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Anil

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About Me

Live and work in Sheffield, although I'm from Manchester. I have varied interests, but my real passions are music-I've played guitar for years and I play keyboard too- flying gliders-I hope to fly solo this summer! I'm also fascinated by the Apollo Moon landings (Geek Alert,Geek Alert!) and consider myself a bit of an expert on this subject!

My Interests

Music, guitar, classical music (JS Bach, A Vivaldi et al.), Project Apollo, flying gliders, science, brain science, human physiology!

I'd like to meet:

I like articulate, measured people, who's judgemnet isn't clouded by dogma and who like to debate ideas and are open to others opinions too! I like people who don't take themselves too seriously and don't mind having their leg pulled!

Music:

Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, J S Bach, A Vivaldi, John Petrucci, Tangerine Dream, Electropop

Movies:

Not a great lover of contemporary cinema-I find many of their stories weak and facile! I do watch occasionally them, however!

Television:

Science programmes and comedy. I'm a big fan of 'The Mighty Boosh' and when it's on, I like Big Brother!

Books:

'First Man-The Life of Neil Armstrong' James Hansen, 'Gates of Rememberance' Frederick Bligh-Bond, 'Exorcist' and 'Legion' Peter William Blatty

Heroes:

Steve Vai, Apollo Moonwalkers, Charles Darwin, Peter Ustinov, Stephen Fry.

My Blog

Pithy Words from Richard Dawkins

"Consider this. If a paranormalist could really give an unequivocal demonstration of telepathy (precognition, psychokinesis, reincarnation, whatever it is), he would be the discoverer of a totally new...
Posted by Anil on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:10:00 PST

Theologians confusing themsleves!

This made me laugh the other day. Many theologians claim two important characteristics for god (I've dropped the capital now, by the way) are Omniscience (knows everything, can shift in time and spa...
Posted by Anil on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST

It's All a Matter of Faith?

It's All a Question of Faith?I've finally been motivated to write about my concerns about the strengthening grip of religious/spiritual ideas-of all types- is having upon people and their attitudes ...
Posted by Anil on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:13:00 PST

An Astronaut's Prayer

We Pray for one last landing on the globe that gave us birth,To rest our eyes on fleecy skies and the cool green hills of Earth....
Posted by Anil on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:44:00 PST

There is no God

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?Then he is not omnipotent.Is he able, but not willing?Then he is malevolent.Is he both able and willing?Then whence cometh evil?Is he neither able nor wil...
Posted by Anil on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:13:00 PST

Giri- A short story of honour toward one's Master!

Sugasawa Fumio had overheard the local villagers gossiping and speaking of strange goings on at the little graveyard, perched on cliffs, high above the ocean. Some of them had claimed they had seen ...
Posted by Anil on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 07:05:00 PST