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Surviving the Test of Time

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Photograph of the Apollo Temple at Side By M. C. Dutt Surviving the Test of Time | Wednesday – August 12, 2026 T ime is a real menace, O' Lord... But do not fear. Do not fear, for in the end only confrontation with our perceptions may provide insight and pain. Yes, becoming me , becoming you, is painful and you will resist, your brain, as the profane scientist would put it, will resist, as it should, and some would even go as far as to assert that this is for your own good. But one thing is clear: some people, some ideas , some cultures , and some conditions survive the test of time, while others simply perish – this is perhaps the best case for conservatism . The Apollo Temple in Side featured in the picture in the upper right corner has thus far survived the test of time but barely. Whatever happened to most ideas of say the previous century? Almost none of them survived, as should have been the case and as will be the case with whatever monsters that will emerge out of this epo...
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Observations About Türkiye

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Local Masjid ( مَسْجِد ) (Mosque) in Side, by M. C. Dutt Observations About Türkiye | Tuesday – August 11, 2026 D ays hitherto, I have not mentioned my personal observations, beyond general observations of course , about Türkiye, and I do have some thoughts and reflections to share about this emerging economy in the Near East.      Before I begin I would like to once again reiterate the fact that the Near East must be separated from the Middle East, for what most people refer to as "the Middle East" is actually quite erroneous; by "Middle East" it is actually tradition to refer to India, the entire Indian subcontinent, and instead assign the label Near East to what is now seemingly name praxis; most moderns would today refer to Türkiye as "the Middle East", when in fact and again Türkiye is located in the Near East. I actually find it quite sad and discouraging that this term should have lost its usage in everyday vocabulary, and I suppose too that this is...
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Side

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Photograph of the Side Apollo Temple, by M. C. Dutt Side | Monday – August 10, 2026 I am not heading out to the Seaside... I am not heading out to the Seaside... But folks, I am heading out to the countryside, and with that I am hopefully able to take some more pictures. Of course, my stay here in Türkiye is nearing its end, and I am wondering about the future , but that is something that I will cover at another time. I must say that it has been a wonder to look at all of the ancient buildings here and as I stated the other day : I can feel where the romans would have walked and where they would have paved the roads, and you can still follow the old roman paths. Yes, even though the Roman Empire fell many centuries ago , the Roman Empire is still here, if you are in the right mood that is, and of course the later days of the Roman Empire and the decadence of the ruling class, of the revolutionary elite . To some extent these are not new developments in human history and what is true ...
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Modernity Breaking Through

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Photograph of the Side amphitheatre By M. C. Dutt Modernity Breaking Through | Sunday – August 9, 2026 S ide, like many other port cities here in the Near East, the Mediterranean to be specific, is filled with tourist life and youngians in every other corner, and of course I will say no more than that I approve of this. Yes, I understand modernity, read " Modern Civilization ", because I understand the fate of us all, or at least God has granted me this knowledge but for a moment in time, and this has enabled me to speak on behalf of God , read my " About me " page, again only for a moment.      Is God located in Side, is he located in the corners and in the shadows of the old temple, or perhaps in the corners and in the shadows of the old amphitheatre? Partly yes, but it is also the case that God is everywhere at the same time, but perhaps I should put it this way: God is more palpable in the corners of the old, not because the old in and of itself carries more sa...
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