Usamah Sedqi Al-Baik أسامة صدقي البيك

book by Nicholas Carr . 2010. In "The Shallows," Nicholas Carr immerses us in a deep exploration of the reciprocal relationship between human thought and the technology we interact with, presenting a vivid picture of digital transformation's power. Carr starts with a comprehensive historical view, highlighting how significant innovations—from the alphabet to maps and up to the Gutenberg press—have shaped human thinking patterns. These innovations have molded our cognitive capabilities, with each change introducing both gains and losses in mental capacities. However, Carr demonstrates that the internet represents a unique impact in its magnitude and effect. This advanced digital system has restructured the pattern of our information consumption. We have moved from deep, continuous reading of a book to a fragmented and fast-paced world of multiple windows, notifications, and links. This shift is not merely a change in habit; our brains, characterized by their a...

A comprehensive discussion on the concept of time, its characteristics, organization, and significance in Islam, written by Sadqi Al-Bayk. Translated from original blogpost https://sedqialbaik.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html Time: Its Characteristics and Organization By Sadqi Al-Bayk God created time to serve as the fourth dimension for entities, especially living beings, following the three dimensions of length, width, and depth. Time also acts as the second condition for the existence of objects, following location. Time is tied to the life of living beings, encompassing their birth, growth, development, and death. Without time, living beings would not differ from inanimate objects. Human life is inherently linked to time, also referred to as 'time'. Since the creation of inanimate objects and thereafter living beings, God set the movement of inanimate objects as a measure for time. God has made these vast creatures available for humans...