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I was born in a small town in Pakistan called Burewala of refugee parents who lost everything in India during and after the 1947 Partition. A few years after the migration to Pakistan, my father found work in the post-war immigration boom in England in 1955

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Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the United States have universal health care?: 6 of 96
Imagine, God forbid, that a terrorist act renders a major urban center afflicted with some health impacting issue, which, of course is usually the terrorist's intent. Aside from the abhorrence and condemnation, we would have to suppose that droves of people would need to seek medical attention. They would go or be taken to a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation Basics of art appreciation: 2 of 23
It's a commonly heard question. How can I tell good art from bad? Actually, a purist might suggest that since art emerges from the soul, there's really no such thing as bad art. Leaving aside such a perspective (to which I too subscribe), I'd like to pursue the alternative track which recognizes that artistic talent is, of c... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 15 of 112
Not at all! OK, I know there are those statistics relating the increase in accident rates from cell phone use, and there are those which focus on the division of attention, even in hands-free mode, but a legislated ban is not the answer. There are many things I COULD do in a car which are not illegal and which are probably w... More..
Computers & Technology > Cameras Digital cameras: The more megapixels the better?: 3 of 9
Whether one digital camera is better than another will of course, always depend on whose idea of "better" we're dealing with. Leaving aside the multitude of features like face recognition, vibration reduction and others, a reasonable basis for comparing cameras can be found in the image quality. In the hurried world of onlin... More..
Computers & Technology > GPS Devices Will Global Positioning Systems (GPS) ever replace conventional maps?: 9 of 22
As former Chief Technology Officer of NAVTEQ Corp, and the former SVP for Global Marketing and Strategy at that company, it might seem counterintuitive for me to be arguing in the "NO" camp. But before laying out the argument, I'd like to say that Mr. Marcus' line of reasoning is substantially without merit and would like to... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Does God exist?: 45 of 105
The subject of many a late night dorm room debate with friends back in college and a constantly recurring conversation is that of the existence of God. Generally speaking, the people I've ever had this discussion with have been concerned with whether there is or is not a God and though this might seem like the same question ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture What is the greater challenge in accepting Christianity: Intellectual or moral?: 11 of 24
For me, although practising Christians represent some of the leading exemplars of proper upright human conduct, and although in my own religious beliefs, I accept certain of the key messages of Christianity having to do with attitudes and behavior toward fellow humans, there are several "essential" beliefs in Chrisitanity th... More..
Computers & Technology > Graphic Software 3D morphable model face animation explained: 1 of 1
The leaps and bounds by which modern computer graphics have evolved are truly amazing! Speaking as something of an old timer who got into 3D CAD software back in 1977 and spent the next 21 years in that business, leaving as the Chief Technology Officer of Computervision Corp in 1998, I had the privilege of seeing first hand ... More..
Computers & Technology > TV Should we be forced to have only digital TV?: 10 of 19
No! As is all too often the case, debates can be ill-worded and debaters then argue past each other with their own different interpretations of the question. Since it's for me a self-evident truth that we have the right to liberty, we have the right, at the very least, to NO TV. Not only is that the case, we actually also ha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Are Islamic punishments just or harsh?: 4 of 6
I'm intrigued by the framing of this proposition. It seems to imply that punishment cannot be just if it is harsh or vice versa. I believe that punishments under Islamic law are indeed harsh but that doen't make them unjust. This technically places me on both sides of the proposition and I have to say I am completely comfort... More..