]]> By: Ch. Kashif http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Ch. Kashif Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:33:54 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2727 What should we do with dangerous ideas? How can we jettison bad ideas? That's a million dollar question nowadays. What should we do with dangerous ideas? How can we jettison bad ideas? That’s a million dollar question nowadays.

]]> By: Aamir Goraya http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Aamir Goraya Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2726 We all have ideas, ideas that could prove true and the ideas which could prove wrong. There are some ideas which are half educated and half gut feeling. I have one ideas of that kind, which is: Dan Tow is the premier Pak-American blogger. We all have ideas, ideas that could prove true and the ideas which could prove wrong. There are some ideas which are half educated and half gut feeling. I have one ideas of that kind, which is: Dan Tow is the premier Pak-American blogger.

]]> By: Rumta Jogi http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Rumta Jogi Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:27:03 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2725 wonderfully hopeful and enlightening, I loved the optimistic iconoclastic approach. wonderfully hopeful and enlightening, I loved the optimistic iconoclastic approach.

]]> By: Farzana Mir http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 Farzana Mir Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:25:31 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2724 Rocking ideas can revolutionarize the world, and yes they could rock the world. Its the power of ideas that make a human blow himself in a suicide attack, and its the power of ideas which make humans to rescue humans in floods, fires and storms. Rocking ideas can revolutionarize the world, and yes they could rock the world. Its the power of ideas that make a human blow himself in a suicide attack, and its the power of ideas which make humans to rescue humans in floods, fires and storms.

]]> By: Abhijeet http://www.pkhope.com/the-power-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 Abhijeet Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:23:38 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/the-power-of-ideas/#comment-2723 One of the most important technological changes in the history of the Western World took place during the Crusades, when Christian soldiers came across the Hindu-Arab system of numbers. The Hindu-Arabic system of numbers, so named because the Arabs found the numbering system during their invasion of India, replaced what we call Roman numerals. Few people appreciate the difference this new system of numbers has made upon our lives. The Hindu-Arabic system of numbers allowed people to sail farther out to sea with greater accuracy; architecture could be more ambitious; time keeping could [be] more accurate; the human mind sharpened; and people thought more accurately, abstractly, and critically. Imagine this. Just from a simple idea to use a base of 10 and to simplify the visual representations of numbers came a greatly improved world and many more ideas since. Just think how hard it would have been to read a profit and loss statement in Roman numerals. One of the most important technological changes in the history of the Western World took place during the Crusades, when Christian soldiers came across the Hindu-Arab system of numbers. The Hindu-Arabic system of numbers, so named because the Arabs found the numbering system during their invasion of India, replaced what we call Roman numerals. Few people appreciate the difference this new system of numbers has made upon our lives. The Hindu-Arabic system of numbers allowed people to sail farther out to sea with greater accuracy; architecture could be more ambitious; time keeping could [be] more accurate; the human mind sharpened; and people thought more accurately, abstractly, and critically.

Imagine this. Just from a simple idea to use a base of 10 and to simplify the visual representations of numbers came a greatly improved world and many more ideas since. Just think how hard it would have been to read a profit and loss statement in Roman numerals.

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